https://techangels.ro/news/ Press releases and announcements from TechAngels, the tech business angel investors group in Romania. en https://techangels.ro/news/test-test-test/ https://techangels.ro/news/test-test-test/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT test https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-initiates-esil-moldova-to-build-angel-investment-capacity/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-initiates-esil-moldova-to-build-angel-investment-capacity/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels Romania, Business Angels Europe, META Group and MTTN launch ESIL Moldova, a two-year program building business angel investment capacity in Moldova. https://techangels.ro/news/ana-maria-andronic-is-the-new-president-of-techangels/ https://techangels.ro/news/ana-maria-andronic-is-the-new-president-of-techangels/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The TechAngels Board has appointed Ana Maria Andronic as President, for a mandate that she will hold until the next internal elections, scheduled for next year. https://techangels.ro/news/romania-joins-the-defence-angels-european-network/ https://techangels.ro/news/romania-joins-the-defence-angels-european-network/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Defence Angels European Network launched in Brussels with investors from 16 countries; TechAngels represents Romania on the board. https://techangels.ro/news/romania-should-be-in-the-first-wave-of-the-capital-markets-union-deepening/ https://techangels.ro/news/romania-should-be-in-the-first-wave-of-the-capital-markets-union-deepening/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels, together with Romanian Business Leaders and ROPEA, supports Romania’s participation in the first wave of the Capital Markets Union deepening. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-investments-in-2025-with-selective-investments-and-capital-directed-towards-growth/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-investments-in-2025-with-selective-investments-and-capital-directed-towards-growth/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT In 2025, TechAngels members made direct investments of over 1.6 million euros in technology startups. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-on-investment-screening-rules/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-on-investment-screening-rules/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels submitted a position paper on Emergency Ordinance 46/2022, urging a more agile investment screening model for Romania. https://techangels.ro/news/2025-the-year-romanian-tech-changed-gears/ https://techangels.ro/news/2025-the-year-romanian-tech-changed-gears/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT As 2025 comes to an end, the Romanian tech ecosystem looks different from previous years. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-h1-2025-results/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-h1-2025-results/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Members of TechAngels, Romania’s most experienced angel investor network, directly invested nearly €1 million in the first half of 2025. https://techangels.ro/news/beyond-package-2/ https://techangels.ro/news/beyond-package-2/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT With the adoption of Package 2, the provisions on the mandatory conversion of Convertible Loan Agreements (CLAs) have been removed, TechAngels notes. https://techangels.ro/news/from-capital-to-exodus-forced-capitalization-measure-stifles-funding-for-romanian-startups/ https://techangels.ro/news/from-capital-to-exodus-forced-capitalization-measure-stifles-funding-for-romanian-startups/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels warns that mandatory capitalization of shareholder loans endangers Romania's innovation ecosystem and private investment. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-stepped-up-investments-in-2024/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-stepped-up-investments-in-2024/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels investments reached EUR 2.757 million in H2 2024, almost triple H1, bringing the 2024 total to EUR 3.777 million, a 25% year-over-year increase. https://techangels.ro/news/ambition-and-struggle-the-tech-ecosystem-in-2024/ https://techangels.ro/news/ambition-and-struggle-the-tech-ecosystem-in-2024/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Romania's startup scene in 2024 buzzed with ambition: about €245 million in announced financing rounds, reflecting intentions rather than closed deals. https://techangels.ro/news/a-halloween-tale/ https://techangels.ro/news/a-halloween-tale/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT As the pumpkins glow with eerie grins, the business world has its own spooky tales: a Halloween guide for angel investors and startup founders. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-romania-stable-results-in-the-first-semester-of-the-year-and-an-ambitious-strategic-target/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-romania-stable-results-in-the-first-semester-of-the-year-and-an-ambitious-strategic-target/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels members made direct investments of more than €1 million in tech startups in the first half of 2024, similar to the same period last year. https://techangels.ro/news/investments-of-techangels-members-rose-73-in-h2-2023-up-to-an-annual-aggregate-of-eur-3-million/ https://techangels.ro/news/investments-of-techangels-members-rose-73-in-h2-2023-up-to-an-annual-aggregate-of-eur-3-million/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT EUR 2.928 million is the aggregate investment made in 2023 by the members of TechAngels, the largest angel investor network in Romania. