Gapminder VC

Gapminder Venture Partners BV is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage companies, specifically at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages. Established in 2017 and based in Romania, the firm seeks to support disruptive innovations that create positive societal impact, particularly in the fields of IT software and services, including SaaS, machine learning, artificial intelligence, healthcare technology, and fintech. With a commitment to fostering value in the region, Gapminder prioritizes investments in Romania and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe. The firm's competitive advantage lies in its experienced team and shared values, which drive its mission to propel bold innovations that benefit communities and society at large.

Cristian Dascalu

Partner

Robert Herscovici

Investment Manager

Dan Mihaescu

Founding Partner

Sergiu Rosca

Founding Partner

Alexandru Ruff

Partner

79 past transactions

Cartloop

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Cartloop enables brands build a personalized mobile messaging channel, which customers love.

FintechOS

Private Placement in 2019
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Synaptiq.io

Venture Round in 2023
Synaptiq.io is a developer of a technology platform that provides solutions for improving the quality of medical services. The company's platform provides deep learning pipelines to aid in the diagnosis, and workflow integration via telemedicine apps to facilitate the curative process, expertise, and flexibility to develop software tailored to clients' needs, personalized analytics, rigorous testing, and standard medical analytics.

FintechOS

Private Placement in 2019
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Machinations

Series A in 2022
Machinations is a browser-based platform intended to design, balance, and simulate game systems. Machinations' platform combines a standardized design language with the power-features to build complex systems, enabling clients to run multiple, stochastic simulations to reduce guesswork and predict player outcomes.

Cyscale

Convertible Note in 2020
Cyscale Systems SRL designs and develops software solutions for enterprise cyber security, cloud security management, and DevSecOps, multi cloud security, and cloud migration. The company offers multi cloud and multi environment capabilities and supports AWS, Azure, and Google cloud. Cyscale Systems SRL was founded in 2018 and is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Beez

Pre Seed Round in 2018
BEEZ SOFTWARE SRL operates a portal that assists users to get money back on online purchases. It enables users to set this earning in a separate savings account which can be used to make future purchases. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Alba Iulia, Romania with an additional office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

SmartDreamers

Venture Round in 2018
SmartDreamers is a business application platform that acts as a center point solution for recruitment marketing automation. With SmartDreamers, companies become employers of choice, hiring faster, better and cost-effective.

Dataworks Research SRL

Private Placement in 2020
DATAWORKS RESEARCH SRL develops software-as-a-service based B2B sales lead generation software. The company’s software helps B2B companies find leads that match their ideal customer profiles and provides contact data for outreach campaigns. It offers information related to customer location, product categories, company size, job titles, website attributes, and technology used. It serves small and medium-sized B2B software-as-a-service companies, sales development agencies, SEO and web development agencies, and media and social media agencies. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Confidas

Seed Round in 2019
Confidas helps SMEs get paid on time by providing credit risk data

TypingDNA

Private Placement in 2019
TypingDNA SRL develops and builds biometrics security solutions based on individual typing patterns of people used to protect SaaS, Web applications, eLearning, ePayments, and devices. Its solutions include Authentication API, a solution that analyses and verifies the recorded typing patterns/keystroke patterns against previous patterns from the real owner; and Continuous Authentication, a solution that records keystroke dynamics statistics about pressed keys of a user and turn them into typing patterns. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Oradea, Romania with business development offices in New York, New York and Bucharest, Romania.

Otinsoft SRL

Private Placement in 2019
Otinsoft SRL develops an online video editing tool. The company offers video creation and editing platform for creators. It offers browser-based tools for trimming, subtitling, and resizing videos. Otinsoft SRL was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Iasi, Romania.

Machinations

Private Placement in 2020
Machinations is a browser-based platform intended to design, balance, and simulate game systems. Machinations' platform combines a standardized design language with the power-features to build complex systems, enabling clients to run multiple, stochastic simulations to reduce guesswork and predict player outcomes.

Frisbo

Seed Round in 2021
Frisbo is Europe's efulfillment solution matching online stores with a network of trusted fulfillment operators & smart logistics providers. Frisbo helps sellers get orders to their customers cheaper, faster, and easier, making ecommerce truly borderless.

FintechOS

Series B in 2021
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

TypingDNA

Series A in 2020
TypingDNA SRL develops and builds biometrics security solutions based on individual typing patterns of people used to protect SaaS, Web applications, eLearning, ePayments, and devices. Its solutions include Authentication API, a solution that analyses and verifies the recorded typing patterns/keystroke patterns against previous patterns from the real owner; and Continuous Authentication, a solution that records keystroke dynamics statistics about pressed keys of a user and turn them into typing patterns. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Oradea, Romania with business development offices in New York, New York and Bucharest, Romania.

