Mihai Lehene
Founding Angel
Board of Directors
Founder, Romanian United Foundation
Founder
Volunteer (full)
Teacher
Mihai is the Owner of MDL Investments, a real-estate and VC family-office with a focus on emerging technologies, including fintech, biotech and crypto. In 2020 Mihai resigned his business roles to run RUF, and in 2022 he was elected as President of FORA.
The founder and CEO of Optimus Realty Inc, Cristian strongly believes in the power of charity to improve people's lives and change the mentalities and hopes of the less fortunate ones. Cristian is acting Treasurer of RUF.
Sotiris is a strategist, problem solver, and entrepreneurial investor. He has an extensive track record in establishing public-private partnerships and supporting private ventures, the public sector, and not-for-profits over the last 25 years. He is the p
Vlad is a partner in Sparking Capital, the first VC fund registered in Romania. Before becoming an investor, he made 2 exits from his previous businesses and he expanded one of his companies in over 10 European countries and the Middle East.
Denis is a multiple award-winner of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. He graduated his PhD on “Optimal Design Operation Strategies of a Hyperloop Transportation System“ at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.