Oana CoșmanThe initiative, unique in the Romanian cultural and media landscape, will tell the story of Romanian innovators and how Romanian startups appeared, what are the key moments of their evolution and where are they going.
Romania is an important market not only for the big IT giants that employ locals, but also for young people whose ideas became reality through technology. The start-up.ro documentary "Romanian Startups - Roaring Tigers of Europe" will premiere in December 2023 and will be a deep dive on the path that innovative businesses in Romania have taken until today.
In the last 9 months, the start-up.ro team talked with more than 60 entrepreneurs and investors from Romania and abroad, to try to outline a correct picture of the evolution of the ecosystem.
The documentary produced by start-up.ro and VideoCorp is directed and edited by Florin Cașotă, editor of start-up.ro and Project Manager of VideoCorp, and the scenario is written by Oana Coșman, editor of start-up.ro and editor-in-chief of the Green publication Start-Up.
The launch of the teaser at How to Web was accompanied by a discussion panel that included Bogdan Iordache (Underline Ventures), Ana Crețu (InnovX-BCR), Ana-Maria Andronic (Bravva Angels), Cristian Pațachia (Orange), which debated the way in which the Romanian ecosystem can evolve, what are the opportunities and the path forward.
start-up.ro is one of the most active mediapublications that tells the story of Romanian entrepreneurs, especially those in the area of tech startups.
VideoCorp is the video production spinoff of InternetCorp, the parent company of start-up.ro, specialized in creating state of the art videos and multimedia productions.
Among the entrepreneurs and investors interviewed for the making of this documentary are Radu Georgescu (SeedBlink), Bogdan Iordache (Underline Ventures, How to Web), Andrei Pitiș and Răzvan Rughiniș (Innovation Labs), Flavia Husar and Daniel Rosner (Innovation Labs), Vladimir Oane (Deepstash), Ioan Iacob (Qualitance), Dan Mihăescu (GapMinder), Marius Ghenea (Catalyst Romania), Sergiu Neguț (Fintech OS), Ana Maria Andronic (Bravva Angels), Radu Constantinescu (Qualitance), Dorin Boerescu (2Performant), Cristian Munteanu (Early Game Ventures), Alexandru Agatinei and Monica Zara (How to Web), Cristian Dascălu (Techcelerator), Tudor Stanciu (Ventures2Law), Dan Lupu (Earlybird Ventures), Ondrej Bartos (Credo Ventures) but also representatives of some organizations such as Rubik Hub (Piatra Neamț), Cluj Hub, CoWork Timișoara, Impact Hub Bucharest and Make IT in Oradea.
The documentary "Romanian Startups. Roaring Tigers of Europe" is a start-up.ro, VideoCorp and InternetCorp production and is supported by BCR, Orange, 2Performant, Mihai Guran, Flaviu Simihăian, Launch, How to Web, Impact Hub and Rubik Hub.