SmartDreamers SRL

Private Placement in 2018
SmartDreamers SRL operates an Internet community that connects job seekers with employers. Its community enables companies to match their needs with the right candidates, and allows candidates visible to their potential employers. The company also offers SmartDreamers Academy, an online learning center for hiring, talent acquisition, and recruitment marketing automation. SmartDreamers SRL was founded in 2014 and is based in Targu Mures, Romania.

P2P Technology Hub SARL

Private Placement in 2020
P2P Technology Hub SARL develops and offer Feexers, an application that connects professionals and clients for professional jobs, including electrical installations and repairs, thermal installations and repair, interior fittings, and personal care. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Flip Technologies S.R.L.

Private Placement in 2019
FLIP TECHNOLOGIES S.R.L. owns and operates an online marketplace to buy and sale second hand phones. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Braila, Romania.

Innoship

Seed Round in 2020
Deliver quality shipping, keep costs down! Sometimes to go the extra mile for your customers, what’s missing is a great partner. Innoship is the advanced multi-carrier shipping software your retail business needs. With state-of-the-art algorithms developed and driven by dedicated, experienced people, Innoship keeps your costs down while increasing the quality of your shipping service. From checkout and shipping to tracking, returns and analytics, Innoship helps your safely deliver on promises made to your customers. Effortless integration, hassle-free delivery • A simple, one-time integration with the Innoship app gets retailers access to any carrier, local or international; • External markets become readily available with seamless connections to thousands of carriers worldwide.

Flip Technologies S.R.L.

Private Placement in 2020
FLIP TECHNOLOGIES S.R.L. owns and operates an online marketplace to buy and sale second hand phones. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Braila, Romania.

FintechOS

Seed Round in 2019
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Beez

Private Placement in 2020
BEEZ SOFTWARE SRL operates a portal that assists users to get money back on online purchases. It enables users to set this earning in a separate savings account which can be used to make future purchases. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Alba Iulia, Romania with an additional office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Veridion

Seed Round in 2020
Search engine for businesses and business data

Innoship Technology SRL

Private Placement in 2020
Innoship Technology SRL designs and develops Innoship, a SaaS (software as a service) platform for retailers that helps to optimize the delivery of the orders received. The company's solution provides services, such as automatic order allocation, automatic and manual label generation, tracking of order, real time analytics, and returns management. Innoship Technology SRL was founded in 2019 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Apiary Book

Seed Round in 2020
We help beekeepers from around the world to make better informed decisions by providing a complete solution for management, monitoring and analyzing the data of bee colonies and environmental factors that affect their health. We see beekeepers as the first line of defense in the mission to protect our planet’s bees. In order to overcome challenges of modern beekeeping we are providing a complete platform that allows data collection and analysis against best practices, defined by all stakeholders involved in the apiculture industry.

XVision

Seed Round in 2020
XVision is an automated x-ray analysis application that assists radiologists by providing accurate interpretations of medical images

Apiary Book

Pre Seed Round in 2018
We help beekeepers from around the world to make better informed decisions by providing a complete solution for management, monitoring and analyzing the data of bee colonies and environmental factors that affect their health. We see beekeepers as the first line of defense in the mission to protect our planet’s bees. In order to overcome challenges of modern beekeeping we are providing a complete platform that allows data collection and analysis against best practices, defined by all stakeholders involved in the apiculture industry.

Beez

Private Placement in 2019
BEEZ SOFTWARE SRL operates a portal that assists users to get money back on online purchases. It enables users to set this earning in a separate savings account which can be used to make future purchases. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Alba Iulia, Romania with an additional office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Apiary Book

Private Placement in 2020
We help beekeepers from around the world to make better informed decisions by providing a complete solution for management, monitoring and analyzing the data of bee colonies and environmental factors that affect their health. We see beekeepers as the first line of defense in the mission to protect our planet’s bees. In order to overcome challenges of modern beekeeping we are providing a complete platform that allows data collection and analysis against best practices, defined by all stakeholders involved in the apiculture industry.

Planable

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Planable makes the social media planning experience simple, fast and fun. The tool works like a live mock-up of the social feed, giving a familiar feel to both clients and social media managers. You can add posts, visualize how the social media feed will look, invite teammates and clients to collaborate in real time, receive quick feedback and get the posts approved. With Planable, the approval workflow is simple and fast.

DRUID

Series B in 2023
DRUID is a high-tech company that develops an AI-powered, no-code, chatbot authoring platform which allows citizen developers to create, configure and deploy natural and rich interactions between employees, customers, partners and enterprise systems, through omnichannel text and voice conversations. The platform features a proprietary multi-language NLU (Natural Language Understanding) engine which identifies user intents, sentiment and system entities, a powerful Connector Designer which integrates with any enterprise app (REST/SOAP APIs, SQL/Oracle, ERPs, CRMs, RPA).

