Mentors

Our growing mentor network spans the globe, from our lovely Cluj, Romania to San Fransisco, NYC, LA, London, Berlin, Holland, Shanghai, and beyond.
Mentors come from diverse backgrounds, including, investors, successful entrepreneurs, industry and domain experts, technical experts, business leaders, and more–
all united by the value of Sharing Success.

Adina Jipa

Adina Jipa

Co-Founder, Oscilloskope

Adrian Horotan

Adrian Horotan

General Partner, Safer Made

Adrian Pica

Adrian Pica

Product Manager,Telenav; Founder, 150sec.com

Agata Kukwa

Agata Kukwa

Entrepreneur, CEO, Non-exec Director, Startup Mentor

Al Lewis

Al Lewis

Principal, Lewis Marketing

Alexandra Groza

Alexandra Groza

Reporter, DIGI24

Alexandru Bradea

Alexandru Bradea

Technical Lead, Quark Technologies

Alexandru Butean

Alexandru Butean

Assistant Professor, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Ana Maria Andronic

Ana Maria Andronic

Counsel, DLA PIPER Dinu SCA

Anca Albu

Anca Albu

Social Innovation Architect, Change.rs.

Andra Gheorghe

Andra Gheorghe

Account Manager, Total PR

Andrea Ramirez Paulin

Andrea Ramirez Paulin

Consultant, Entrepreneur

Andreas Cser

Andreas Cser

Investor, Advisor at Fraser Finance

Andrei Barabas

Andrei Barabas

Product Manager, Zonga

Andrei Ciceu

Andrei Ciceu

Founder, SoferOnline.ro

Andrei Dunca

Andrei Dunca

Engineering Manager, Facebook; CTO, LiveRail (acquired for $ 500 mil)

