The co-working space for tech entrepreneurs opens new branch in Romanian Capital
TechHub Bucharest officially opened on Thursday 9 May with start-ups from all over the country attending the launch of the co-working space dedicated to tech entrepreneurs.
Mike Butcher, European editor of TechCrunch, and James Knight, International Development Manager at TechHub were special guests at the event.
Affordable co-working space
TechHub Bucharest will bring many benefits to the tech start-up scene in Romania including affordable access to a co-working space, networking opportunities and membership to an international community, according to the founders of TechHub Bucharest who spoke at the event:
“We were glad to see the interest that the community showed for TechHub,” said Daniel Dragomir, CEO of Techhub Bucharest. “Two days after announcing the launch event we were fully booked, which shows us that people see in us a real opportunity. And this is what we are trying to build for our members. They will enjoy more than affordable access to a co-working space. We will organise events, workshops, training and conferences, and we will help their start-ups grow faster by networking and collaboration,” he added.
Rapid Expansion
The TechHub network operates in London, Manchester, Riga and now Bucharest, allowing members to easily find collaborators in other countries for their projects or switch between TechHubs, James Knight pointed out at the event, and in the coming months the network will rapidly expand, according to Elizabeth Varaley, co-founder of TechHub, who spoke at the event via Skype from New York.
The importance of TechHub as common ground for Romanian tech start-ups was discussed by a panel of start-ups including speakers from Mavenhut, Green Horse Games and UberVu, who spoke about the evolution of their companies.
Investors Andrei Pitis, Marian Dusan and Radu Georgescu spoke about what they look for in a start-up, with passion, a desire to change the world and an energetic team scoring high on the agenda.
The event included speakers from the biggest R&D centres in Romania, including representatives from EA games, IXIA and Adobe Romania, and ended with a panel discussing support programs and VC funds.