Veridion

Seed Round in 2023
Search engine for businesses and business data

DRUID

Series A in 2022
DRUID is a high-tech company that develops an AI-powered, no-code, chatbot authoring platform which allows citizen developers to create, configure and deploy natural and rich interactions between employees, customers, partners and enterprise systems, through omnichannel text and voice conversations. The platform features a proprietary multi-language NLU (Natural Language Understanding) engine which identifies user intents, sentiment and system entities, a powerful Connector Designer which integrates with any enterprise app (REST/SOAP APIs, SQL/Oracle, ERPs, CRMs, RPA).

feexers

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Feexers is a mobile app that enables homeowners to outsource their daily tasks to skilled Pros. It allows people with a smartphone to post a job request. The app then automatically sends job request notifications to all registered Pros. Pros have the option to bid for that Job. Upon receiving offers, the homeowner can choose a pro to complete the task based on price, rating, experience and review system. All payments between users requesting a task and pros performing a task are securely managed by Feexers and a 3rd party Payment processor, 100% through the application.

Machinations

Seed Round in 2020
Machinations is a browser-based platform intended to design, balance, and simulate game systems. Machinations' platform combines a standardized design language with the power-features to build complex systems, enabling clients to run multiple, stochastic simulations to reduce guesswork and predict player outcomes.

PROKURIA

Private Placement in 2019
Prokuria S.R.L. provides cloud-based sourcing and procurement solutions that help organizations automate procurement. The company provides a platform designed for businesses who need better control over procurement operations. The platform offers one-page request, real-time supplier tracking, and compare response and choose the supplier. Prokuria S.R.L. was founded in 2016 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

TypingDNA

Private Placement in 2020
TypingDNA SRL develops and builds biometrics security solutions based on individual typing patterns of people used to protect SaaS, Web applications, eLearning, ePayments, and devices. Its solutions include Authentication API, a solution that analyses and verifies the recorded typing patterns/keystroke patterns against previous patterns from the real owner; and Continuous Authentication, a solution that records keystroke dynamics statistics about pressed keys of a user and turn them into typing patterns. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Oradea, Romania with business development offices in New York, New York and Bucharest, Romania.

Vetted SRL

Private Placement in 2019
Vetted SRL develops an online platform for buying and selling of second-hand electronics. It allows buyers and sellers to acquire and sell second-hand devices verified and selected by experts. The company is based in Braila, Romania.

Medicai

Venture Round in 2019
Medicai, the technology startup that aims to change the way multidisciplinary medical teams collaborate with their patients through an online platform.

MEDIJobs

Seed Round in 2019
MEDIjobs is the fastest growing career marketplace for healthcare professionals. Our mission is to positively impact healthcare industry as a whole by helping doctors and nurses navigate through their careers successfully. We are experts at building digital communities for healthcare professionals and we help them develop professionally through career resources, access to medical events or by matching them with relevant employers who are interested in hiring them. We work with 150+ active customers from EU and US and our offices are in Bucharest, ROMANIA & New York City, NY.

Omnicare

Private Placement in 2019
Omnicare develops and offers application software for small and micro companies to manage multiple customer support channels. The company's software aggregates customer messages from multiple messaging app like whatsApp, telegram, slack and facebook messenger to a preferred single channel. Omnicare is based in Romania.

Cyscale

Seed Round in 2022
Cyscale Systems SRL designs and develops software solutions for enterprise cyber security, cloud security management, and DevSecOps, multi cloud security, and cloud migration. The company offers multi cloud and multi environment capabilities and supports AWS, Azure, and Google cloud. Cyscale Systems SRL was founded in 2018 and is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

XVision

Seed Round in 2022
XVision is an automated x-ray analysis application that assists radiologists by providing accurate interpretations of medical images

Ialoc

Pre Seed Round in 2019
IALOC SRL develops software that enables to manage online bookings and business phone calls. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Beez

Seed Round in 2019
BEEZ SOFTWARE SRL operates a portal that assists users to get money back on online purchases. It enables users to set this earning in a separate savings account which can be used to make future purchases. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Alba Iulia, Romania with an additional office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

SC Frisbo Efulfillment SRL

Private Placement in 2019
SC Frisbo Efulfillment SRL provides e-fulfillment services through its warehouse to manage operational and logistical processes for online stores. It offers inventory storage, order processing, invoicing, packing, air waybill (AWB), call centre, and shipping to its clients. The company also develops a cloud based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform which serves as a link between the online stores and their customers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Brasov, Romania.

