Techstars Startup Weekend Bucharest

Romania is attempting to break a World Record in speed networking

On June 17, 2026, 1,100+ entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders will gather at Romexpo for the largest official speed networking session ever attempted.

As part of the Startup Weekend Romania community, you’re invited.

👉 How to get your free ticket:
1. Go to: https://luma.com/e/evt-4JE8TUNdisKE3qI?coupon=COSMINAG
2. Select General Access
3. Your request will be approved ✅

Only 10 spots available → first come, first served.

📅 June 17 | 📍 Romexpo, Bucharest

🔴 Hack A Ton is coming -> June 5–7, Mamaia

48 hours to build an AI agent. Real challenges from real companies. Ship by Sunday, if your build holds up, the sponsor becomes your first client.

Organized by Ambasada, hosted at ThePlace Mamaia, which means sea views, terrace hacking, BBQ on the beach.

Who’s it for: engineers, founders, makers & students who build.

Mentors & judges come from the Romanian tech scene, founders, product leaders, software architects, AI builders & ecosystem builders.

💰 €1,000 first prize · €6,000+ total pool

Tickets are available on: luma.com/hackaton

Startup Weekend Bucharest · And the winners are… 🏆

🥇 1st place: OneImage
AI-powered influencer analysis that proves 10 micro-influencers can outperform one big name. OneImage helps brands find hidden gems and make data-driven decisions fast.

🥈 2nd place: ACTA
Consultancy firms spend hours manually tracking legislative changes. ACTA automates the entire process, mapping new laws directly onto client portfolios and generating concrete action plans for each one.

🥉 3rd place: PeMal
A peer-to-peer platform for booking fishing spots, connecting anglers with pond owners who can list their rules, facilities, and availability. Simple idea, real market.

Huge congratulations to all three teams, and to every single participant who showed up, built something, and had the courage to pitch it. 👏

This is just the beginning. 🚀

Startup Weekend Bucharest · Day 3 🏁

This is what 54 hours of building looks like.

Sunday came fast. Teams that barely knew each other on Friday night stood up in front of a jury of experts and pitched their startup.

Every team gave everything they had. Sharp ideas, bold pitches, and the kind of confidence that only comes from having built something with your own hands in 48 hours.

A special thank you to our jury, who asked the hard questions, pushed every team further, and made the final calls:

Liana Stoian, Aleodor Tabarcea, Alex Gavril ▲

This weekend proved one thing: Bucharest has no shortage of builders. 🔥

A huge thank you to everyone who made Startup Weekend Bucharest Spring Edition 2026, powered by Stripe, unforgettable: the participants, the mentors, the jury, the partners, and everyone who believed in this community.

Stay tuned, the winners announcement coming soon 👀

Startup Weekend Bucharest · meet our community partners 🤝🏼

Great events are built by great teams. These are the organizations that opened their doors, shared their networks, and helped us bring the Bucharest founder community together for Spring Edition 2026, powered by Stripe.

A huge thank you to our community partners:

Activize.Tech, VSFA (Vreau să fiu Antreprenor), Oportune, Code Society, Liga Studenților din Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare București (LSAC București), Universitatea Româno-Americană din București

Without you, none of this would have been possible. 🙌🏼

Startup Weekend Bucharest · Day 2 💪

Saturday hit different.
Claudiu Jojatu took the stage for a hands-on GTM workshop that gave every founder in the room the tools to think about their market from day one.

Then came the mentoring sessions. Honest conversations, sharp feedback, and the kind of advice you move the needle. Every team left with more clarity than they walked in with.

And to close the night, Cosmin Pirvu ran a pitching workshop that had every founder sharpening their story, their slides, and their confidence, because Sunday is pitch day. 🎤

🙏 A huge thank you to every mentor who gave their time, energy, and expertise this weekend: Oana Cosman, Rareș Bănescu, Valentin Maior, Bogdan Deac, Gianina Craciun, Cosmin Cosma, Radu Cudalb, Mihnea Craciun, 🍪 Claudiu Jojatu , Liana Stoian, Peter Stoica, Stefan Dumitru

Startup Weekend Bucharest · Day 1 ✅

Friday night, 50 strangers walked into a room with nothing but ideas and ambition.

By the end of the night, they had teams, they had direction, and they had 48 hours left to make it real.

Pitches were thrown. Teams were formed. The building begins. 🔥

Startup Weekend Bucharest · meet our partners 🤝

None of this happens alone. Behind every great event is a team of organizations that believe in the mission, and this April, these are the ones making Startup Weekend Bucharest Spring Edition 2026 possible.

🙏 A huge thank you to our partners:

→ Kickstart Romania
→ Techstars
→ QA DNA
→ Supertree
→ ▲ promocrat
→ Featherless AI
→ Romanian Business Club
→ ambasada.pro
→ Brewtifi Tech
→ Refold
→ Founder Institute

The weekend starts today. Let’s build. 🚀

Startup Weekend Bucharest · powered by Stripe 👇

Stripe doesn’t just process payments, but they back builders. And this April, they’re bringing that energy directly into the room as our Main Partner for Spring Edition 2026.

54 hours. Real teams. Real products. Real support from one of the most influential tech companies.

April 24-26, Bucharest.

Grab your spot, link BIO.

Startup Weekend Bucharest · we’ve got a home 👇

54 hours of building, pitching, and connecting need the right space, and NOVA Coworking is bringing exactly that energy as our Location Partner for Spring Edition 2026, powered by Stripe.

See you there on April 24-26, Bucharest.

Grab your spot, link in BIO.