Investors in Romania

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SeedBlink

SeedBlink is Europe's fastest-growing investing platform specializing in sourcing, vetting, financing, and scaling tech start-ups. It leverages software, capital, and an exclusive industry community to lower barriers for both investors and founders accessing VC-level opportunities.
Made 20 investments in Romania

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development finances projects and provides advisory services to the public and private sectors. It supports new ventures and expansion in existing companies through project financing, loans, and equity or quasi-equity investments, including equity funds and guarantees, and it partners with private entities to invest across sectors such as banking, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, information technology, and services. The bank also helps publicly owned entities privatize and restructure municipal services and engages in policy reform dialogue and advisory services, along with trade finance and loan syndication. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in London, it operates across regions including Southeastern and Central Europe, the Baltic States, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Central Asia, and parts of the Middle East and Africa, aiming to foster market-oriented change and private sector development by mobilizing capital for sustainable investments. It has invested more than €130 billion in over 5,200 projects.
Made 8 investments in Romania

Gapminder Venture Partners

Founded in 2017, Gapminder Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in B2B companies across software, IT services, fintech, cybersecurity, machine learning, and data analytics sectors. The firm focuses on startups based in Central and Eastern Europe.

Roca X

Roca X is a privately funded venture capital firm based in Bucharest, Romania, established in 2018. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies, particularly those led by young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that have the potential to impact society. Roca X targets businesses in the development stage, specifically those with a minimum viable product (MVP) or prototype. Its mission is to support disruptive ventures and help transform visionary concepts into reality.
Made 14 investments in Romania

Early Game Ventures

Early Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 2018, it invests in startups across Europe's emerging markets, focusing on innovative sectors such as enterprise technology and cybersecurity. The firm prefers to be the first institutional investor in companies with vested founders addressing big markets.
Made 9 investments in Romania

Superbet

Superbet Interactive (Romania) Limited is a prominent online gaming company based in Bucharest, Romania, specializing in sports betting. Established in 2008, it operates both offline and online betting facilities, providing customers with a comprehensive platform for pre-match and live sports betting, as well as offerings in slots, virtual betting, and lottery games. Superbet has gained recognition in the gaming industry, being awarded the Supreme Trophy for Best Sports Betting Operator in Central and Eastern Europe at the Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference for two consecutive years. The company enables sports enthusiasts to engage actively with their knowledge of sports while providing opportunities to earn money through its diverse betting options.

Accession Capital Partners

Accession Capital Partners, previously known as Mezzanine Management Finanz- und Unternehmensberatungs GmbH, is a private equity firm established in 2000 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The firm specializes in mezzanine financing, focusing on management buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital investments in mature, middle-market companies. Accession Capital Partners targets sectors such as financial services, healthcare, consumer goods, business services, manufacturing, and information technology, with a particular emphasis on new European Union member states in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria. The firm typically invests between €5 million and €50 million in companies with sales values ranging from €10 million to €400 million, enterprise values between €20 million and €400 million, and EBITDA from €2 million to €50 million. Accession Capital Partners does not engage in investments related to real estate, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, project finance, startups, or high-tech companies. With a strong local presence and established relationships in the region, the firm has positioned itself as a preferred partner for financial sponsors and business owners.
Made 6 investments in Romania

Sparking Capital

Founded in Bucharest, Romania in 2017, Sparking Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on pre-seed and seed investments. While industry agnostic, it prefers startups in consumer internet, marketing-tech, supply chain-tech, fin-tech, property-tech, and circular economy-tech sectors with disruptive potential.
Made 3 investments in Romania

Morphosis Capital

Morphosis Capital is a private equity firm established in 2018 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm specializes in identifying and investing in agile Romanian companies with the potential for growth in international markets. Morphosis Capital provides not only capital investment but also expertise in sales, marketing, finance, and strategy to help these companies succeed beyond Romania. The firm's investment focus includes sectors such as healthcare and wellness, technology, industrial production, business-to-business services, and consumer goods, aiming to elevate the profile and performance of its portfolio companies on a global scale.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Abris Capital Partners

Abris Capital Partners, established in 2007, is a private equity firm headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with additional offices in Leeds, UK, Nicosia, Cyprus, and Bucharest, Romania. The firm specializes in acquiring majority stakes in middle-market companies across Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. Abris invests in a broad range of sectors, including industrial, commercial, and service businesses, as well as infrastructure and energy. It typically targets companies undergoing operational or strategic changes, succession situations, or seeking to delist from stock exchanges. The firm's investment size ranges from €15 million to €75 million, with a typical investment period of three to five years, and exits primarily through trade sales or initial public offerings. Abris does not invest in gambling, high-content alcohol beverages, drugs, prostitution, speculative real estate, start-ups (except as part of an investee company's development plans), or companies in operational distress.
Made 6 investments in Romania

