# Top 10 Recruiting Startup Investors in Romania in May 2026

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

SeedBlink is a platform for startup investments. Invest in startups by having the benefits of crowdfunding, the flexibility of angel investors, and the VC structure.

## Gapminder VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

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

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

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

3TS Capital Partners is a European technology focused private equity and venture capital firms. 3TS provides expansion capital and buyout funding for small and medium-sized businesses in growth sectors including technology & internet, media & communications and technology-enabled services. Investors in the current and past 3TS fundstotaling over €300 million include EIF, EBRD, Cisco, OTP, Sitra, 3i and KfW among others.Its team of highly qualified experts become active business partners of the portfolio companies and deliver substantial value added beyond financing. When analyzing new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies, the company often augment its core team by its sector partners, various co-investors and other industry experts. 3TS is also an active member of several international industry associations and other organizations like EVCA – European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, the International Venture Club and the Draper Venture Network.

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

Oliver Hehl

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

•	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
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, EdTech

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, E-Commerce

Fil Rouge Capital (FRC) invests in early stage businesses from angel investment, seed, VC and Series A rounds through a combination of equity and debt structures.FRC’s approach is to target investments that complement the skills and experience of its Founders so that they can bring more than just capital to help a business grow. Both FRC’sFounders have a core knowledge of technology, services, and an entrepreneurial history that they can bring to the benefit of an investment. FRC is Europe-centric, and with a base in Ljubljana, Slovenia, there is an additional focus on Central and Eastern Europe, Austria and Southern Germany. On an opportunistic basis FRC will look at deals throughout Europe and also the United States. The Founders are well-connected to accelerators in Central Europe and in Silicon Valley.

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

Clever Capital invest in bold entrepreneurs and disruptive startups building the future through technology.

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

Business Angel, Entrepreneur, Father

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