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Catalyst Romania
Venture capitalBucharest · Seed–Growth · 14 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Catalyst Romania invests early growth capital in technology and technology-enabled SMEs based in Romania and neighboring CEE/SEE countries. It targets companies already selling to paying customers with annual revenues typically above EUR 500k, an operating history of 2-4 years, strong growth (often above 40% per year), and led by serial entrepreneurs or experienced management teams. The firm writes tickets of EUR 1-3 million using equity and quasi-equity, both cash-in and cash-out, and takes an active participation role. Beyond funding, the team acts as an active business partner, contributing scaling know-how, financial and operational support, governance improvements, market contacts, and access to co-investors and networks across Europe, North America and Asia, partly through 3TS Capital Partners.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 24 of 31 portfolio companiesSaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7Retail Tech ×6Fintech ×5Marketing Tech ×5Consumer ×4E-commerce ×4Enterprise Software ×4
HQs:Romania×8Germany×1United Kingdom×1Slovenia×1
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22023 · 12016 · 25 dated
123FormBuilder is a no-code, drag-and-drop online form and survey builder for collecting data securely, with encryption, HIPAA and GDPR compliance, and integrations such as Salesforce.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors212
3TS Capital is a technology-focused investment firm that leads and co-leads growth rounds in high-growth SMEs, backing proven regional leaders and innovative global challengers.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Burda Principal InvestmentsGrazia Equity GmbHNAPSingular+1 more
Adapta Robotics designs and manufactures custom robots from the ground up, including MATT (a mobile testing robot), ERIS (a retail inventory scanner), and MATT Adapt (a robot with a robotic arm), serving industries such as automotive, gaming, manufacturing, aerospace, and retail.
Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsHardwareRetail TechRobotics
Cristian Dobre(Founder)inMihai Crăciunescu(Founder)in
Alexandru Holicov(Founder)in
Carfix is a mobile app for car owners that manages motor insurance renewals (CASCO/MTPL), technical inspections, road tax and maintenance reminders, and guides users through filing and assessing motor insurance claims.
FintechInsurTechMobility & TransportationBucharest, RO
Carfix Connect is a cloud platform for automotive industry professionals that manages repair and maintenance cost estimation, insurance/leasing damage claims, used-car portfolio tracking, market valuation, and spare-parts ordering.
InsurTechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Code of Talent turns customer feedback (reviews, NPS, mystery shopping, POS/ops KPIs) into prioritized operational and training fixes, generating role- and location-specific actions ranked by revenue and CX impact.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsRoca X
The company was founded to develop technology for people with disabilities.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Cornel(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsEIT Urban Mobility Accelerator
An online marketplace offering approximately 600,000 products including books, toys, and games to Romanian consumers.
E-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechBucurești, RO
Co-investorsFribourg Digital
ESX offers a single monthly subscription that gives members access to a network of 730 gyms, pools, yoga, and dance studios across more than 100 cities in Romania, with entry managed via a QR-code app.
MarketplacesSports TechWellness & Fitness
evoMAG is a Romanian online retailer selling electronics and consumer products, with corporate offers that include personalized payment terms, credit limits, and free delivery for business customers.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechBucharest, RO
Footprints AI operates a retail media platform that uses in-store sensors, screen and radio playout data, POS transactions, and mobile app activity to target shoppers by real purchase behavior and attribute ad exposure to actual sales down to the SKU.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Co-investorsVenturebeamSeedBlink
Green Horse Games develops mobile games aimed at connecting players around the world.
ConsumerGaming
Hunch is a platform that integrates creative production, media execution, data feeds, and localization to help marketing teams reduce manual work and accelerate campaign delivery.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsSouth Central VenturesHashed Emergent
avocatnet.ro is a Romanian online publication providing news, articles, and analysis on legal, tax, labor, and business regulatory topics for professionals and the general public in Romania.
LegalTechMedia & Entertainment
ITH Group is a group of healthcare companies operating since 2008 that provides aseptic compounding, pharmacy dispensing, GP health center services, and digital health solutions.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsH.I.G. Capital
Leanpay provides a regulated Buy Now Pay Later financing solution that lets consumers split purchases of up to €12,000 into as many as 84 installments across both online and physical stores.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Misa Zivic(Founder)in
Co-investorsSouth Central VenturesBlackPeak CapitalLead Ventures
Leanpay offers a fully digital installment payment ("buy now, pay later") service that lets consumers check their credit limit instantly and split purchases into monthly payments at partner stores, both online and in physical shops.
ConsumerFintechRetail Tech
Omniconvert provides an AI-powered eCommerce growth engine that helps performance marketers optimize campaigns using customer lifetime value targeting and automated creative generation.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Valentin Radu(Founder)in
SeedBlink offers infrastructure for angel investors and syndicate leads to build investment communities, letting them share deal pipelines, collect member votes, and run private funding rounds with automated KYC/AML, contract generation, e-signature and banking.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Andrei Dudoiu(Founder)inCarmen Sebe(Founder)inAndrei Hancu(Founder)in
Co-investorsGecad Ventures
Simartis develops mobile connectivity software for telecom operators, including OTA SIM management, eSIM, device management, SIM backup, and digital marketing platforms.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors3TS Capital Partners
SmartBill is a cloud-based invoicing and accounting software platform that enables businesses to issue, deliver, and receive invoices online, manage inventory, and process payments.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRomania, RO
Mircea Capatina(Founder)inIoana Hasan(Founder)in
Co-investorsGecad Ventures
SmartDreamers offers a recruitment marketing platform that helps enterprise talent acquisition teams build career websites, run social media recruiting campaigns, nurture candidates via email and text, and track sourcing performance in a unified dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketing Tech
Co-investorsGapMinder
SOMA develops eye tracking-based digital biomarkers and algorithms that measure cognitive processes such as cognitive load and perception in real time, offering an alternative to lab-based methods like EEG and fNIRS.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsGateway Trustee GmbH
Wearable smartwatch technology company; sold to Fitbit.
Co-investorsGecad Ventures
Vola.ro is an online travel agency that aggregates and sells airline tickets (low-cost and full-service carriers) alongside hotel bookings, vacation packages, car rentals, airport transfers, and travel insurance.
E-commerceMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
MarketizatorMulti Asset Manager
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVoxa · publishingperspectives.com · Apr 8, 2026
3TS Capital Partners · prnewswire.com · Nov 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Catalyst Romania made?
- Catalyst Romania has 31 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Catalyst Romania invest at?
- Catalyst Romania invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Catalyst Romania's typical check size?
- Catalyst Romania typically writes checks of $1.1M – $3.3M.
- What sectors does Catalyst Romania focus on?
- Catalyst Romania focuses on Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Catalyst Romania located?
- Catalyst Romania is headquartered in Bucharest, RO.
- Does Catalyst Romania lead rounds?
- Yes, Catalyst Romania leads investment rounds.
- Who does Catalyst Romania co-invest with?
- Catalyst Romania most often shares deals with Gecad Ventures, South Central Ventures, 3TS Capital Partners, among 15 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDemo Day Startup Alliance 2022 - Alin Stanciu, Partner Catalyst Romania
InnovX Xelerator · Alin Stanciu
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