EarlyGame Ventures

Early Game Ventures (EGV) is a venture capital firm established in 2018 and based in Bucharest, Romania, with registration in the Netherlands. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in innovative sectors and intellectual property-driven businesses, including enterprise technology, consumer technology, and hardware. EGV aims to invest in startups that have the potential to create new industries in emerging European markets. Their investment strategy emphasizes working with founders who are both committed and adaptable, targeting substantial market opportunities. EGV prefers to be the first institutional investor in promising startups. Additionally, the firm operates a selective concierge accelerator, accepting only five or six startups each year to participate in a highly personalized and intensive program.

Cristina Frusinoiu

CFO

Cristian Munteanu

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Radu Stoicoviciu

Partner

Past deals in Romania

Profluo

Seed Round in 2022
Profluo customizes enterprise business processes by combining its pre-configured process cartridges and plugging them securely into existing enterprise systems.

Bunnyshell

Seed Round in 2022
Bunnyshell S.R.L. develops and offers a cloud management application software. The company's software enables managing servers in cloud with a single interface. Bunnyshell S.R.L. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Ogre AI

Seed Round in 2022
Ogre AI is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform for energy management that makes financial and operational decisions using machine learning. The company provide consumption, network/grid technical, commercial losses, and anomalies, allowing customers to make accurate market forecasts and establishing the benchmark for operational and forecasting tools.

Tokinomo

Seed Round in 2022
Tokinomo Marketing SRL develops a device for in-store marketing applications. It offers Tokinomo, a device that interacts with the actual shopper in brick and mortar stores through motion, sound, and light. The company’s device also delivers a promotional voice message, and plays music when the customer passes through the device. It sells its products through distributors in Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Tokinomo Marketing SRL was formerly known as E.Motion Design SRL and changed its name to Tokinomo Marketing SRL in November 2018. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Bonapp.eco

Seed Round in 2022
bonapp.eco is a mobile application that connects consumers with traders whose food is approaching its expiry date to combat food wastage.

Licenseware

Seed Round in 2021
We are a start-up developing an app ecosystem for software license management designed for: Convenience: - Pay only for the functionality that you need, when you need it. - Deployed and accessible anywhere - Unlimited users/usage Freedom of Choice: - App ecosystem for granular solutions - Third-party apps and integrations - Custom apps Reliable Analytics: - Usage evidence - Custom business logic - Expandable data sources "We’re now saving up to 50% of the time required to finish a large project. This allows us to focus even more on the quality of our deliverables" Our solutions support fast decision-making and enable close control of an organization’s software license consumption. More references on our website.

Kinderpedia

Seed Round in 2021
Kinderpedia SRL is a company that develops a communication and management platform for schools and kindergartens, primarily through its web and mobile application. The Kinderpedia application facilitates interaction between parents, teachers, and school administrators, offering features such as real-time communication, class management, activity calendars, video conferencing, and homework assignments. It allows teachers to create online classes, share resources, and manage various aspects of student engagement, including attendance and medical records. Parents can track their children's school activities, communicate with educators, and manage tuition payments. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, Kinderpedia also has offices in Baar, Switzerland, and Coalville, United Kingdom.

Vatis Tech

Seed Round in 2021
Vatis Tech provides a speech recognition application programming interface for multiple fields, in multiple languages.

Licenseware

Seed Round in 2021
We are a start-up developing an app ecosystem for software license management designed for: Convenience: - Pay only for the functionality that you need, when you need it. - Deployed and accessible anywhere - Unlimited users/usage Freedom of Choice: - App ecosystem for granular solutions - Third-party apps and integrations - Custom apps Reliable Analytics: - Usage evidence - Custom business logic - Expandable data sources "We’re now saving up to 50% of the time required to finish a large project. This allows us to focus even more on the quality of our deliverables" Our solutions support fast decision-making and enable close control of an organization’s software license consumption. More references on our website.

