Gabriel Barcaru

Start-up Advisor and Investor, Certified NED, New Markets Entry Consultant

๐Ÿ“ United Kingdom๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 3 investments๐Ÿ“… 4 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2023
VC๐ŸŒ United Kingdom
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๐Ÿš€ Founder & Investor
Jan 2023
Stimuleight is a platform that helps diaspora entrepreneurs grow their businesses by connecting them with the right people and giving them the tools they need at every stage of their journey. It does this in two main ways: 1) Strategic networking โ€“ helping business owners meet potential partners, collaborators, and clients within the diaspora community. 2) Entrepreneurial education โ€“ offering tailored resources, courses, and guidance that bring clarity and structure to starting and growing a business. What makes Stimuleight unique is its focus on the diaspora, starting with over 73,000 Romanian-led businesses and 600,000 professionals in the UK, and its goal of turning fragmented communities into connected business ecosystems that create real, local impact, with the ultimate mission of uniting the whole 280M+ working diaspora of the world.
early stageEducation
Investor
Feb 2022
T.A.N. is an initiative created for bringing together business people interested in angel investing and mentoring tech startups. As a network we are focused on connecting people with the desire to learn from each other while assisting us to grow and mature the local startup environment. Getting personally involved by investing in and/or mentoring startups is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory for becoming a member. Investments in startups will be structured by those individuals who are interested, with our support. T.A.N. is based and grown from Cluj Startups (non-profit organization) with the mission to support the growth of the local startup ecosystem.
Experience ยท 7 entries
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Investments (2)
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2025
Mentor
Apr 2025
At Startupbootcamp, we supercharge startup growth โ€“ providing capital, world-class mentorship, and direct access to investors, corporate partners, and industry experts. ๐Ÿš€ 1,700+ startups backed: $2B+ raised, 75% still scaling ๐ŸŒ 30+ innovation ecosystems under management 100+ events per year | 150+ accelerators in 15+ countries Our mission: Accelerate 100,000 impact-driven startups in the next decade โ€“ shaping the future and driving real change toward the UNโ€™s Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond accelerators, we empower businesses and governments to create, scale, and manage innovation ecosystems โ€“ from long-term innovation strategies to disruptive business models and breakthrough product innovations. We build the infrastructure that connects startups, corporates, and investors to turn innovation into real impact. โšก Join the Startupbootcamp ecosystem & shape the future. More information: www.startupbootcamp.org
2023
Regional Partner UK
Dec 2023
GMEC provides clients with the opportunity to carry out international business expansion through a trusted network of professionals providing market entry services in countries across the globe. Our Mission is to provide a one-stop-solution based on trusted and experienced market entry professionals that can provide clients with local solutions across the globe for market entry, exports, imports, investment and collaboration.
๐Ÿš€ Founder & Investor
Jan 2023
Stimuleight is a platform that helps diaspora entrepreneurs grow their businesses by connecting them with the right people and giving them the tools they need at every stage of their journey. It does this in two main ways: 1) Strategic networking โ€“ helping business owners meet potential partners, collaborators, and clients within the diaspora community. 2) Entrepreneurial education โ€“ offering tailored resources, courses, and guidance that bring clarity and structure to starting and growing a business. What makes Stimuleight unique is its focus on the diaspora, starting with over 73,000 Romanian-led businesses and 600,000 professionals in the UK, and its goal of turning fragmented communities into connected business ecosystems that create real, local impact, with the ultimate mission of uniting the whole 280M+ working diaspora of the world.
early stageEducation
Investor
Jan 2023
๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค Since 2004, we have recognised a major challenge in the start-up world: many brilliant ideas struggle to secure the seed funding they need to grow, and entrepreneurs find it hard to connect with the right investors who can support their journey. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Driven by a passion for entrepreneurship, we created an online platform to make it quick and easy for startups to connect with a global network of angel investors. Thatโ€™s how Angel Investment Network was born. ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ *One of the worldโ€™s largest angel investment networks *Over 1.5 million entrepreneurs *More than 300,000 investors *Growing every day ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: *Use our simple, user-friendly form to build your pitch *Access tips and guides to help you through every step ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: *Browse thousands of deals on our website *Filter opportunities by keyword, location, industry, investment size, and more *Connect directly with entrepreneurs to explore investment possibilities ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง 2023: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ Our free app gives investors instant access to our global network anytime, anywhere. Itโ€™s designed to help you: *Discover new deals on the go *Connect with entrepreneurs quickly *Grow your investment portfolio effortlessly Available now on the App Store and Google Play. https://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk/investor-app Join us on this exciting journey of innovation and growth. Together, we can shape the future of entrepreneurship and make a lasting impact. Best wishes, James & Mike
2022
Start-up Mentor
Jul 2022
The Founder Institute is the Worldโ€™s Largest AI-Native Company Builder, where ambitious professionals, solo founders, and first-time entrepreneurs go to turn ideas into funded, AI-powered startups. Since 2009, our structured methodology, global mentor network, and platform have helped over 8,900 founders across 100+ countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Whether youโ€™re an employee ready to make the leap, a solo founder with a big idea, or a first-time entrepreneur looking for direction, we provide the AI toolkit, structured sprints, expert feedback, and investor network to take you from Zero to Founder, faster and cheaper than ever before. And when youโ€™re ready, our venture fund Founder Capital and global investor network are there to write your first check.
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