Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures, one of Central and South East Europe’s leading pre-seed and seed-stage VC funds, backing startups across the region and the diaspora. Rumen left management consulting to join LAUNCHub on day one in 2012 and has helped build it into one of the region's most active funds.
For his portfolio teams, Rumen plays several roles: strategist, mentor, advisor, and, when a big decision is on the table, devil's advocate. He pairs executive education at Harvard Business School with 14 years of investing at the earliest stage. The result is structured investment discipline, combined with a real feel for how hard building a company is.
What he's bringing to How to Web Conference this October, is this story: the framework for what turns an early seed-stage idea into a venture-backed category leader.