
Cristian Munteanu
Managing Partner
Electric Vehicles, Smart Cities, Mobility, Deep tech, Blockchain, AI, APIs
Tech entrepreneur with a marketing and creative background. Certified Professional Scrum Master I. PhocusWright scholar.
Cristian started his career as a journalist while still studying British Studies at the University of Bucharest. Then moved to the ad industry for the following 14 years: progressed from copywriter to CEO, worked in Moscow, Vienna, Dusseldorf, Paris, Prague, Warsaw, Istanbul, Budapest, Bucharest.
In 2013 Cristian left advertising to become a tech founder. Moved to Seattle, WA then to San Francisco, CA where he gained experience as a CEO of startups in enterprise software and mobility.
Skydiver, BASE jumper, Porsche fan, anime lover, Starcraft player.
The thesis: invest in startups that build the infrastructure for innovation and jumpstart new industries by breaking vicious cycles.
ExperienceDeep-tech startups
2008
ESMUS
Founded ESMUS - an online competitive gaming platform that proved to be a glorious flop.
2013
Qalendra Inc.
Founded Qalendra Inc., a Seattle-based data science company for travel. Demonstrated on the stage of travel industry's premier events; pitched VCs in Silicon Valley; set up corporate partnerships.
2016
Scooterson Inc.
Acted as co-founder and CEO of Scooterson Inc., a San Francisco-based technology company building the hardware platform and the operating system for autonomous two-wheeled vehicles.
2018
EGV
Founded Early Game Ventures

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