{"id":4548,"date":"2025-07-25T14:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/?p=4548"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:48:14","slug":"ambasada-a-pus-constanta-pe-harta-startup-urilor-romanesti-cu-prima-editie-startup-village-cybersea-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/2025\/07\/25\/ambasada-a-pus-constanta-pe-harta-startup-urilor-romanesti-cu-prima-editie-startup-village-cybersea-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambasada put Constan\u021ba on Romania\u2019s Startup Map with the first edition of Startup Village (CyberSea Festival)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4548\" class=\"elementor elementor-4548\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1042a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d1042a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2212d0a8\" data-id=\"2212d0a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f8e505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53f8e505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Startup Village<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, organized by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambasada.pro\"><b>Ambasada<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as part of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersea.ro\/\"><b>CyberSea Festival<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brought together in Constan\u021ba over 80 founders, mentors, investors, and tech professionals from across the country \u2014 in a format specially designed to accelerate ideas with real product potential.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4549\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9868-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first day was all about <\/span><b>applied inspiration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: conversations with founders who\u2019ve been through every stage, from early iterations to scaling, and with investors who\u2019ve reviewed thousands of startups to date.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83e\udded <\/span><b>Teodora Moraru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>C\u0103t\u0103lin Cenac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, co-founders of <\/span><b>Ambasada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, opened the event by sharing the vision behind <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ambasada.pro\/\"><b>ambasada.pro<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a community built by and for founders, providing resources, connections, and the right context for growth.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4553\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4871-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udfaf <\/span><b>Sorin Amzu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CMO at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaminjoy.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flaminjoy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brought a clear and practical perspective on how to scale a startup born in a small market like Romania while targeting a global audience. In his keynote, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Borders: Scaling Startups in a Hyperconnected and Fragmented World<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he spoke about creativity as the superpower of emerging markets, how to adapt products to entirely different cultural contexts, and the need for constant iteration to stay relevant.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4554\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4904-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcbb <\/span><b>Ruxandra Gheorghescu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, representative of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecurity-centre.europa.eu\/index_en\"><b>ECCC (European Cybersecurity Competence Centre)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brought a much-needed dose of clarity on European support tools for tech startups:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Horizon Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Digital Europe Programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span>\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>ATLAS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Cyber Community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span>\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and how local founders can access collaboration networks, funding opportunities, and international partnerships<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her message was straightforward: \u201cStartups from Constan\u021ba can compete at the European level, they just need to know where to find the right doors.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4555\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_4967-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude80 <\/span><b>Cosmin Sava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Project Manager of the national program <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vsfa.ro\/\"><b><i>Vreau s\u0103 fiu Antreprenor<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, spoke candidly about unfiltered beginnings: failures, lack of balance, and the real process of validating an idea.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDon\u2019t wait for the perfect idea. Test. Learn as you go. And accept that sometimes failure is just an intermediate stage on the way to validation.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4556\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5239-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcb0 The Investment Panel, moderated by <\/span><b>Cristian George Far\u0103uanu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brought an honest discussion about <\/span><b>what investors really look for<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> beyond pitch decks: trust, complementary teams, and execution capability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The panel featured <\/span><b>Cristian Negru\u021biu (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkingcapital.com\/\"><b>Sparking Capital<\/b><\/a><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Andrei Ostacie (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/okapistudio.com\/\"><b>OKAPI<\/b><\/a><b> \/ <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/techangels.ro\/\"><b>Techangels<\/b><\/a><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Cosmin P\u00eervu (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/veridion.com\/\"><b>Veridion<\/b><\/a><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who shared real examples from their portfolios and highlighted the most common mistakes founders make early on.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4558\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5338-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83e\udde0 <\/span><b>Flavia Husar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Product Manager at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/flowx.ai\/\"><b>FLOWX.AI<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Co-founder &amp; CIO at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovationlabs.ro\/\"><b>Innovation Labs<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, led a hands-on workshop on <\/span><b>Customer Discovery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where founders worked on mini canvases to define who their real customer is, what real problem they solve, and how to test hypotheses quickly \u2014 without wasting resources.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou are not your user. Learn to listen before you start building.\u201d \u2014 Flavia Husar<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4559\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5482-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca1 The evening wrapped up with <\/span><b>Paul Burc\u0103 (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getassista.com\/\"><b>Assista AI<\/b><\/a><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>C\u0103t\u0103lin Cenac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who delivered a live demo showing how to build a fully functional digital product in under an hour, using a mix of AI, APIs, and no-code tools.