About Us
A vibrant community of advisors, mentors, partners, technical talents, and funders
Inventikus supports inventors during every step of the process, from conception to completion.
We want to develop together a place where inventors and innovators are encouraged to put their ideas into practice and transform them into commercial products.
Our goal is to put together the drive and technical expertise of mature generations with the creativity of younger generations to encourage Romania to jump up on the global value chain.
Get to Know Us
We came together to create a space suited for innovation. Our expertise, resources, and knowledge make up the perfect mix of assets to help inventors and innovators thrive and see their ideas become a reality.
Romanian Ingenuity: Pioneering Innovations
During the time when early inventors made their inventions known in the world, Romania used to be a place where innovations flourished. Medicine, physics, and aeronautics are only a few fields where Romanians brought their contributions and helped change the world for the better.
In the last period of time, the number of innovations in our country dropped significantly. We are on a mission to transform Romania into a place for technological innovation where everyone receives the essential support to make their dreams come true. We want to develop together a place where inventors and innovators are encouraged to put their ideas into practice and transform them into commercial products. Our goal is to put together the drive and technical expertise of mature generations with the creativity of younger generations to encourage Romania to jump up on the global value chain.
Reviving Romania's Innovation Ecosystem: Empowering Dreams and Driving Technological Advancement
Those who make it all happen
Inventions and innovations need the right support system to be brought to life. We would only be able to make it all happen with our team, comprised of private companies and institutions with strong Research and Development ethos and objectives. We put forward our expertise and resources to help innovators and inventors turn their ideas into actual, marketable products.
Bogdan Ene
A seasoned serial entrepreneur and engineer, he specializes in business development with a global reach, working closely with investors and startup founders to drive innovative ventures. As an education advocate and the founder of Mentortain, the world's first social learning app designed to double knowledge assimilation rates, he is dedicated to making a global impact in the educational industry.
Dragoș Bordescu
Mindloop
Dragos is a doctor in physics and passionate about science that has co-founded Mindloop, a startup that designs brain-machine interfaces. He believes that natural barriers of humans can only be overcome by cooperation, and the incremental progress of science is directly related to overcoming our physical and temporal limits.
Ioana Borșan
Mudrost Group SRL
Ioana Borșan manages the Science Museum in Brasov and the seasonal Constanta Science Museum. These spaces are where physics, astronomy, mathematics, and biology phenomena are put into practice through interactive exhibits. At Inventikus, Ioana leads the editing and publishing of the first Drone Manual for students.
Vlad Măcelaru
Nucleus Technologies SRL
Vlad is an entrepreneur and ambassador for youth programs focused on social development and education. His startup, ClacK Visions, led the way in using low-cost technology to benefit businesses and employees. Moreover, he was a member of the official delegation of Romania to the United Nations, giving a speech at the General Assembly and participating in negotiations on a youth resolution.
Radu Gorduza
ID Intelligence SRL
Radu Gorduza is a certified board doctor with over 25 years of experience in the health sector. He has a proven record of innovation and leadership expertise, as he is the founder of ID Intelligence and representative of VBI in Eastern Europe. VBI is a pioneer in developing virtual reality solutions for people who suffer from PTSD, phobias, and addictions.
Andrei Botescu
Horeca Automation SRL
Andrei Botescu is a serial entrepreneur, passionate about longevity, micro-mobility, and process automation, having founded multiple entities such as Horeca Automation, Goodsfactory.com, and the Pegas Ateliers. Being one of the representatives of the first generation of pure-blood entrepreneurs in Romania, his extensive expertise in multiple fields is channeled toward solving problems and finding creative solutions.
Florin Cobuz
Nod Makerspace
Florin is the co-founder of Nod Makerspace, the first large-scale creative community center in Romania that aims to democratize design, engineering, manufacturing, and innovative education. The long-term goal of the Nod is to create opportunities to improve living standards, locally and globally, and to build a strong open-source community.
Ștefan Busnatu
UMFCD
Ștefan coordinates the Innovation and eHealth Center at the” Carol Davila” Pharmacy and Medicine University of Bucharest, where he is also a vice-dean. Stefan is a cardiologist at the” Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Hospital and a young ambassador of Romania in the cardiac prevention program within the European Society of Cardiology
Rudolph Mihaiu
Enten
Rudolph is an entrepreneur focused on the responsible use of technology in agriculture to build and connect communities by increasing producers’ access to helpful information. He founded Enten based on the belief that the future of agriculture must be sustainable, and this is possible exclusively by reducing the distance between the academic space and the farms.
Nicolae Albu
Emanuel Popp Autonomous Flight Technologies
Emanuel Popp is the founder and leader of the first Romanian unmanned aerial vehicles company, with deep expertise in mechatronics R&D. AFT has been developing and manufacturing aerial platforms since 2004. AFT delivers complex solutions for civilian applications and military operations. In 2017, NATO recognized AFT for the best STANAG 4609 implementation.
Sorin Axinte
Hypergrama
Sorin co-founded Hypergrama, a startup awarded for its Orbiting Cubes project, with over 16 years of experience in media, marketing, and branding. The innovation makes self-structuring systems based on modules with square sections possible and has received the silver medal at the Geneva International Inventions Expo in 2018 and the golden award at the Pro Invent International Expo Cluj in 2020.
Dragoș Jaliu
Structural Consulting Group
Dragoș founded fonduri-structurale.ro, a platform that facilitates the connection between financing calls and SMEs interested in securing development grants. He has extensive experience working with startups, as he has managed acceleration projects since 2015, with grants from the European Social Fund. In total, he has helped over 160 startups to get the financing they need for development.