Miruna-Ioana Girtu
InvestorEndeavor Fellow at Endeavor Catalyst · Advisory Board Member at Oxford Seed Fund · Venture Partner at SyndicateRoom
United Kingdom
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Miruna-Ioana Girtu is a Principal at Heritage Holdings and Venture Partner at SR, where she invests in early-stage startups and works to expand access to capital and partnerships within the startup ecosystem. She serves as an Entrepreneurship Expert and tutor at Oxford University, advises multiple academic and accelerator institutions including Oxford Seed Fund and Yale's Center for Digital Health & Innovation, and contributes to Forbes on venture capital and startup ecosystem topics. Her background includes degrees in Economics, International Business, and Management from UCL, Cambridge Judge Business School, and other institutions.
Experience
- Heritage HoldingsPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Founders at the University of CambridgeFounding Member - Cambridge Founderscurrent2023 — present
- EndeavorEndeavor Fellowcurrent2024 — present
- SyndicateRoomVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- SyndicateRoomPartner2019 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- SyndicateRoomHead of New Product (SRC)2016 — 2019
- SyndicateRoomStrategic Partnerships Manager2016 — 2019
- SyndicateRoomInvestment Associate2015 — 2016
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordTutor, Entrepreneurship Project, MBA and EMBA Programmecurrent2022 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordEntrepreneurship Expert, Entrepreneurship Centrecurrent2019 — presentGreater Oxford Area
- Oxford Seed FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Oxford Area
- Skylight VenturesDirectorcurrent2020 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- European CommissionInnovation Radar Jury Membercurrent2020 — present
- Alma AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Sie.Mentorcurrent2020 — present
- UCL Innovation & EnterpriseInvestment Mentorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Yale UniversityAdvisory Board Member - Yale University School of Medicine's Center for Digital Health & Innovationcurrent2020 — present
- ForbesContributorcurrent2018 — present
- London & PartnersMentor - The Mayor of London International Business Programmecurrent2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- WayraMentor - Telefónica Open Futurecurrent2018 — present
- BACKED VCVenture & Talent Scout2020 — 2023London
- Lloyds Banking GroupConsultant2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Innovations for Poverty ActionResearch Project Assistant2012 — 2013Rome, Latium, Italy
Skills & more
Econometrics36Economics15Corporate Finance8Statistics4Start-ups38Business Analysis5Business Strategy10Entrepreneurship8Finance6Research5Venture Capital2Analysis13
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StrategyManagementAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · French · Italian · Romanian · Spanish
- Financial Modelling in Private Equity and Venture Capital — UK Private Capital
- Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows
From Miruna-Ioana's professional profile.
Colleagues at Endeavor Catalyst
Abbi Larkin
Manager, Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Catalyst
Agustina Cianciarullo
Manager, Entrepreneur Experience at Endeavor Catalyst
Alan Gomes
Founder at Incognia
Alejandro Martí
Venture Partner at Faber
Alexis Patjane
Founder at 99 Minutos
Ali Ayala
Senior Manager, Operations at Endeavor Catalyst
Allen Taylor
Managing Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor Catalyst
Amber Cohon
Associate, Capital at Endeavor Catalyst
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Miruna-Ioana Girtu?
- Miruna-Ioana Girtu is a Principal at Heritage Holdings and Venture Partner at SR, where she invests in early-stage startups and works to expand access to capital and partnerships within the startup ecosystem. She serves as an Entrepreneurship Expert and tutor at Oxford University, advises multiple academic and accelerator institutions including Oxford Seed Fund and Yale's Center for Digital Health & Innovation, and contributes to Forbes on venture capital and startup ecosystem topics. Her background includes degrees in Economics, International Business, and Management from UCL, Cambridge Judge Business School, and other institutions.
- Where does Miruna-Ioana Girtu work?
- Miruna-Ioana Girtu is Endeavor Fellow at Endeavor Catalyst.
- What check size does Miruna-Ioana Girtu write?
- Miruna-Ioana Girtu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Miruna-Ioana Girtu go to school?
- Miruna-Ioana Girtu studied at University of Cambridge (MPhil Management, Judge Business School); UCL (BA European Social and Political Studies (full Economics specialisation), 1st Class Honours); Sapienza Università di Roma (Exchange Programme, Economics and Business).
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