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4560\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_5850-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><h3><b>\ud83d\udd25 Day 2 \u2013 Pitch, Feedback &amp; Validation<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the first day was all about learning, the second day was about <\/span><b>execution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The morning kicked off with a <\/span><b>Mentoring Marathon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: four dynamic 15-minute rounds where 16 startup teams received hands-on, practical feedback from experienced mentors such as <\/span><b>George Farauanu, Andrei Ostacie, Cristian Negru\u021biu,<\/b> <b>Flavia Husar, Dan Vasile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4561\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8289-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each mentoring session turned into an intense exchange of ideas, insights, and strategies for the founders\u2019 next steps.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udde3 <\/span><b>Octavian Panchici<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, co-founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/partnerd.ro\/\"><b>Partnerd<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, delivered a memorable workshop: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cold Calling for Startups<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He showed participants how to capture a client\u2019s attention in the first 27 seconds, how to handle objections gracefully, and how to turn a \u201cnot interested\u201d into a \u201clet\u2019s talk.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4562\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8447-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udfa4 <\/span><b>Ciprian Fraico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autoeducat.ro\/\"><b>Autoeducat<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; <\/span><b>Speak Up<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, continued with a workshop dedicated to pitching: how to manage emotions, how to structure the message, and how to deliver it with impact.\n\u201cA good pitch isn\u2019t about what you say, but about how you make it heard.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4563\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_8817-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final pitch competition followed, in front of a jury composed of <\/span><b>Radu Vucea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Cristian Negru\u021biu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Dan Vasile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Flavia Husar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Vasile \u021aiple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who evaluated the ideas from the perspectives of investment potential, product development, and scalability.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4565\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9137-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udfc6 <\/span><b>Startup Village 2025 Winners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Grand Prize:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ACE \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Mobile Agility<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4566\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9837-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Product:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ZURA \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Assistant for Hardware R&amp;D<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4567\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9824-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Emerging Startup:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NAVI<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4568\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9819-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Public Vote:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> MoneyMate Pay \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revolutionizing Mobile Payments<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4569\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9808-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><h3><b>\u2699\ufe0f Two days of mentorship, courage, and community<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the competition itself, Startup Village was about <\/span><b>connection and collaboration.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentoring Marathon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (where founders received hands-on feedback from industry professionals) to the informal sessions by Lake Siutghiol, every moment proved that innovation thrives best where community exists.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>\ud83d\ude4c Thanks &amp; Partners<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The success of Startup Village wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the support of our partners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>CyberSea Festival<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>OKAPI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lexters.com\/\"><b>Lexters<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionpoint.ai\/\"><b>ActionPoint<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>ECCC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eu-acc.com\/\"><b>European Accelerationism<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and all the speakers, mentors, and jury members who contributed their energy, know-how, and trust.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcf8 Special thanks to <\/span><b>Olivian Breda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for capturing the perfect vibe of the event.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Startup Village<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was more than just a section of a festival, it was <\/span><b>a statement of intent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Constan\u021ba has the talent, the people, and the vision to become a true innovation hub.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4574\" src=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ambasada startup village\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9471-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>Ambasada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this event marks an important step in the mission to connect local founders to real opportunities and to place Constan\u021ba on Romania\u2019s tech innovation map.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcac What would you like to see at the next edition of Startup Village?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share your ideas with us \u2014 the next step is one we\u2019ll build together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Startup Village, organizat de Ambasada \u00een cadrul CyberSea Festival, a reunit la Constan\u021ba peste 80 de fondatori, mentori, investitori \u0219i profesioni\u0219ti din tech din toat\u0103 \u021bara, \u00eentr-un format creat special pentru a accelera ideile care pot deveni produse. Prima zi a fost despre inspira\u021bie aplicat\u0103: conversa\u021bii cu fondatori care au trecut prin toate etapele &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activitati"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4548"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4580,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4548\/revisions\/4580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unpr-rse.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}