| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.01.2026 | Biggest Funding Rounds for Romanian Startups in 2025 | Romania ~
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After 2024, a year of stabilization for Romanian startups, 2025 has surpassed expectations. The most striking indicator of this shift is the sheer volume of capital; while 2024’s growth was characterized by incremental ju... |
| 05.01.2026 | CES 2026 showcases Europe’s hardware renaissance | This week CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, kicks off in Las Vegas. It's a truly mammoth event, encompassing a myriad of venues and side events.
While there’s the usual suite of wearables and gadgets sure to end up in your junk drawer wit... |
| 21.11.2025 | EIT Urban Mobility reports strong results and new €44M Fund | EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, announced results demonstrating the measurable impact of its investment approach and and commits €44M for future i... |
| 27.10.2025 | European tech weekly recap: More than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.3B | Last week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 The top three industries that raised the most were cleantech (€791.6 ... |
| 20.10.2025 | From guiding the blind to delivering goods: Romania’s .lumen expands Its AI vision into urban robotics with €11 million grant | Cluj-Napoca-based DeepTech startup .lumen, known for its AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured an €11 million grant for the project “PABLO – Autonomous Robots for Urban Delivery”, funded under the Intelligent Growth, Digitalization,... |
| 06.08.2025 | From lab to market: 10 of the most promising EU-funded HealthTech startups | HealthTech is one of Europe’s fastest-growing startup sectors, and EU funding is playing a major role in driving the next wave of innovation. From AI-powered diagnostics to smart medical devices, startups across the continent are tackling m... |
| 18.06.2025 | Techsylvania 2025 Returns to Cluj with Global Tech Leaders Shaping the Future of Innovation | Techsylvania 2025 returns on June 25–26th in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with global tech leaders This edition’s topics include startup resilience, employment in the AI era, and regulated market strategies The event features 40+ speakers from com... |
| 27.05.2025 | Romanian DeepTech .lumen Secured the CE Certification – What Does it Mean? | Cluj, Romania ~
Company:
.lumen, a Romanian deep tech company developing assistive wearable technology for the visually impaired, has recently obtained the CE certification for its .lumen Glasses. The certification marks a significant regul... |
| 18.04.2025 | Romania's Tech Renaissance: A New Dawn for Innovation | Romania is on the rise. The country is transforming into a tech powerhouse in Eastern Europe. It’s a land where ideas bloom and innovation thrives. In 2024, Romanian startups raised a staggering €128.6 million. This marks the fourth consecu... |
| 17.04.2025 | Romania's tech surge: Talent, capital & a bold vision | Romania has become one of Eastern Europe’s most vibrant and promising tech hubs. In 2024, as noted in the Venture in Eastern Europe 2024 Report, Romanian startups raised a record €128.6 million, marking the fourth consecutive year of fundin... |
| 13.02.2025 | Empowering Romania’s Bold Innovators–Interviewing the Startups That Joined Orange Fab | Bucharest, Romania ~
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Orange Fab is Romania’s first corporate accelerator, and this story follows four visionary founders as they reveal how their partnership with a telecom giant is sparking breakthroughs across different technolog... |
| 21.01.2025 | Revolutionizing Mobility: .lumen's Innovative Approach to Assistive Technology | In the heart of Romania, a beacon of hope shines for the visually impaired. .lumen, a startup founded in 2020, is on a mission to transform lives. With a unique blend of technology and empathy, they are tackling the challenges faced by blin... |
| 21.01.2025 | Meet The 4 New Startups Joining Orange Fab Acceleration Program | Bucharest, Romania ~
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Orange Romania’s acceleration program and Romania’s first corporate accelerator, Orange Fab, amplifies the power of collaboration between corporations and startups, to facilitate Romanian entrepreneurs’ access ... |
| 21.01.2025 | Romanian .Lumen Raises Again: This Time With Record SeedBlink Crowdfunding | Cluj-napoca, Romania ~
Company:
The newest deal comes from .lumen based in Romania.
