Romanian startups raised €103 million in 2025 across 40 transactions, according to a new report by How to Web. The total investment volume is approximately 20% lower than in 2024, showing a recalibration in investment activity within the local ecosystem.
Romanian companies Finqware, Questo are among the fastest growing technology start-ups in the region, being included in the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe ranking.
Members of TechAngels, Romania's leading angel investor network, have directly invested almost €1 million in startups during H1 2025.
DRUID was also named the winner of the CE Tech Rocketship special category, offered by Google Cloud, the program's technology partner at regional level.
The startups in the Early Game Fund I portfolio reached annual revenues of 43 million euros and over 400 employees.
TechAngels members' investment intent for the second semester is €1.8 million, almost double the H1, a similar trend to last year.
Rolling Facility is a new service available on SeedBlink Syndicates that consolidates multiple small investments into a single entity to streamline cap table management.
AccelerAction, a virtual space that connects DeepTech innovators across Europe and that is funded by the European Union, is launching Collab.
The EU unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.0% in 2025, up from 5.9% in 2024, according to new data covering people aged 15-74 in the labour force, according to Eurostat.
Romanians spent €63 million in cinemas in 2025, a record level for the local market, reflecting a 7% increase compared with 2024, while the number of admissions remained stable at 11.2 million, according to data from the Romanian Film Center analysed by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The rapid development of online commerce in recent years has transformed locker networks from an alternative delivery solution into an essential component of Romania's logistics infrastructure, according to representatives of Keba Romania, a provider of infrastructure and technology solutions for logistics, banking services and electric mobility.
Eurowind Energy Romania has received construction permits for the Siminoc project, the company's first hybrid wind-solar park in Constanța County.
Romania now has a complete legal framework for professional training and practice of drone piloting. The Occupational Standard developed by Skyline Drones has been approved and officially published on the National Qualifications Authority website, completing a process initiated and coordinated by Skyline Drones and the Drone Association.