Transylvania
Venture Day
Startups pitch live to venture funds and business angels, then meet the ones they choose, 1:1.
MONDAY · 15:00 – 20:30
7 December 2026
The Office Conference Center, Cluj-Napoca
INVESTMENT BOARD · CONFIRMED
Cristina Irimie
Inspire Capital
Valentin Filip
Nucleo Ventures
Dan Mihăescu
GapMinder VC
ORGANISED BY THE VENTURE DAY CONSORTIUM
Techcelerator · ADR Nord-Vest · ROTSA · INNO
8–10 startups from Transylvania pitch to investors in Cluj on 7 December
Transylvania Venture Day is the bi-annual regional investment event organised by Techcelerator with ADR Nord-Vest, ROTSA and INNO. The teams are startups, scaleups, product companies and spin-offs from the region, selected by the organisers.
150
Expected participants: founders, investors, companies and institutions
8–10
Teams selected to pitch
1:1
Venture Matching meetings between investors and founders
2013
First Transylvania Demo Day, in Cluj-Napoca
What you get from an afternoon in Cluj
Founders & CEOs
Pitch to investors, get direct feedback and meet customers and partners for your next stage.
Investors
See the selected teams live and meet the founders you choose in Venture Matching.
Companies
Scout startups for pilots and open innovation, and start B2B conversations at the reception.
Institutions meet the founders and investors behind the North-West region’s innovation agenda. Founder communities join the regional and national network behind the event.
Capital comes to the projects. Founders no longer need to go abroad, or only to the capital, to raise.
RISK CAPITAL
VC funds · Business Angels · Specialised grants · EIC · NATO DIANA
EXPANSION PARTNERS
Corporates · Romanian MidCorps · GTM advisors
Monday, 7 December 2026
Who pitches: early-stage startups with a working product and first traction, scaleups preparing for or raising their next round, product companies launching a new venture, and spin-offs bringing new technology to market. They are selected on team, innovation, market potential, traction and investment readiness.
Before and after the event: Venture Matching, 1:1 meetings between investors and founders arranged by the consortium. It follows up on every match in a structured way.
15:00 – 15:30
Registration & welcome coffee
15:30 – 15:45
Opening remarks
The state of the Transylvanian startup ecosystem
15:45 – 16:30
Investor panel
Investment trends and what investors expect from regional startups
16:30 – 17:30
Pitching Session 1
Pitch and live demo, then questions and direct feedback from the investment board
17:30 – 17:50
Coffee break
17:50 – 18:50
Pitching Session 2
Pitch and live demo, then questions and direct feedback from the investment board
18:50 – 19:00
Closing remarks
19:00 – 20:30
Networking reception
Founders, investors and partners over a glass of wine
The organisers
ORGANISER
Techcelerator
VANGUARD ACCELERATOR
Deep tech and resilience
CO-ORGANISER
ADR Nord-Vest
CLUJANA FABLAB
Innovation hub with a FabLab
CO-ORGANISER
ROTSA
GTM REAKTOR
Internationalisation of early-stage startups
CO-ORGANISER
INNO
LEVELUP ACCELERATOR
Health and life sciences
Previous editions
/VentureDay_Transylvania2026
2023
Bucharest
Investors Day #4
The nine winning startups of Advancing AI #3 pitched to investors.
/VentureDay_Bucharest2023
2022
Bucharest
Investors Day #3 · 13 October
With the Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Google Romania, Banca Transilvania and the European Investment Bank. Best pitch: Soleadify.
/VentureDay_Bucharest2022
2013
Cluj-Napoca
First Transylvania Demo Day
The regional pitching series that Venture Day continues.
/VentureDay_Transylvania2013
Apply to pitch by 15 November
Startups are selected by the organising team. Monday, 7 December 2026, 15:00 – 20:30, The Office Conference Center, Cluj-Napoca.
ATTENDEES
Participation is by invitation only.