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-more-than-eur-1-million-funding-for-the-tech-ecosystem-appetite-for-investments-to-double-in-h2-2023/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-more-than-eur-1-million-funding-for-the-tech-ecosystem-appetite-for-investments-to-double-in-h2-2023/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels members invested EUR 1,013,000 in the first half of 2023, a third of the investments made in H1 2022. https://techangels.ro/news/marius-istrate-will-head-techangels-for-the-next-two-years/ https://techangels.ro/news/marius-istrate-will-head-techangels-for-the-next-two-years/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Marius Istrate is the new president of the TechAngels group, Romania’s first and largest angel investor network, which elected a new leadership team for two years. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-celebrates-10-years-of-angel-investment-in-romania/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-celebrates-10-years-of-angel-investment-in-romania/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels, Romania’s first angel investor network, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, having infused more than EUR 40 million in the Romanian tech ecosystem. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-members-invested-eur-5-679-million-in-2022-50-in-initial-funding-rounds-and-50-in-follow-on-rounds/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-members-invested-eur-5-679-million-in-2022-50-in-initial-funding-rounds-and-50-in-follow-on-rounds/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Aggregate investments by TechAngels members in 2022 amounted to EUR 5.679 million, with EUR 1.023 million placed in the last quarter of the year. https://techangels.ro/news/caution-supplanted-buoyancy-in-the-tech-ecosystem-in-2022-and-will-continue-to-do-so-in-2023/ https://techangels.ro/news/caution-supplanted-buoyancy-in-the-tech-ecosystem-in-2022-and-will-continue-to-do-so-in-2023/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Judging by the first opinions summarized, 2022 was a challenging year for the tech start-ups. https://techangels.ro/news/tech-angels-invested-e4656-million-in-the-tech-startup-ecosystem-in-the-first-9-months-of-the-year/ https://techangels.ro/news/tech-angels-invested-e4656-million-in-the-tech-startup-ecosystem-in-the-first-9-months-of-the-year/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels invested 4.656 million euros in local startups in the first nine months of 2022, down 20% versus the record year 2021. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-group-invested-3-3-million-eur-for-the-development-of-local-startups-in-the-first-half-of-2022/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-group-invested-3-3-million-eur-for-the-development-of-local-startups-in-the-first-half-of-2022/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels members invested EUR 3.3 million during the first half of 2022, up 10% compared to H1 2021. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-investments-tripled-in-q1-2022-year-over-year-to-reach-eur-2-4-million/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-investments-tripled-in-q1-2022-year-over-year-to-reach-eur-2-4-million/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Members of TechAngels, the largest network of private investors supporting the Romanian tech startup ecosystem, invested an aggregate EUR 2.4 million in Q1 2022. https://techangels.ro/news/press-release-techangels-q3-financial-results/ https://techangels.ro/news/press-release-techangels-q3-financial-results/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels members invested more than EUR 2.8 million in Q3 2021, for a year-to-date total of EUR 5.8 million. https://techangels.ro/news/rising-investments-in-the-start-up-community-supported-by-techangels-an-aggregate-eur-3-mln-was-invested-in-this-years-first-half/ https://techangels.ro/news/rising-investments-in-the-start-up-community-supported-by-techangels-an-aggregate-eur-3-mln-was-invested-in-this-years-first-half/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels investors earmarked an aggregate EUR 3 million for investments in the first half of 2021, with Q2 funding doubling versus the first three months. https://techangels.ro/news/asociatia-techangels-a-investit-peste-1-000-000-de-euro-si-creste-cu-20-in-primele-trei-luni-ale-anului-2021/ https://techangels.ro/news/asociatia-techangels-a-investit-peste-1-000-000-de-euro-si-creste-cu-20-in-primele-trei-luni-ale-anului-2021/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT The funds invested by TechAngels members in Q1 amounted to more than EUR 1 million, according to an in-house analysis. https://techangels.ro/news/members-of-techangels-romania-reached-a-total-portfolio-of-175-startups-in-2020/ https://techangels.ro/news/members-of-techangels-romania-reached-a-total-portfolio-of-175-startups-in-2020/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels, the largest network of angel investors in Romania, invested EUR 4 million in 75 startups throughout 2020. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-start-up-review-pandemia-a-scos-in-fata-valoarea-echipelor-si-nevoia-de-know-how-de-business-si-de-piata/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-start-up-review-pandemia-a-scos-in-fata-valoarea-echipelor-si-nevoia-de-know-how-de-business-si-de-piata/ Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT 31.3% of the start-ups attending pitches in the first 11 months of 2020 have caught the eye of TechAngels investors. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-pariul-din-economie-incepe-de-la-un-ecosistem-start-up-solid/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-pariul-din-economie-incepe-de-la-un-ecosistem-start-up-solid/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT One third of the European start-ups are facing risks from the economic impact of the pandemic, according to a survey by europeanstartups.co. https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-q3-2020-results/ https://techangels.ro/news/techangels-q3-2020-results/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT TechAngels attended 60 presentation and pitch sessions in the first nine months of 2020, three times more than a year earlier.