# Top 10 Recruiting Startup Investors in Romania in June 2026

## GapMinder VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

GapMinder plans to invest and support the most disruptive and bold innovations pushing limits and creating positive impact for the community and the overall society.
Our background and experience together with our common values and vision for the fund are the core of our competitive advantage. Our team is eager to create value in the region and forthe region. We focus on Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stages

## SeedBlink
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

All-in-one solution for fundraising, managing and trading equity. Explore promising tech startups and flexible funding opportunities with SeedBlink.

## Sofia Angels Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Agri supply chain tech and finance solutions.World best visual search platformImproving transportation industry via advanced technology and

## Oliver Hehl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Walldorf, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Banking, Financial Services, Apps

Oliver Hehl

## 3TS Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

One of the leading European technology-focused growth capital investors, backing high-growth SMEs across Technology & Internet, Media & Communications.

## Marius Ghenea
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

•	Partner of Catalyst Romania VC Fund (part of 3TS Capital Partners) - http://catalystromania.ro/
•	“Investor of the Year in Romania 2016 and 2017" award by CESA with Catalyst Romania Fund
•	Serial entrepreneur and business-angel with successful investments in SEE, ranks in fortune Romanian surveys Capital, Forbes.
•	Experienceas an start-up entrepreneur  with Flamingo, from zero revenues and capital to a $50M company, the largest IT product distribution network in Romania, in 7 years. Setting-up a Flamingo International group structure with direct operations in 7 SEE countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Yugoslavia) and one fully-fledged subsidiary in Holland, 1999 – 2001.
•	Manager of team of 500+ people with Flamingo, employees from various countries (majority Romanian), cultures, backgrounds and contributing to the creation of one of the best teams in the IT business in the Balkan region
•	Experience in private equity and venture capital investments. Deal-leader on 6 (123ContactForm, VectorWatch, Marketizator Friends, Intelligent IT/SmartBill, Smartdreamers, Vola.ro) out of 10 investments of Catalyst Romania Fund.
•	Exit track-record: VectorWatch, sold to FitBit early 2017, PCGarage, bought by Naspers/Emag in 2016; VikingProfil, bought by Pruzsinski of Poland, 2008, Flanco, successful exit in 2006, Flamingo, successful IPO in 2004, etc. •	Co-Founder VentureConnect (regional matchmaking platform for tech start-up entrepreneurs and early-stage investors); President Romanian Association for the Online Stores (ARMO)
•	Entrepreneurship, Innovation and New Business Ventures Professor, Maastricht School of Management EMBA program
•	Co-organizer Schoolforstartups Romania, the first SE European entrepreneurship school
•	Author of “Entrepreneurship”, the first Romanian book on entrepreneurship and TV dragon in the Romanian Dragons’ Den

## Catalyst Romania
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Retail, FinTech

Catalyst Romania is a private equity and venture capital fund platform.

## Fil Rouge Capital (FRC)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Fil Rouge Capital (FRC) is an investment fund manager whose funds focus on early-stage businesses from pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds of investment.

## Malin-Iulian Stefanescu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Marketing, Internet

Business Angel, Entrepreneur, Father

## Clever Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, B2B, SMS

Clever Capital is a private investment vehicle based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that generally invests in early stage technology focused startups, including fintech and blockchain projects, and mentors them to support accelerated growth locally and internationally, as well as help them reach next investment rounds.