SecurifAI SRL

Private Placement in 2019
SecurifAI SRL develops video surveillance software that offers video analysis by using artificial intelligence (AI). The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

MEDIJobs

Private Placement in 2019
MEDIjobs is the fastest growing career marketplace for healthcare professionals. Our mission is to positively impact healthcare industry as a whole by helping doctors and nurses navigate through their careers successfully. We are experts at building digital communities for healthcare professionals and we help them develop professionally through career resources, access to medical events or by matching them with relevant employers who are interested in hiring them. We work with 150+ active customers from EU and US and our offices are in Bucharest, ROMANIA & New York City, NY.

Frisbo

Venture Round in 2019
Frisbo is Europe's efulfillment solution matching online stores with a network of trusted fulfillment operators & smart logistics providers. Frisbo helps sellers get orders to their customers cheaper, faster, and easier, making ecommerce truly borderless.

Ialoc

Pre Seed Round in 2020
IALOC SRL develops software that enables to manage online bookings and business phone calls. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Elite Ventures, LLC

Private Placement in 2020
Elite Ventures, LLC, doing business as Cartloop, develops conversational mobile messaging application software for e-commerce marketing, sales, and optimization. It offers real time customer insights, product analysis, and product recommendations. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Danville, California.

Finqware

Seed Round in 2021
FINQware develops a a technological infrastructure that provides marketplace for financial providers. The company is based in Bucharest, Romania.

FintechOS

Private Placement in 2018
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Cyscale

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Cyscale Systems SRL designs and develops software solutions for enterprise cyber security, cloud security management, and DevSecOps, multi cloud security, and cloud migration. The company offers multi cloud and multi environment capabilities and supports AWS, Azure, and Google cloud. Cyscale Systems SRL was founded in 2018 and is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Cyscale

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Cyscale Systems SRL designs and develops software solutions for enterprise cyber security, cloud security management, and DevSecOps, multi cloud security, and cloud migration. The company offers multi cloud and multi environment capabilities and supports AWS, Azure, and Google cloud. Cyscale Systems SRL was founded in 2018 and is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Ialoc

Private Placement in 2020
IALOC SRL develops software that enables to manage online bookings and business phone calls. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Confidas

Seed Round in 2019
Confidas helps SMEs get paid on time by providing credit risk data

Beez

Seed Round in 2019
BEEZ SOFTWARE SRL operates a portal that assists users to get money back on online purchases. It enables users to set this earning in a separate savings account which can be used to make future purchases. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Alba Iulia, Romania with an additional office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

XVision

Pre Seed Round in 2019
XVision is an automated x-ray analysis application that assists radiologists by providing accurate interpretations of medical images

Client Risk SRL

Private Placement in 2019
Client Risk SRL develops Confidas, an online platform for businesses that offers credit reports, and managing claims. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

DRUID

Series A in 2021
DRUID is a high-tech company that develops an AI-powered, no-code, chatbot authoring platform which allows citizen developers to create, configure and deploy natural and rich interactions between employees, customers, partners and enterprise systems, through omnichannel text and voice conversations. The platform features a proprietary multi-language NLU (Natural Language Understanding) engine which identifies user intents, sentiment and system entities, a powerful Connector Designer which integrates with any enterprise app (REST/SOAP APIs, SQL/Oracle, ERPs, CRMs, RPA).

FintechOS

Series A in 2019
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Finqware

Private Placement in 2019
FINQware develops a a technological infrastructure that provides marketplace for financial providers. The company is based in Bucharest, Romania.

SecurifAI

Private Equity Round in 2020
SecurifAI develop AI systems for real-time video analysis in order to detect suspect behavior, potential attacks, and deliver timely alerts.

FintechOS

Seed Round in 2018
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

FintechOS

Series B in 2024
FintechOS SRL develops artificial intelligence enabled platform for financial institutions. The company offers technology for digital transformation on disruptive, open-cloud, Omni-channel orchestration platform. The company offers FintechOS Innovation Core applications on platform, including Digital Experience Portal, Digital Customer 360, Digital Product Factory, Digital Identity Management, Digital Robo Designer, and Digital Document Management. It also offers FintechOS Academy for e-learning methods and inquiry based teaching. FintechOS SRL was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

YAROOMS

Seed Round in 2022
YArooms is a web based booking software package that makes it easy for you to manage rooms and resources and to book a room anywhere, even if it is in a different time zone or location. It prevents double bookings and allows revenue tracking through its Reports feature. YArooms allows for granular access of your users to the meeting rooms by organizing users into types and soon groups. Meeting rooms can have owners, restricted users will require approval from the room owners for each meeting. If you use Outlook for work, you can bring YArooms into your email client by installing our dedicated plugin. You’ll be able to use YArooms without opening up the web application. All YArooms accounts come bundled with the YArooms Door app. Install it on a the tablet of your choice and mount that on your conference room's door. Check-in functionality with auto-release is built in, you can also book directly from the app, see the room’s current status and much more.