Gecad Ventures

Gecad Ventures is a Bucharest-based venture capital firm that invests in hi-tech startups and expansion-stage companies from Central and Eastern Europe with strong prospects for international scaling. It focuses on cybersecurity, fintech, AI/ML, AR and VR, transportation, IoT, agritech, healthcare, software and e-commerce, and typically commits between €1-7 million in equity. As an early investor, it builds strategic relationships with founding teams and provides resources to accelerate growth and market expansion. With more than two decades of history as part of the Gecad group, the firm draws on a track record of aiding portfolio companies and is associated with notable exits to Microsoft, Francisco Partners, Naspers and Fitbit.
Made 6 investments in Romania

European Innovation Council

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.
Made 6 investments in Romania

Netopia Group

Netopia Group, based in Bucharest, Romania, is a dynamic company specializing in mobile-based services and payment solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. Established in 2019, it operates a mobile payment platform that facilitates online microtransactions and various payment methods, including mobilPay wallet, link2pay, mobilePOS, SMS, and card payments. This platform allows clients to make payments conveniently via an app or by scanning QR codes at cash registers or on online store payment pages. Netopia Group is committed to fostering technology-driven business models and aims to support innovative enterprises in Romania and other Central and Eastern European countries.
Made 3 investments in Romania

CEECAT Capital

CEECAT Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in Emerging Europe, Central Asia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and other select markets. It targets companies with EBITDA of EUR2 million or above and equity requirements between EUR10 million to EUR30 million across various sectors including Manufacturing, Food Processing, Consumer Goods, Business Services, Energy/Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Media and Technology, Transport and Logistics, and Healthcare.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Axxess Capital

Axxess Capital is a private equity firm established in 1995 and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. The firm specializes in investing in lower mid-market companies, primarily targeting sectors such as paints and coatings, banking, financial services, and retail, particularly within Romania and Bulgaria. With over 15 years of investment experience in the region and more than €250 million in equity invested, Axxess Capital operates funds that focus on investments ranging from €5 million to €15 million, typically over a term of three to seven years. The firm boasts the largest team in Southeast Europe, comprising over 15 professionals, including investment experts, finance specialists, and legal advisers, which allows it to leverage a blend of local knowledge and international insights.
Made 9 investments in Romania

Simple Capital

Established in 2019, Simple Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. It focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups with high growth potential.
Made 2 investments in Romania

European Investment Bank

European Investment Bank is the EU's long-term lending institution owned by its member states. It finances public and private sector projects across transportation, energy, telecommunications, health, education, water, housing, and other sectors in the European Union and beyond. The bank provides a range of financing tools including project loans, guarantees, debt and equity investments, and risk-sharing arrangements, as well as microfinance and venture capital funds. It also offers advisory services, infrastructure funding, and support for urban development, PPPs, and sustainable energy projects. Through infrastructure and environmental funds and partnerships with banks and intermediaries, it supports SMEs, innovation, and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Made 4 investments in Romania

Underline Ventures

Founded in 2022, Underline Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Bucharest, Romania. It partners with Eastern European founders at the earliest stages to build high-growth startups with global ambitions. The firm invests primarily at the seed stage (pre-seed, seed, late seed), typically providing an average cheque of €500k.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Buenavista Equity Partners

Founded in 1996, Buenavista Equity Partners is an independent private equity group operating primarily in the Iberian Peninsula and South-Eastern Europe. The firm focuses on buyouts and expansion deals, backing medium-sized companies with growth potential to become regional market leaders.
Made 6 investments in Romania

Innova Capital

Innova Capital is a private equity firm focused on growth capital, buyouts, buyins, bridge financing, founder succession, spin-offs, buy-and-build, replacement capital, platform strategies, and cross-border expansion in mature and mid-market companies. It does not invest in turnarounds or startups. The firm targets industries including construction, manufacturing, energy, technology, media, financial services, consumer goods, telecommunications, healthcare, outsourcing, and other business services, with a geographic focus on Central Europe and Central Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Germany, and Austria. Typical deal sizes range from €5 million to €75 million in equity, with enterprise values between $50 million and $184 million, and it pursues both majority and minority stakes. It can provide additional equity, debt, and mezzanine capital through its network of co-investors and lenders. Investments typically span three to five years, with exits by sale to a strategic investor or via an initial public offering. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw and operates an office in Bucharest; it was founded in 1994.