👯 Founder(s): Cornel Amariei (inspired by his family’s experiences with disabilities, he founded .lumen to leverage technology for transformative impact)
📅 ... |
| 12.12.2024 | SeedBlink Expands Its Offering and Democratizes Secondary Markets | SeedBlink launches its proprietary platform for secondary trading Its main standout feature is SeeedBlink’s trademark democratized access Such juggernauts as Klarna, .lumen, and Bolt are heralding SeedBlink’sfacilitated access to tier-one s... |
| 02.12.2024 | SeedBlink and Mewery Invite to an Extended Presentation Event | Another edition of SeedBlink’s Fire Pitch of the Week will take place on December 2nd As usual, the pitching event will take place online via Zoom The pitching company of the day is Mewery
On December 2nd, the famous Romanian co-investment ... |
| 21.11.2024 | SeedBlink and Sense4FIT Invite to an Extended Presentation Event | Another edition of SeedBlink’s Fire Pitch of the Week will take place on November 26th As usual, the pitching event will take place online via Zoom The pitching company of the day is Sense4FIT
On November 26th, the famous Romanian co-invest... |
| 07.11.2024 | SeedBlink and SiGaN Tech to Host a Comprehensive Showcase Event | Another edition of SeedBlink’s Fire Pitch of the Week will take place on November 11th As usual, the pitching event will take place online via Zoom The pitching startup of the day is SiGaN Tech
On November 11th, the famous Romanian co-inves... |
| 04.11.2024 | SeedBlink Invites VCs to Share their View of Early-Stage Investments | SeedBlink invites to a webinar on the VC outlook on investments in early-stage startups The event will take place online via Zoom The guest speakers are Cristian Munteanu of Early Game Ventures and Stoyan Nedin of Vitosha Venture Partners
O... |
| 24.10.2024 | SeedBlink and Evopath Invite to an Extended Presentation Event | Another edition of SeedBlink’s Fire Pitch of the Week will take place on October 28th As usual, the pitching event will take place online via Zoom The pitching startup of the day is Evopath
On October 28th, the famous Romanian co-investment... |
| 17.10.2024 | SeedBlink and Swisspod Invite to an Extended Presentation Event | Another edition of SeedBlink’s Fire Pitch of the Week will take place on October 21st As usual, the pitching event will take place online via Zoom The pitching startup of the day is Swisspod Technologies
On October 21st, the famous Romanian... |
| 03.10.2024 | SeedBlink and Pago Invite to an Extended Presentation Event | Another edition of SeedBlink’s Fire Pitch of the Week will take place on October 7th As usual, the pitching event will take place online via Zoom The pitching startup of the day is Pago
On October 7th, the famous Romanian co-investment plat... |
| 28.08.2024 | Leading the way: 10 promising European startups helping the blind and visually impaired | Visual impairments, including blindness and partial sight, affect millions of people worldwide, significantly impacting their ability to navigate daily life independently. These impairments can range from complete blindness to various degre... |
| 19.07.2024 | Lumen raises €1M in a day on SeedBlink for smart glasses for the visually impaired | Romanian assistive tech startup Lumen, known for its smart glasses that improve mobility for the visually impaired, has secured €5 million in funding. This includes a record-breaking €1 million raised in a single day on the SeedBlink platfo... |
| 28.03.2024 | EIC Scaling Club announces its first 48 European deeptech scaleups | Today the EIC Scaling Club unveiled the selection of the first 48 European deep tech scaleups to join its curated community of standout companies, investors, corporate innovators, mentors, media firms and other industry stakeholders.
The li... |
| 16.09.2022 | Vote For CEE Future Shaper 2022 and Win Awards at Wolves Summit Vienna | Vienna, Austria ~
What name pops up in your mind when you think about the tech heroes shaping the future of the innovation ecosystem in Central Eastern Europe? Why don’t you share it with us and let your tech hero win some international rec... |
| 22.09.2021 | 21 start-ups selected to innovate for healthy ageing | The awards are part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition – a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human health and function later in life.
Founded by the U.S. National A... |
| 29.07.2021 | Cornel Amariei’s journey: from growing up in a family with disabilities to building high-tech glasses that empower the blind | Cluj, Romania ~
Company:
.lumen is a Cluj-based startup that was first launched in 2018 as a research project with only nine members. Two years later, the team has grown to 40 members and announced the details of their AI and robotics syste... |
| 28.07.2021 | .lumen: Meet the team empowering millions of people who are blind through AI and machine learning models | Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation. The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is ... |
| 29.06.2021 | Cisco : Announcing the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners | When it comes to career paths, I don't think I could have landed in a more fulfilling role. There are so many aspects of my job that keep me curious, inspired, and excited to get out of bed every day. One of those is the opportunity I get e... |
| 11.01.2021 | Podcast #019 .Lumen [cutting edge tech to change lives of millions, Series-A round planned for 2021] | Podcast Guest:
Company: .Lumen Co-founder: Cornel Amariei |
| - | Glasses for the Blind: Romanian .Lumen is raising €5M to help blind individuals | In a transformative leap from local innovation to global sensation, the Romanian startup .lumen is on a mission to restore mobility to the blind and visually impaired. Today, .lumen announces a €5 million funding round, with €1 million avai... |
| - | Romanian MedTech startup dotLumen among the winners of the global Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards and ensures a €50k investment | The Romanian MedTech startup dotLumen (also .lumen) received €50.000 in seed funding after ranking among the 21 winners of the inaugural round of Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards, part of the multi-year international competition Healthy Lo... |
| - | Startup-ul românesc .lumen, admis într-un accelerator de afaceri european | Startup-ul românesc .lumen, fondat de Cornel Amariei, Gabriel Chindriş și Mihai Ivașcu, a fost admis în programul de accelerare EIT Urban Mobility, susținut de Uniunea Europeană. |
| - | dotLumen - Empowering the Blind | “.lumen is the research startup which builds glasses that empower the blind to live a better life.” |
