Future Makers:

a constantly evolving incubator

See how the participants and winners of the previous editions perceived our program and its resources.

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During the years, we helped 200+ teams from five countries understand their business better and take it to the next level & offered awards worth 110,000 EUR to 27 winning start-ups.

2022 Edition

Future Makers 2022 was split between two categories: the trained ones & the beginners.

Out of 36 teams, 20 were invited to pitch their businesses during the Future Makers final in Bucharest & 6 were invited to an offline investment pitch session.

The trained ones

AIMinded

The beginners

GreCup

AIMINDED’s solution comes to accelerate cancer treatment by automating image analysis in radiotherapy hospitals, in order to help doctors in their daily work, and efficiently cover their repetitive tasks.

GreCup provides a green network of coffee stores where the people can find their premium reusable cups, order their coffee in them, drink it and then return them in every store available in the network.


2021 Edition

A special, improved edition in which, besides the final pitch, 6 teams from 3 countries pitched their ideas in front of a board of 8 investors representing companies from 4 countries

Grand Winner

toboro

other Winners

Swim.me, Dataphoria, DOIT

toboro, is a mobile app for renting and borrowing all sorts of things, to and from people nearby you.

"Being part of Future Makers Incubator was key for the development of toboro. I highly recommend this incubator for early stage startups and entrepreneurs."

Adina Teleuca, toboro


2020 Edition

A very challenging edition organized in the Covid19 year, but filled with very creative ideas and solutions brought in by the participants.

Grand Winner

Polymore

other Winners

ACT - Arthritis Curved Tableware, ArtLink, Umalo, CardioMedive, Synovius and Brandoteca

Polymore, a solution that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to manage plastic waste

”The Future Makers experience was very intense. We received guidance from people with experience in the industry, which has been helpful in setting the direction. It took us out of the fog of a complex industry and we found the relevance of an innovative product.”

Cristi Pogan - Founder, Polymore


2019 Edition

A second and very fulfilling edition of Future Makers for our participants, who had two full days of pitching in front of the jury.

Grand Winner

Dendro IT

other Winners

Exposure VR, EcoTree, FinPlay, Glide, MiRenta, Eco Cool Socks

Dendro IT, a start-up that develops digitalization solutions for the forest industry.

Besides Dendro IT, a digital recycling platform, a method to treat phobias in VR, a modular station to charge electric scooters and a property management application were the winners of the 2019 Future Makers edition.


2018 Edition

Beginnings are tough even for the experienced ones. Our first edition was surely very exciting and we have learned a lot since then.

Grand Winner

Tzitzi-Poc Adventures

other Winners

Auttie, FutureAgro, Glasskoo, I’m Fine, Re-cycled, Veltra Craft bicycle

Tzitzi-Poc Adventures, a complex story staged in the form of serial-theater, in a technology adapted setting

”Future Makers connected us with wonderful people who helped us and our idea grow, and at the same time exposed us to investors.”

Mirona Paun, Tzitzi Poc Adventures

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