TechAngels investment intentions to double in H2 2023

The members of TechAngels, Romania’s first and largest angel investor network, invested EUR 1,013,000 in the first half of 2023, a third of the investments made in H1 2022. Caution was the key word for investors worldwide, with Europe seeing both lower investment volumes (down 60.7%) and fewer financing deals closed. The volatile macroeconomic context has led to both investors and founders

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HR startup Nestor raises seed capital to fuel expansion

Romania-born human intelligence platform Nestor, announced a $2 million seed round. Lead investor, Eleven Ventures has been an early backer and key part of scaling into the global markets of companies such as Payhawk and Gtmhub in verticals like fintech and the future of work. “Every employee is unique. We envision a world where every employee receives the right opportunity at the

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Elon Musk jumps back into deal to acquire Twitter

Billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk is again proposing to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, according to a new security filing made public on Tuesday (Oct. 4) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “On October 3, 2022, the Reporting Person’s advisors sent a letter to Twitter (on the Reporting Person’s behalf) notifying Twitter that the Reporting Person intends to proceed to

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Croatian EV maker Rimac founder invests in agritech

Croatian entrepreneur Mate Rimac, the founder and CEO of electric supercar producer Rimac Automobili, has invested in Gruntek, a local innovative agri-digital project. Gruntek (a diminutive of the local term for an estate, a farm) has developed an app allowing Croatians to rent small allotments. These plots are cultivated by professional gardeners who guarantee the tenants fresh, organic vegetables. Through the app,

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UK fintech Revolut thrives in Romania

British fintech Revolut says that Romania has become its second-biggest retail market globally, after the UK. Moreover, the $33 billion company states that Bucharest has the highest concentration of Revolut users in the EU, as one in three working-age inhabitants uses the financial superapp. Since its launch on the Romanian market in May 2018, when only 9.7% of the Romanian population used internet banking,

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Romania’s Bittnet sells 11.9% of Dendrio Solutions

Bucharest-listed Bittnet Systems, an IT&C solutions integrator and provider of training services in the IT sector, sold 11.9% of Dendrio Solutions to Agista Investments, part of Impetum Group for a total amount of 7.5 million lei. Dendrio Solutions represents the reunion of three companies well-known on the Romanian market: Bittnet, Gecad Net, and Crescendo. The company is the only multi-cloud integrator in

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