Catalyst Romania

Catalyst Romania is a private equity investment firm based in Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 2012, it focuses on providing early growth capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in technology and internet, media and communications, and technology-enabled services sectors, with the aim of supporting expansion and value creation for portfolio companies.
Made 5 investments in Romania

Fortech Investments

Founded in 2021, Fortech Investments is a venture capital firm based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It focuses on early-stage investments, primarily in the Central and Eastern European regions, with a focus on Romanian start-ups. The firm invests in sectors such as energy, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, PropTech, and FinTech, providing capital and strategic support.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Global Finance

Global Finance is an independent investment firm headquartered in Athens, Greece, specializing in private equity and venture capital in Southeast Europe. The firm conducts private equity fund management, real estate development, and advisory services, managing funds with geographic and sectoral focus across the region. It makes equity investments in Greece up to €40 million and up to €15 million for Eastern European ventures, and pursues both minority and majority stakes, including co-investments for buyouts and growth opportunities. Its activity spans industries such as manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, services, and other sectors, with a regional emphasis on Greece and neighboring markets. Global Finance aims to exit investments within several years through trade sales, IPOs, management buybacks, or sales to other funds. The firm maintains offices in Athens and other Southeast European cities, including Sofia, Belgrade, and Bucharest, as well as London.
Made 5 investments in Romania

Oresa

Founded in 1995, Oresa is a private equity investment firm with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. It primarily invests in growth-stage companies, with a current core market of Romania where it holds majority or significant stakes in over 25 companies. The firm has invested over EUR 150 million in equity across its portfolio, with EUR 100 million invested in Romania alone.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Black Sea Fund

Founded in 2018, Black Sea Fund is a private equity firm headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. It focuses on investing in growth equity opportunities within the manufacturing, healthcare, B2B, and information technology sectors.
Made 1 investment in Romania

eMAG

eMAG is an e-commerce platform that offers a wide range of products. The company has developed specialized training programs tailored to employees' skills and has introduced the first online business and e-commerce MBA program in Romania, taught by experienced teachers in the field of international business.
Made 2 investments in Romania

Kingfisher

Kingfisher operates as a home improvement retailer, offering products and services through approximately 1,350 stores across nine European countries. Its prominent brands include B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint, and Koctas.
Made 2 investments in Romania

Advent International

Founded in 1984, Advent International is a global private equity firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company focuses on buyouts and growth equity investments across five core sectors: healthcare, technology, business and financial services, consumer and retail, and industrial.
Made 5 investments in Romania

OMV Petrom

OMV Petrom is an integrated oil and gas company operating in Romania. The company conducts exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas through its Exploration & Production segment. It also operates refining and marketing activities that produce and deliver gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products, supported by a network of filling stations and related services, along with non-oil business activities. The Gas & Power segment focuses on gas sales and seeks to become a regional player, while the Power division within this segment broadens activities beyond traditional gas sales.

Risky Business Ventures

Risky Business Ventures, founded in 2016 and based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is an accelerator firm dedicated to supporting early-stage startups with the potential to evolve into sustainable technology firms. The company aims to foster the growth of the Romanian startup ecosystem by offering more than just financial support; it provides high-quality consulting services focused on product development, scaling, and strategic planning. As the first entity in Romania to offer pre-seed support, Risky Business Ventures brings together prominent business leaders to assist promising startups in navigating the challenges of growth and sustainability on both regional and global scales.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Endava

Endava is a software development outsourcing company that creates dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences for businesses. It primarily assists clients with their digital transformation efforts by creating customized software. Endava teams deliver the full project lifecycle, from application delivery and testing through to support, hosting, and managed services.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Kredyt Inkaso

Kredyt Inkaso S.A. is a prominent provider of debt management services in Poland and several other countries, including Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia. Based in Warsaw, the company specializes in payment monitoring and debt collection, particularly through court and enforcement procedures. With a workforce of nearly 200 employees, Kredyt Inkaso has established itself as a key player in the Polish market by collaborating with major banks and telecommunications firms for over a decade. The company focuses on acquiring large debt portfolios deemed difficult to recover by original creditors, employing various strategies to facilitate their payment.

Qiwi

Founded in 2007, Qiwi operates electronic online payment systems across Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus, Romania, and the United Arab Emirates. It offers payment services through a network of kiosks and terminals, enabling customers to pay for goods and services, transfer money, and use prepaid cards. Additionally, it provides digital banking services under the Rocketbank and Tochka brands.

