# Radu Georgescu

> Radu Georgescu is a seed investor at Gecad Ventures (Bucharest) backing Software and SaaS. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gecad Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gecadgroup)
- Location: Bucharest, Romania
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/radugeorgescu
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/georgescuradu
- Website: http://www.radugeorgescu.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/radu.georgescu

Radu Georgescu is a seed investor at Gecad Ventures in Bucharest focused on Software and SaaS. One of the most prominent and successful entrepreneurs in Eastern Europe, Radu founded GECAD in 1992. He principally focuses on identifying and on-boarding new investment opportunities, as well as promoting entrepreneurship in the new generation of young technology innovators.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 24% |
| SaaS | 2 | 10% |
| Payments | 2 | 10% |
| Marketing | 2 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 10% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 57% |
| Series A | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Romania | 9 | 43% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MOCAPP | Mocapp is an influencer marketing platform. | $184K | Equity Crowdfunding | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| TypingDNA | TypingDNA provides typing biometrics authentication as a service, enabling companies to recognize people by the way they type. The company's authentication technology compares how people type on their keyboards against previous recordings. Works on both mobiles and PCs. Headquartered in New York, United States, with offices in Romania, EU. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 31, 2019 |  |
| Gluru | Kare is an advanced analytical & predictive user data software company, making unstructured user data smart, accessible and useful in the moment of need. Consumers or teams use Kare software-as-a-service to save time, collaborate more efficiently and in the case of enterprise increase productivity & sales.Using advanced proprietarynatural language processing and machine learning algorithms the Kare engine is able to process, create & connect billions of recommendations from users or teams unstructured data sources securely and privately providing instant actionable insight into the pulse of your unstructured data. | $2M | Seed | Nov 15, 2016 |  |
| TypingDNA | TypingDNA provides typing biometrics authentication as a service, enabling companies to recognize people by the way they type. The company's authentication technology compares how people type on their keyboards against previous recordings. Works on both mobiles and PCs. Headquartered in New York, United States, with offices in Romania, EU. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2016 |  |
| Symphopay | Symphopay is designed for retailers who want to enhance customers experience in a multichannel environment by connecting all payments terminals (either fix or mobile) to a central platform capable to integrate marketing and loyalty campaigns in real-time. | $603K | Seed | Apr 05, 2016 |  |
| Smart Bill | Founded in 2007, Smart Bill is a Romanian FinTech startup that offers billing solutions and SaaS-based services. It also provides small- and medium-sized businesses with invoicing and inventory management software. It offers Smart Bill Cloud, an online billing program which can be accessed from anywhere, from any internet-connected device. Thecompany is headquartered in Sibiu, Romania. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 09, 2016 |  |
| Vector Watch | Vector Watch's vision is to change the way people use smart watches and wearable technologies. The company was founded in 2013 by a team of former executives in the technology industry, backed by young engineers and multi-awarded designers for their projects in international innovation competitions. | $5M |  | Nov 25, 2015 |  |
| Vector Watch | Vector Watch's vision is to change the way people use smart watches and wearable technologies. The company was founded in 2013 by a team of former executives in the technology industry, backed by young engineers and multi-awarded designers for their projects in international innovation competitions. | $1.6M | Series A | Nov 15, 2015 |  |
| Gluru | Kare is an advanced analytical & predictive user data software company, making unstructured user data smart, accessible and useful in the moment of need. Consumers or teams use Kare software-as-a-service to save time, collaborate more efficiently and in the case of enterprise increase productivity & sales.Using advanced proprietarynatural language processing and machine learning algorithms the Kare engine is able to process, create & connect billions of recommendations from users or teams unstructured data sources securely and privately providing instant actionable insight into the pulse of your unstructured data. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 12, 2015 |  |
| Vector Watch | Vector Watch's vision is to change the way people use smart watches and wearable technologies. The company was founded in 2013 by a team of former executives in the technology industry, backed by young engineers and multi-awarded designers for their projects in international innovation competitions. | $1.6M | Seed | Jul 07, 2014 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3TS Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3ts-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Catalyst Romania](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyst-romania) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GapMinder VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gapminder-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Salica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hambroperksltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [London Co-Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/london-co-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gecad Ventures

VC Fund · Bucharest, Romania

Gecad Ventures invests in start-up and expansion-phase hi-tech companies from CEE with meaningful prospects of scaling internationally, including verticals like Cybersecurity, Fintech, AI/ML, AR & VR, Transportation, IoT and Agritech.We are an early investor which provides value by building strong strategic relationships with thefounding teams, while supporting them in achieving their business objectives. We invest between €1-7 million in equity and also share a wealth of resources with the objective of fast growth and a presence in international markets. Previously Gecad Group, Gecad Ventures history spans for over 20 years and includes notable exits to Microsoft, Francisco Partners, Naspers, Fitbit.

2 contacts available at Gecad Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Radu Georgescu | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radu-georgescu |
| Diwaker Singh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diwaker-singh |

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## FAQ

### What does Radu Georgescu invest in?

Radu Georgescu invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Romania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Radu Georgescu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Radu Georgescu closed in Oct 2020. Shizune tracks 21 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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