Gap Minder is a 45 Mil $ Venture Capital Fund targeting IT Software and Services start-ups in Romania and Central Eastern Europe.
We sit at the heart of the fastest growing European economy with a distinctive technological ecosystem being the third global market for quality and speed of Internet connectivity.
In a dynamic and growing start-up ecosystem, we are committed to support passionate and thoughtful founders to become global entrepreneurs and to rewrite the place of Romania and Central Eastern Europe in the global tech arena.
Innovation, People, Impact.
These are the 3 pillars of our investment vision. We are growing disruptive technologies, daring ideas and strong leaders and we value creativity, value creation and the potential of the businesses to impact markets.
We are creating a major hub for innovation and entrepreneurship for Romania which will help us positioning among the leaders in European Innovation.
We focus on Seed and Series A stages.
We sit at the heart of the fastest growing European economy with a distinctive technological ecosystem being the third global market for quality and speed of Internet connectivity.
In a dynamic and growing start-up ecosystem, we are committed to support passionate and thoughtful founders to become global entrepreneurs and to rewrite the place of Romania and Central Eastern Europe in the global tech arena.
Innovation, People, Impact.
These are the 3 pillars of our investment vision. We are growing disruptive technologies, daring ideas and strong leaders and we value creativity, value creation and the potential of the businesses to impact markets.
We are creating a major hub for innovation and entrepreneurship for Romania which will help us positioning among the leaders in European Innovation.
We focus on Seed and Series A stages.
Location: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Employees: 11-50
Phone:+40 742 180 889
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A
Portfolio 49
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 01.11.2022 | Flip.ro | flip.ro | $8.67M | - |
| 01.11.2022 | Rayscape (... | rayscape.ai | $500K | Romania |
| 01.11.2022 | Amsimcel | amsimcel.com | $4.72M | - |
| 01.11.2022 | OutThink | outthink.io | $10M | United Kin... |
| 01.11.2022 | YAROOMS | yarooms.com | $2.06M | Romania, B... |
| 01.11.2022 | iqnautics | iqnautics.com | - | Netherland... |
| 23.02.2022 | Synaptiq.i... | synaptiq.io | $1.14M | Romania |
| 22.12.2021 | Eventmix | eventmix.live | - | - |
| 12.02.2021 | Aggero | aggero.io | $4M | United Kin... |
| 22.01.2021 | Innoship | innoship.io | $1.32M | - |
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News 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.01.2021 | Innoship Startup Raises 550,000 EUR as Seed Investment from GapMinder Venture Partners | Bucharest, 5 August 2020 The funding will support the company’s initial growth spurt to become the leading orchestrator of multiple last-mile delivery options for independent eCommerce businesses in Romania and in CEE. Innoship startup, t... |
| 22.01.2021 | DRUID attracts a $ 2.5 million Series A investment. The GapMinder investment fund leads the round | Bucharest, January 12th, 2021 DRUID, a company specialized in developing intelligent virtual assistants (chatbots) for Enterprise organizations, announces the attraction of a new round of financing of 2.5 million dollars. The round was led... |
| 22.01.2021 | Soleadify secures seed funding for database that uses machine learning to track 40M businesses | Usually, databases about companies have to be painstakingly updated by humans. Soleadify is a startup that uses machine learning to create profiles for businesses in any industry. The first of the company’s products is a business search eng... |
| 22.01.2021 | Cartloop, a startup that helps eCommerce brands bring the in-store experience online raises a €300K investment from GapMinder VC | Bucharest, September 29, 2020: The company targets global extension Cartloop, a startup that helps eCommerce brands build customer relationships and increase sales by texting customers in real-time received a €300,000 investment from GapM... |
| - | FintechOS gets EUR 600,000 in financing from GapMinder VC Fund | FintechOS, a company specialized in accelerating the digital transformation of financial institutions, received EUR 600,000 in financing from GapMinder VC, going up to a total of EUR 1.6 million. The company aims to attract another EUR 400,... |
| - | 8 startups will join the second batch of Techcelerator program and will get early stage investment from GapMinder | Techcelerator, the accelerator in Romania that supports financially tech startups via its exclusive partner, GapMinder, finalized the selection of the best applications for the second round of the program. These will benefit from intensive ... |