IMMOFINANZ

IMMOFINANZ is a leading real estate company focused on the retail and office segments across eight core markets in Europe. With a portfolio valued at approximately EUR 5.8 billion, spanning over 380 properties, the company specializes in the management and development of these assets.

Medicover

Medicover is an international healthcare and diagnostic services provider established in 1995. It operates an extensive network of ambulatory clinics, hospitals, specialty-care facilities and laboratories across Europe and beyond, with major operations in Poland, Germany, Romania and Ukraine. The company offers Diagnostic Services, including laboratory testing across clinical pathology, and Healthcare Services, delivering medical care through an integrated model and fee-for-service arrangements. Healthcare Services generate the majority of revenue, reflecting the emphasis on comprehensive care supported by its diagnostic capabilities.

Oktogon Ventures

Founded in 2019, Oktogon Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Budapest, Hungary. It focuses on early-stage investments in technology-heavy startups across Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, and Bulgaria. The firm leverages its local background, operational expertise, and global network to support CEE startups in realizing their full potential.

Guillemot

Guillemot Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing interactive entertainment hardware and accessories, focusing on two primary brands: Hercules and Thrustmaster. Hercules is known for its digital devices and audio products such as wireless speakers, mixing controllers, and webcams, while Thrustmaster offers a range of gaming accessories for both PC and console gamers. The company has a significant presence in several countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Spain, the United States, and Canada, distributing its products in more than sixty countries globally. Guillemot aims to deliver high-performance, ergonomic products that enhance the experience of digital interactive entertainment for users ranging from casual to experienced gamers. By concentrating its sales and marketing efforts in key growth markets, the company strives to capture significant market share and establish itself as a leader in the industry.

BlackPeak Capital

BlackPeak Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm investing in small and medium-sized enterprises across Southeast Europe. It focuses on early-stage, growth-oriented companies with unique technologies or export potential, typically investing between €4 million to €10 million per transaction.

Russmedia

Russmedia is a media company based in Schwarzach, Austria, specializing in the development and marketing of media and media-related services. The company operates a diverse portfolio that includes traditional and digital print, publishing, radio, and classified websites. It publishes daily and weekly newspapers in Austria, Hungary, and Romania, while also providing internet and mobile telephony services. Additionally, Russmedia is involved in the creation and sale of digital media products and has established itself as a key player in the marketing sector, offering various media-related services and organizing events. With a focus on both traditional and digital platforms, Russmedia is committed to delivering high-quality media solutions across Europe.

Aquatic Informatics

Aquatic Informatics Inc. is a software solutions provider specializing in water data management and analysis for the environmental monitoring industry. Founded in 2003 and based in Vancouver, Canada, the company caters to a diverse clientele, including hydropower operators, watershed authorities, irrigation districts, mining companies, academic institutions, and various government agencies. Its product offerings include AQUARIUS Workstation, which provides data processing tools, and AQUARIUS Server, a centralized data management platform for water agencies. Additionally, Aquatic Informatics offers data acquisition systems such as EnviroSCADA for supervisory control and Sample Tracking and Receiving System for lab sample collection. The company is recognized for its innovation in environmental data management, serving clients from hydrologists to water resource managers in North America and beyond, with partnerships established with organizations like Environment Canada, the US Geological Survey, and various international agencies. As of July 2020, Aquatic Informatics operates as a subsidiary of the Danaher Water Quality Platform.

Banco de Sabadell

Founded in 1881, Banco de Sabadell is a Spanish banking group specializing in serving small and medium enterprises. It offers a wide range of financial products and services for personal, business, and private customers, including retail banking, corporate banking, asset management, insurance, and pension products.
Made 1 investment in Romania

MOL Group

MOL Group is a multinational integrated oil and gas company active across the energy value chain, including exploration and production, refining, petrochemicals, and retail. It produces and sells gasoline, diesel, heating oil, aviation fuel, lubricants, bitumen, sulfur, and liquefied petroleum gas, and manufactures petrochemicals. The business spans upstream and downstream operations, consumer services, gas midstream, and corporate activities. Downstream activities transform crude oil into refined products for household, industrial, and transport use, distributed through an international network. The company serves markets in Hungary and neighboring European countries, with an integrated model that links crude sourcing with end-user markets.