Bunnyshell

Seed Round in 2021
Bunnyshell S.R.L. develops and offers a cloud management application software. The company's software enables managing servers in cloud with a single interface. Bunnyshell S.R.L. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Meetgeek

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a virtual meeting platform designed to improve meeting productivity for individuals and teams. The company's platform offers to record, transcribe, and take notes and it organizes meeting agendas and tracks the topics to be discussed along with recording the data and insights in a secure and transparent way, enabling clients to avail a productive meeting session with the team.

Questo

Seed Round in 2021
SC QUESTO GLOBAL SRL develops gaming application. Its product includes a mix of treasure hunting, city guide, escape rooms, amazing race and urban challenges. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Cisnadie, Romania.

DRUID

Series A in 2021
DRUID operates an AI-powered chatbot authoring platform designed for enterprises, enabling developers and business users to create, configure, and deploy chatbots that facilitate natural interactions through omnichannel text and voice conversations. The platform features a proprietary natural language understanding engine that identifies user intents, sentiment, and system entities, along with a Connector Designer that integrates seamlessly with various enterprise applications. DRUID provides ready-made chatbots to automate a wide range of processes and supports deployments in on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. Serving diverse industries such as sales, banking, insurance, healthcare, human resources, and customer service, DRUID was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Questo

Seed Round in 2020
SC QUESTO GLOBAL SRL develops gaming application. Its product includes a mix of treasure hunting, city guide, escape rooms, amazing race and urban challenges. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Cisnadie, Romania.

CODA INTELLIGENCE

Seed Round in 2020
CODA Intelligence SRL develops and design cloud-agnostic vulnerability management cyber security platform for small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s footprint product analyzes the user computer system and creates a dynamic security footprint. It offers SMB cloud, CODA secure cloud, your hybrid cloud, your partner’s cloud, and your cloud. CODA Intelligence SRL was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Timisoara, Romania.

Tokinomo

Seed Round in 2020
Tokinomo Marketing SRL develops a device for in-store marketing applications. It offers Tokinomo, a device that interacts with the actual shopper in brick and mortar stores through motion, sound, and light. The company’s device also delivers a promotional voice message, and plays music when the customer passes through the device. It sells its products through distributors in Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Tokinomo Marketing SRL was formerly known as E.Motion Design SRL and changed its name to Tokinomo Marketing SRL in November 2018. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

DRUID

Seed Round in 2019
DRUID operates an AI-powered chatbot authoring platform designed for enterprises, enabling developers and business users to create, configure, and deploy chatbots that facilitate natural interactions through omnichannel text and voice conversations. The platform features a proprietary natural language understanding engine that identifies user intents, sentiment, and system entities, along with a Connector Designer that integrates seamlessly with various enterprise applications. DRUID provides ready-made chatbots to automate a wide range of processes and supports deployments in on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. Serving diverse industries such as sales, banking, insurance, healthcare, human resources, and customer service, DRUID was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

RoboSelf

Seed Round in 2019
RoboSelf Technology SRL specializes in developing assistive software robots targeting small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, the company provides a Robots-as-a-Service model that automates various tasks, including desktop and web-based operations, invoice processing, monthly tax reporting, timesheet management, and customer interactions. By streamlining these processes, RoboSelf aims to enhance operational efficiency and reduce the administrative burden on its clients.

Bunnyshell

Seed Round in 2019
Bunnyshell S.R.L. develops and offers a cloud management application software. The company's software enables managing servers in cloud with a single interface. Bunnyshell S.R.L. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

BookVitals

Seed Round in 2019
BookVitals, Inc. designs and develops an online mobile application that allows users to convert the image of a book’s pages into text; and make notes and collect quotes. The company offers note taking tools which enables users to extract paragraphs by taking photos; create to-do list for a book; organize book page photos; and set up reminders. It also allows users to explore and share book notes. BookVitals, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Newark, Delaware.

Symphopay

Venture Round in 2019
SymphoPay SRL, founded in 2015 and based in Bucharest, Romania, offers a smart POS solution that enables merchants and banks to centralize card payments on a single platform. This platform is designed for retailers looking to improve customer experience in a multichannel environment by connecting various payment terminals, whether fixed or mobile. Additionally, SymphoPay's system allows for the integration of marketing and loyalty campaigns in real-time, facilitating enhanced customer engagement and streamlined payment processing.