Andrei Hardau

Andrei Hardau

Software Consultant, NTT Data and Co-founder, Exige

Andrei Roth

Andrei Roth

General Manager, Recognos

Andrei Trifan

Andrei Trifan

Entrepreneur, Franchise Owner Subway Romania

Arun Rao

Arun Rao

Co-founder, Stealth Startup

Bogdan Ceobanu

Bogdan Ceobanu

Policy Officer in the Startups and Innovation Unit, European Commission

Bogdan Ciungara

Bogdan Ciungara

Founder, CBS Design

Calin Vaduva

Calin Vaduva

Founder and CEO, Fortech

Chira Alexandru

Chira Alexandru

Research Fellow, Czech Technical University in Prague

Christopher Pruijser

Christopher Pruijser

Co-founder, Homies.io

Ciprian Marcel Pop

Ciprian Marcel Pop

Professor in Marketing, UBB

Claudiu Jojatu

Claudiu Jojatu

Digital Director, Friends TBWA

Constantin Bindea

Constantin Bindea

Founder and CEO, ARPA Media

Corina Dragoi

Corina Dragoi

People Director Technology and Innovation, Liberty Global VC

Christopher McAndrew

Christopher McAndrew

Senior Business Manager, Amazon Alexa

Cornel Marian Hoza

Cornel Marian Hoza

Co-founder, Ceaprazaria

Cosmin Chiorean

Cosmin Chiorean

COO, Marty Restaurants

Dan Balica

Dan Balica

Affiliated Researcher, UBB

Dan Barna

Dan Barna

EU Funds Consultant

Dan Cobeanu

Dan Cobeanu

Managing Partner, Scala Assistance

Dan Danciu

Dan Danciu

Software Architect, ISDC

Dan Pitic

Dan Pitic

Owner, Perpetuum

Daniel Szekely

Daniel Szekely

Head of SME Banking at Banca Transilvania

Delia Muresan

Delia Muresan

Head of Finance and Personnel, Imprezzio Global

Dorel Vaida

Dorel Vaida

Vice President, EloquentiX

Doru Maierean

Doru Maierean

Senior Software Developer

Dragos Grozavu

Dragos Grozavu

Co-founder at Verne.AI

Dragos Jaliu

Dragos Jaliu

CEO, Structural Consulting Group

Dragos Mihalte

Dragos Mihalte

Director Risk Manager at UBS

Dragos Stanca

Dragos Stanca

Founder, ICEEFest

Elena Markova

Elena Markova

Manager, Evalueserve

Elisabeth Savinescu

Elisabeth Savinescu

Employee Relations Manager, Emerson

Emil Canciu

Emil Canciu

Owner, Rubico

Emil Mesaros

Emil Mesaros

President, ARDOR Transilvania

Emil Tamas

Emil Tamas

Co-founder, Moqups

Eric Prenen

Eric Prenen

Managing Partner, PMC

Florin Benga

Florin Benga

Administrator, Narcoffee Roasters

Florin Grosu

Florin Grosu

Co-founder, Traderion

Flemming Bentzen

Flemming Bentzen

Senior Lecturer, VIA University College

Florian Gheorghe

Florian Gheorghe

Advisory Board Member, Axosuits

Franck Gautier

Franck Gautier

Global Account Director, Singtel Europe

Grega Potokar

Grega Potokar

Co-Founder, ABC Venture Gates GmbH

Horatiu Ilea

Horatiu Ilea

Managing Partner, ARPA Media

Hummer Mars

Hummer Mars

M&A Investment Banker

Ioan Dragan

Ioan Dragan

CEO, Trencadis

Ioan Istrate

Ioan Istrate

Visioneer, XPRIZE

Jacob Segal

Jacob Segal

Principal, Investors Research Group

Juan Carlos Trabolsi

Juan Carlos Trabolsi

Senior Consultant, Wealth Dynamix

Julian Padurariu

Julian Padurariu

Co-founder and CEO, Pony Car Sharing

Justin Coulombe

Justin Coulombe

Strategic Planning, Box

Leonard Lin

Leonard Lin

Advisor, The Bouqs Company

Levente Szabo

Levente Szabo

CEO and Co-founder, HalcyonX

Liana Iuhas

Liana Iuhas

Founder, CEO Quark Technologies

Lucian Isar

Lucian Isar

Chairman, Banca Comerciala Feroviara

Marcel Anghel

Marcel Anghel

Founder and CEO, Qubiz

Marcelus Suciu

Marcelus Suciu

Founder and CEO, Marty Restaurants

Marius Barna

Marius Barna

Project Manager, Lidl Romania

Marius Vanca

Marius Vanca

Business Unit Manager, Fortech

Matei Tiboc

Matei Tiboc

Entrepreneur

Matt Sampalean

Matt Sampalean

Product Manager, SDL

Michael Crusoe

Michael Crusoe

Co-founder, The Common Workflow Language Project

Miguel Leiva-Gomez

Miguel Leiva-Gomez

Business Technology & Growth Specialist

Mihai Joimir

Mihai Joimir

Marketing Manager, Upvertize

Mihai Josan

Mihai Josan

Technology Specialist, Quark Technologies

Mircea Ciorba

Mircea Ciorba

IT Professional

Mircea Goia

Mircea Goia

Business Analyst, Pearson

Nathan Pacer

Nathan Pacer

Co-founder, Venture Scanner

Nicoleta Cinta

Nicoleta Cinta

Deputy CFO, Energobit

Oana Calugar

Oana Calugar

Data-driven Product Manager

Oana Petrus

Oana Petrus

Executive Producer, Techsylvania

Octavian Buiu

Octavian Buiu

Senior Technology Manager, Honeywell Romania

Octavian Buzoianu

Octavian Buzoianu

Founder and General Manager, Cluj Business Center

Ovidiu Boldut

Ovidiu Boldut

Public Notary

Ovidiu Negrean

Ovidiu Negrean

Entrepreneur & Startup Advisor

Owen Brown

Owen Brown

Co-founder, Stealth Startup

Petru Marchidan

Petru Marchidan

Founder and CEO, SoftCookies

Philipp Kandal

Philipp Kandal

General Manager EU, Telenav; Co-founder, Skobbler

Pubudu Waryiapola

Pubudu Waryiapola

Director and Head of Analytics, Goodreads.com

Rada Petrovan

Rada Petrovan

Manager Strategic Marketing, Emerson

Radu Orban

Radu Orban

Co-founder, Soft Tech Plus

Radu Santeiu

Radu Santeiu

Supply Manager, Hilti

Razvan Antonescu

Razvan Antonescu

Online Marketing Consultant

Razvan Balosu

Razvan Balosu

Lawyer

Razvan Damian

Razvan Damian

Owner, Damian Group

Razvan Tanase

Razvan Tanase

Plant Manager, Autoliv

Rohan Chandran

Rohan Chandran

CEO, TechRocket and Chief Digital Officer, iD Tech Camps.

Razvan Costea-Barlutiu

Razvan Costea-Barlutiu

Senior VP Engineering, Laitek Inc

Rumen Iliev

Rumen Iliev

Partner, LauncHub

Samaneh Pourjalali

Samaneh Pourjalali

Executive Director of Marketing, TRAFFIK

Sen Lin

Sen Lin

Investment Professional, LYFE Capita

Serban Petre

Serban Petre

Entrepreneur, Automative Industry, Horeca

Sergiu Biris

Sergiu Biris

Co-Founder & CEO, Zonga; Co-founder, Trilulilu and LiveRail

Silvia Banabic

Silvia Banabic

Co-founder and CFO, Fortech

Simion Muresan

Simion Muresan

Founder, Electrogrup

Sorin Coste

Sorin Coste

CFO, Marty Restaurants

Stefan Negritoiu

Stefan Negritoiu

Co-founder, Freebusy.io

Stephanie Dalquist

Stephanie Dalquist

New Market Intra-preneur, Air Liquide i-Lab

Steve Werkhaiser

Steve Werkhaiser

Board Director, Kingsley Capital Partners LLP

Szabi Szekely

Szabi Szekely

CTO, Co-founder, HalcyonX

Tao Chen

Tao Chen

Associate, Goldman Sachs

Tim Dennison

Tim Dennison

Senior IP Counsel, Philips International B.V

Tudor Ciuleanu

Tudor Ciuleanu

CEO, Imprezzio Global

Tudor Cret

Tudor Cret

Product Manager and COO, NGi Systems

Tudor Muresan

Tudor Muresan

Software Architect, ISDC

Uvin Yadav

Uvin Yadav

Senior Associate, Delhivery

Valentin Vacarus

Valentin Vacarus

Managing Director, Godmother

Valentin Vesa

Valentin Vesa

Brand Evanglist, Sucuri.Inc

Vlad Andriescu

Vlad Andriescu

Producer, Wallstreet 360

Vlad Buzoianu

Vlad Buzoianu

Founder, Bye Bye Stud Academy and Entrepreneur

Vlad Ciurca

Vlad Ciurca

Executive Producer, Techsylvania

Vlad Gliga

Vlad Gliga

Curator, TedxEroilor

Vlad Gorgan

Vlad Gorgan

Co-founder & CTO, Trilulilu & Zonga and Project Manager, Endava

Voicu Oprean

Voicu Oprean

Owner and CEO, AROBS Transilvania

Andrei Polmolea

Andrei Polmolea

Cloud Architect

Lucian Cosoi

Lucian Cosoi

Entrepreneur, Product Manager

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