Maspex Group

Maspex is a prominent food product manufacturer based in Wadowice, Poland, and holds a leading position in Central and Eastern Europe. The company specializes in a diverse range of products, including juices, nectars, soft drinks, water, pasta, jams, sauces, ketchup, ready meals, vegetable preserves, and instant products such as cappuccino and cocoa. Maspex is recognized as the market leader in juices and soft drinks in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, while also being a top producer in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Lithuania. Additionally, the company leads the pasta market in Poland and Romania and excels in the production of jams, sauces, and ready meals in Poland. Maspex's extensive portfolio also includes vodka and foreign spirits, catering to a wide array of consumer preferences.

WNS Holdings

WNS is a global leader in business process outsourcing, serving over 200 clients worldwide. It offers a wide range of services including finance & accounting, customer care, technology solutions, research & analytics, and industry-specific processes. With over 25,000 professionals across 29 delivery centers globally, WNS operates in key verticals such as Travel, Insurance, Banking, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, and Utilities.

Resource Partners

Resource Partners is a private equity firm focused on industry consolidation, recapitalizations, growth and development capital, delisting and replacement capital, and exits for private entrepreneurs. It targets later-stage, middle-market and mature companies primarily in Poland, Romania and other Central and Eastern European Union markets. The firm pursues investments typically from €5 million to €50 million, with a sweet spot around €15–€20 million and targets EBITDA of €2–€10 million. It invests across sectors including consumer discretionary, consumer staples, information technology, telecommunications services, consumer goods, medical and health, manufacturing and services. Resource Partners seeks to take seats on supervisory boards rather than management boards and can hold minority or majority stakes, including co-investments. It aims to exit investments within three to five years. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Warsaw, it maintains additional offices in Jersey and Vienna.

PartnerHero

PartnerHero is a global customer operations outsourcing company, specializing in providing premium services such as customer support, trust and safety, content moderation, and quality assurance. With offices in the United States, Honduras, Romania, and the Philippines, and a remote workforce spanning numerous countries, PartnerHero caters to both startups and large technology companies, offering custom solutions tailored to clients' operational needs. Their services also include data security, software QA, quality services auditing, CRM optimization, and training.

UniCredit

UniCredit is a major European financial group headquartered in Milan, Italy, offering a wide range of banking services to customers across numerous markets. Established in 1869, the institution has developed a significant presence with over 9,000 branches in 17 countries, employing more than 148,000 people. The bank provides personal and business banking solutions, including senior and subordinated debt, term loans, and revolving credit lines. UniCredit plays a crucial role in both Western and Eastern Europe, holding one of the region's highest market shares. The group is committed to driving innovation through initiatives like the UniCredit Start Lab Fintech Accelerator, which supports startups in the financial technology sector by providing co-working space, mentoring, and funding. Through these efforts, UniCredit aims to create a banking institution that meets the needs of all stakeholders and contributes to the economic development of communities throughout Europe.
Made 1 investment in Romania

Arx Equity Partners

Arx Equity Partners is a private equity firm headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, with additional offices in Bucharest, Budapest, and Warsaw. Founded in the late 1990s, the firm focuses on mid‑market, later‑stage investments across Central and Eastern Europe. It specializes in expansion financing, management buy‑outs and buy‑ins, add‑on acquisitions, growth capital, and industry consolidation transactions. The firm targets companies in financial services, consumer goods, healthcare, business services, and technology, typically investing between €3 million and €15 million per deal. Its investor base consists of major institutional investors, and it seeks to exit investments through trade sales within three to six years.

Amundi Private Equity Funds

Amundi Private Equity Funds is an asset management platform specializing in private equity and unlisted infrastructure investments. As part of Amundi's asset management group, it offers institutional and individual investors a range of opportunities, including direct fund investments in unlisted companies, dedicated mandates, and funds-of-funds for multi-management private equity and infrastructure strategies. The firm operates with a team of more than 60 professionals based in Paris, Bucharest, Cairo, Casablanca, Tunis and Warsaw, supporting companies at all development stages and aiming to deliver yields competitive with industry leaders. Its position within a leading third-party asset manager and its connections to international banking groups underpin its investment capabilities and global reach.

Gapminder VC

Gapminder Venture Partners BV is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and headquartered in Romania, focusing on early-stage investments in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds. The firm targets innovative startups in sectors such as IT software and services, SaaS, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital transformation, healthcare IT, and fintech. Gapminder primarily invests in Romania and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe, aiming to support disruptive innovations that generate positive societal impacts. The firm leverages its team's background and experience to create value within the region, emphasizing a commitment to fostering bold initiatives that push boundaries in technology and business.
Made 9 investments in Romania