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SeedBlink participates in DRUID's Series A round, providing access to its community of private investors
Companies like DRUID, FintechOS, and FlowX are today the ambassadors of business that put Romania on the map as a fast-growing software start-up hub.
UiPath was a pioneer in letting the whole world know about the great potential of the Romanian tech ecosystem and the opportunity to invest in startups. But UiPath is not the only star. Companies like DRUID, FintechOS, and FLOWX.AI are today the ambassadors of business automatiom that put Romania on the map as a fast-growing software start-up hub.
We are happy to offer our Elite & SeedBlink Club members an investment opportunity commonly reserved for VCs and family offices: participation in DRUID's Series A round.
This Series A is backed by a high-profile group of international VCs and investors led by Karma Ventures and Hoxton Ventures. Consolidating its position from the previous round is Gapminder VC, and four other investors from Germany, Switzerland, Poland, and Romania, including co-investment platform SeedBlink.
"We want to drive digital transformation forward. The SeedBlink team has been at our side as highly competent, personally engaged, and top-notch investment managers, benefiting from a broad and qualified deal flow across Europe." said Liviu Dragan, CEO of DRUID.
Laurentiu Ghenciu, CBO SeedBlink, added that "From pre-seed to Series B stage, we provide our investors with vetted startups, deal diversification, follow-ons management, and exit support. We are excited to provide our community with access to such a competitive opportunity as DRUID.”
The team at DRUID plans to use the new capital to drive its international expansion, targeting growth in Europe and North America. The company intends to open new offices in France and Germany, by the end of 2022, and consolidate its existing presence in the UK and US. In addition, the Romanian Conversational AI start-up will prioritize human capital by increasing its global team by 60%.
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About DRUID
DRUID is an end-to-end platform for building AI-driven conversational business applications, designed to deliver next-level employee productivity and the total customer experience in the most intuitive way. DRUID intelligent virtual assistants enable fast, personalized, omnichannel, and hyper-automated interactions while speaking each organization’s language via open integrations with any existing enterprise systems and RPA technologies. Started in 2018, DRUID actively builds on its vision to provide each employee with an intelligent virtual assistant, establishing an extensive 130+ partner network, most notably with UiPath, and servicing 100+ clients from around the world.
PublishedMay 13, 2022
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