| - | Undelucram.ro receives EUR 300,000 investment from GapMinder Venture Partners, Oana Ciornei | 17th of July 2019 Undelucram.ro, the largest online community dedicated to both employees and employers in Romania, continues its expansion on international markets with a EUR 300,000 investment received from GapMinder Venture Partners BV ... |
| - | GapMinder makes a follow-on investment in TypingDNA which raises USD 7M Series A to improve typing biometrics adoption worldwide | Bucharest, January 5th, 2020 GapMinder makes a follow-on in Series A investment of USD 1.2 million in TypingDNA, after leading a USD 1.5 million Seed Round, in November 2018. Typing biometrics will enable existing applications such as aut... |
| - | GapMinder, the investment fund of € 36 million, is in the process of selecting the startups for Techcelerator’s third cohort | 3rd of April 2019 26 tech startups from 185 that applied to enter the third round of the Techcelerator acceleration program are in the final stage of the selection that will take place from 4-5 April at a boot camp organized in Bucharest. ... |
| - | TypingDNA Raises $1.5M Seed Round to Fuel International Expansion of Typing Biometrics Technology | January 31, 2019 A Techstars NYC ‘18 company, TypingDNA is an innovative AI tech and game changer in behavioral biometrics started in 2016 in Romania by entrepreneur and data scientist Raul Popa. TypingDNA has clients in the U.S. and Eur... |
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Mentions in press and media 48
| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.02.2026 | 5 Romanian Fintech Startups to Watch, According to Investors | Romania ~ Company: Independent market projections indicate that total digital payments in Romania could climb to nearly $93.5 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual rate of just over 20%. This growth is opening new opportunities for ... |
| 11.12.2025 | 18 Deep Tech Startups from CEE You Should Keep an Eye On | CEE ~ Company: Europe possesses world-class research institutions and scientists, and Central & Eastern Europe is no exception to that. For that matter, the European market already treats this sector like a safe harbor. Deep Tech acted ... |
| 23.07.2025 | 10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Romania (H1 2025): DRUID AI Leading the Top | Romania ~ Company: Romanian top startups had a bit stronger start in 2025 than in 2024. FintechOS took the biggest investment of 2024 title, while DRUID AI is taking the same place this year, with substantial Series C. We also see some fami... |
| 13.09.2023 | ChatGPT-powered tool for enterprises, Druid, focuses on US with new funding | The European startup is expanding its US presence with $30 million in new funding For many, ChatGPT has become a regular go-to tool for quick but thorough information. Naturally, this has spilled over into work, which has led companies incl... |
| 03.08.2023 | TOP cele mai mari dificultăți ale startup-urilor de inteligență artificială. Ce finanțări vizează (raport Google for Startups și Techcelerator) | Aproape jumătate dintre startup-urile de inteligență artificială care vor să atragă finanțări în următorii doi ani vizează sume de peste un milion de euro, arată raportul “RO AI MAP 2022/2023”, realizat de Google for Startups și Techcelerat... |
| 14.06.2023 | Romanian HRtech Undelucram receives €1M in a late-seed round | Romanian HRtech Undelucram receives €1M in a late-seed round 14 June, 2023, 16:18 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The Bucharest-based operator of online employees’... |
| 15.05.2023 | Four CEE funds receive €80M from Romanian Recovery Equity Fund | Four CEE funds receive €80M from Romanian Recovery Equity Fund 15 May, 2023, 17:55 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Romanian Recovery Equity Fund will invest €80 mi... |
| 12.05.2023 | Synaptiq’s AI for Cancer Treatment Raises EUR 600K+ on SeedBlink | Romanian medtech Synaptiq is raising a Seed Round of EUR 600K on SeedBlink Synaptiq’s AI-powered solution dramatically speeds up the contouring of organs at risk The startup will use the investment to complete the clinical trials necessary ... |
| 09.05.2023 | Noi finanțări UE de 80 de milioane EUR din PNRR, pentru investiții în firme românești, prin 4 fonduri de equity. Lista domeniilor incluse | Firmele românești, inclusiv startup-uri, vor putea obține noi finanțări în schimbul unei părți din afaceri, prin 4 fonduri de investiții, care au primit un capital total de 80 de milioane de euro, din fondurile europene alocate prin Planul ... |
| 28.12.2022 | Romanian Cloud MedTech Medicai Sets Sails Overseas | Romanian medtech Medicai detects demand in the US and plans expansion The cloud-based platform offers instant access and exchange of medical imagery between patients and doctors within and outside a medical facility The startup is looking t... |
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