Last week we participated in Techmatch’s online webinar “What the British say, what they really mean, and what others understand”, facilitated by Valentin Maior, CEO of TechMatch, and having as guest speaker Bob Spence, International Business Development Consultant. The session … Read More
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On Concerns Related to a Startup’s Competition
Recently, in a discussion, an investor said we should watch out for a potential competitor of a startup as a major concern (both startups are very early-stage, barely having a product) and this got me triggered to write this text. … Read More
How to analyze an accelerator and decide if it is suitable for your startup
The other day I was asked by the founder of a startup what acceleration program I would recommend, how he/she should talk to them and what their conditions are. We frequently receive such questions at Activize and there are no … Read More
How to pitch your project at hackathons
Based on my involvement as participant, mentor, jury member or organiser in 40 hackathons and similar events in Europe, over time I’ve taken notes on how to prepare better when you want to pitch your idea/project in front of the … Read More
Conferences on tech and startups to check out this spring
Now that the winter season is almost over, it is time for conferences on different topics to take place (still in on-line) and give us the opportunity to meet experts and startups from Europe and the world. There are plenty … Read More
How was this year’s kick-off for the Romanian startup ecosystem
Although 2021 just started, the Romanian startup ecosystem has been rocking the scene ambitiously. Through our monitoring, in the last two months, we gathered several exciting updates related to the startup world and its activities. With the aim to keep … Read More
When and How to Use Influencer Marketing for Your Startup
When thinking about a specific brand of either food, clothes, beauty products or technical equipment and gadgets, we all begin to connect them with a certain celebrity or so to speak “influencer”. Moreover, they are often the first ones that … Read More
Ten foreign startups with Romanian co-founders to have in mind
We talk a lot about the Romanian startup ecosystem and the startups active here, but this time we looked over the news for startups that are co-founded by Romanians living abroad, thus startups with headquarters elsewhere. With more than €240M … Read More
Overview of the Romanian autumn for conferences and programs for startups
Last fall was full of online conferences, hackathons, new opportunities for startups, and also accelerators and incubators that finished their programs. Even though all events, conferences, and programs took place online they still delivered as if things were happening live … Read More
2020 – the Year of Angel Investments in Romania
The business angel investor community in Romania is a growing and vibrant network that brings together entrepreneurs and investors to help pre-seed and seed startups in the developing and growing process. Based on the increased activity we monitored this year, … Read More
