The April edition of the Catalyst Romania Newsletter

We are delighted to bring forth the latest edition of our newsletter, spotlighting notable updates from Catalyst Romania’s team, important developments and milestones attained by our portfolio companies.

🥇 Adservio becomes the only educational management platform in Romania to receive the Education Alliance Finland certification 🥇

Adservio was given the Education Alliance Finland (EAF) certification, an absolute premiere for an educational management platform from Romania. This award confirms Adservio’s leadership position, with 15 years of experience in transforming the education system in the country.

Moreover, Adservio received a remarkable score for its pedagogical approach, with an evaluation of 91% from EAF. Additionally, it scored 4.19 out of a maximum of 5 in terms of children’s engagement in learning. These high scores attest to the platform’s excellence and its effectiveness in enhancing learning experiences.

With the EAF certification, every school implementing Adservio can position itself at the top of educational innovation and digital transformation. This prestigious recognition underscores Adservio’s ability to significantly enhance the educational experience by promoting improved communication and stronger relationships between schools, students, and their families. Through Adservio, schools utilize new digital tools to make the administrative processes easier, provide real-time updates on academic progress, and facilitate more engaging and efficient learning environments.

⚙️ SeedBlink launches ESOP Design program to help Romanian entrepreneurs reward their employees through shares ⚙️

SeedBlink, in collaboration with Mavers Tax Advisory and Andronic x Partners, announced the launch of ESOP Design, an all-in-one solution developed for the first time in Romania for startups that want to integrate employee equity compensation into their growth strategy.

This program simplifies the process of creating and managing Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) for Romanian companies by leveraging the experience of legal, tax, and digital management specialists, providing founders with the tools and expertise to implement effective ESOPs tailored to Romania’s specific legal and tax environment.

The ESOP Design partnership aligns with SeedBlink’s strategic commitment to promote equity ownership in Romania and Europe. In 2024, SeedBlink is intensifying its efforts to scale equity management platform Nimity, simplifying the stock option plans, funding process and investor communication.

⚡ Code of Talent was recognized as an LMS AI-Leader by JK Research, Inc. ⚡

The research team evaluated 560 learning management systems that claim to offer AI features. They conducted an in-depth analysis to distinguish between systems with genuine, operational AI and those merely using AI as a marketing buzzword. After a series of product demonstrations, they have refined our findings to a shortlist of 68 companies with authentic AI capabilities in their LMS offerings.

With over 560 LMS platforms reviewed and just 68 featuring AI, it’s clear that Code of Talent is part of an innovative club! Code of Talent promises to their clients and partners to help them create trainings that deliver results, not just courses.

📚 InnovX has been recognized by Financial Times, Statista and Sifted as a Leading Start-Up Hub in Europe’s bustling innovation landscape! 📚

Founded in 2019, InnovX stands as one of the youngest six companies listed by Financial Times, Statista and Sifted as a Leading Start-Up Hub in the European landscape. This proves their dedication and drive to push innovators all over Europe to scale and reach their global ambitions and growth!

InnovX was recognized as the #1 Leading Accelerator in Eastern Europe, renowned for their dedication to fostering ambitious startups with growth potential. Catalyst Romania is proud to support them in nurturing these blooming enterprises from Romania and from the region!

Among 125 start-up hubs evaluated across 19 countries, InnovX claimed the #11 spot, underscoring their dedication to driving forward the future of entrepreneurship across Europe.

”We are incredibly humbled by this achievement and remain steadfast in our commitment to empowering the next generation of innovators and disruptors. Join us as we continue to redefine the landscape of entrepreneurship, one breakthrough at a time!”

⚡ The new edition of the ”Funding your Business through Equity Investments” course is coming up this April! ⚡

We are delighted to announce a new edition of the Funding your Business through Equity Investments course, which will take place soon! The opportunity to learn and develop essential skills in the field of business finance is now just a click away!

Over two days, in a bootcamp-style structure, our colleague Marius Ghenea will analyze the financing options available to entrepreneurial companies and walk you through, step by step, the process of identifying, negotiating, and securing successful investments, including the challenges generally associated with the fundraising process.

📈 What you will learn 📈

➡️ how to evaluate your company and identify the opportune moment to secure efficient investment.

➡️ how to finance your business better and identify new sources of funding.

➡️ a better understanding of the typical steps and due diligence processes associated with investments.

➡️ a better understanding of the investment terms.

➡️ you will be able to identify the Investor profile suitable for your business.

Click here to register or to find out more details.

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