And here are the lucky…..

….. startups present for the final VentureConnect meeting, on 23rd of November in Bucharest. The event is scheduled to take place at Hotel Intercontinental, Room Fortuna, 21st floor :) Aiming for the sky, no?

Arobs Transilvania

Arobs Transilvania will present during VentureConnect a software platform that will improve the activity of a taxi call center by processing more orders and automatically dispatching to the active cabs on the road. It is an online service accessible for both Businesses and End users. The core functions are the service access in an efficient manner and various scheduling options. Besides those, there are side services that will grow and get more focus as the service gets more usage.

Socialook

SociaLook is a contact discovery tool that allows users to find relevant contacts in a company by combining the social graph with employment, investment and other professional data. Their product is aimed at people working in sales, business development, but also at entrepreneurs. It will enable them to find warm leads in two ways. First, it will show which employees of a target company have a blog or an active Twitter account – providing an avenue for getting in touch. Second, it will show which of the user’s social connections are linked professionally to people from the target company, and how.

123 ContactForm

123 ContactForm is an online form builder that can be used to create powerful forms as easy as 1-2-3. No programming skills are required, users just design the form in a shiny yet simple interface and get the final script. Forms integrate smoothly with 3rd party applications, accept payments  and work on any blog or platform.

Ringhel

Ringhel Team developed an unique software for helping energy supliers manage their business and decided to take the chalange to a new level – to create the only “Energy Mall”.

At the moment, energy suppliers pay consultants to find energy consumers, in order to increase their portofolio of clients and grow their business. The energy business gets increasingly harder to stay alive in, so this will come as a breath of fresh air for the energy suppliers but also for the energy consumers, giving the fact that they have no real access to the market and the price information.

Fish Smarty

Fish Smarty™ has been created by Smarty Education Ltd, a company formed by two innovative founders (50-50 shares) to pioneer and develop new forms of early child education. The idea of creating an online educational playground for children was born in 2008. The founders of Fish Smarty wanted to build an ad-free and safe environment where children could explore the world, play, learn, and have fun at the same time. After months of studying educational materials, interviewing parents, and analyzing different national curricula, the concept of Explore, Play, and Learn™ was finalized as a base for Fish Smarty development. In early 2009, Fish Smarty website was released to a limited number of parents and children around the world for reviewing and testing; receiving great feedback.

Fluidtrends

Fluid Trends, Inc. is a mobile software development company based out of Toronto, Canada. The company is strategically positioned to become a leading mobile technology provider in the emergent enterprise mobile payment market through the upcoming launch of Zimbrew™, an open-source in-app mobile payment software development kit.

Bittnet Systems

The market leader in IT Network Training in Romania, BITTNET is not a startup anymore. We have a proven business record over the past 5 years,  demonstrating continous growth over this difficult period.

We are currently making EUR 500 000 per year in revenue and intend to grow this 8 times over the next 5 years.

In an fast-moving industry where employees are the biggest expense, BITTNET has the lowest cost for this precious resource, an advantage that is improbable we will ever lose because of our recruting process : internship based model and revenue sharing model.

We are highly certified and our performance has been recognized numerous times. We  are currently expanding our sales team and have won a non refundable,  European Structural Funds grant of EUR 200 000 for acquiring the most modern training lab in Romania.

Vinsieu.ro

The project www.vinsieu.ro was launched in July 2009. It is a local online timeout guide, containing the largest database of events in Romania. It was originally developed and financed by Neobyte Solutions SRL, a Romanian web and mobile development agency with 10 years of experience. Current shareholders are SC Neobyte Solutions SRL with 83% and Mr. Alin Merches with 17%.

Monetization for VinSiEu.ro has 3 revenue streams:

  • Upselling premium positions
  • Advertisements
  • Selling tickets

Anticariatultau.ro

AnticariatulTau.ro is an online store that sells Antique Books & Collectibles. It was founded 3 years ago by one of the most successful Antique Books dealer in Romania and it was fueled by passion for Antiques. It is now the Premier Place for Antique Books & Collectibles with more than 23.000 live unique products updated daily.

ChazeBuzz.com

Serengeti.hr launched chasebuzz.com – online community connecting ICT companies, business consulting companies and buyers to help them do business with more success. It enables ICT and business consulting companies to upload and present their success stories and attract new sales leads, reach new markets, find business partners based on skills compatibility, get access to decision makers and close more deals. It also enables ICT buyers to reduce number of unsuccessful ICT projects, connect with peers and align their development plans with industry trends.

Policy Owl

PolicyOwl is a web dashboard for all your insurance products. It is an early stage technology business targeting the UK market, but currently based in Sibiu, Romania

  • We disrupt the insurance industry, by incentizing users to switch providers for guaranteed savings (ex: email me if I can save at least £50 for switching providers after cancellation fees etc.) +
  • We sum up your policy Ts&Cs in a few easy to understand bullet points +
  • We email you expiration reminders and suggestions.
  • Confirm your attendance

    Thank you for your interest in VentureConnect. The final edition will take place on 23rd of November, at Hotel Intercontinental in Bucharest. In order to confirm your participation, please fill in the following details.

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  • Who should apply?

    Entrepreneurs with ongoing businesses and developing projects in the IT/Internet/Technology areas who are in search of more than EUR 250,000 for expansion capital.

    Together with GECAD Group, we are launching a new funding opportunity for startups in the fields of software, web, technology and ecommerce. The seed investment grated through VentureConnect starts with EUR 50.000 for each session.

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  • Application Process

    Close to Cluj? Select VentureConnect Cluj button on the homepage. Send your application form by October 2nd. VentureConnect Cluj is organized on 12th of October. Attendance is free of charge.

    Close to Timisoara? Select VentureConnect Timisoara button on the homepage. Send your application form by October 7th. VentureConnect Timisoara is organized on 19th of October. Attendance is free of charge.

    Interested in coming to Bucharest directly? Select VentureConnect Bucharest button on the homepage. Send your application form by November 15th.

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  • Testimonials

    Călin Ştefanescu, CEO TJobs, advises Romanian entrepreneurs: The first event held in June 2010 was an excellent initiative, with well selected entrepreneurs offering a balanced choice of local and international potential.

    Stefan Cordier, from Lime&Tonic believes: "I was thoroughly impressed with the organization of the event, the caliber of investors present, and the great ventures presented by the entrepreneurs. We had lots of follow-up meetings with investors & left with very positive feelings that we will close additional investment. Well worth the trip.

  • Eligibility Rules

    This autumn, VentureConnect announces two local meetings: in Cluj-Napoca on 12th of October and in Timisoara on 19th of October. The two VentureConnect local editions are a selection for the final competition in Bucharest, on 23rd November.

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  • Venture Connect is an initiative of: Biris Goran