Banca Transilvania supported the Made in Romania mentoring program for entrepreneurs again this year, throughout all its stages, and on May 14 it joined representatives of the 15 finalist companies at the gala held in Bucharest. 7 of these, BT clients, were entered in the competition by the bank to benefit from a long-term development support program.

The Banca Transilvania Financial Group was represented at the event — including to present two of the awards — by Radu Hanga, Senior Advisor to the Board, and Dan Rusu, Head of Research, both directly involved in developing this initiative, including as members of the Jury and the Nomination Committee, respectively.

The winning companies will receive assistance and workshops on branding, marketing, sales techniques, product development, management, financing alternatives, financial reporting, investor relations and stock exchange listing.

Made in Romania was launched by the Bucharest Stock Exchange three years ago, and the BT Financial Group has been among the partners from the outset. The application stage for companies took place in February–March this year, across three categories: start-ups, SMEs and large companies. Of the more than 300 companies registered, 50 semi-finalists were selected, followed by 15 finalists, as follows:

• AdServio (Iasi) – an online education management platform
• Agroserv Mariuta – Laptaria cu caimac (Ialomita) – a producer of 100% Romanian dairy, whole, natural and minimally processed
• AMC RO Studio (Bucharest) – an IT company specializing in 3D graphics and programming services for video games, films and multimedia applications
• Annabella Raureni (Raureni – Valcea County) – a company that makes fruit and vegetable products using authentic recipes
• Arobs Transilvania Software (Cluj-Napoca) – one of the leading providers of software solutions, ranked 5th among the largest local IT employers
• Catena (Bucharest) – the largest player in the local pharmaceutical market
• DocProcess (Bucharest) – a company providing solutions to automate business processes: finance and accounting, procurement and logistics
• Elba (Timisoara) – the market leader in lighting fixtures, predominantly in the automotive headlamp segment
• Jidvei (Jidvei – Alba County) – the largest producer of DOC wines, offering the broadest product range
• Kober (Savinesti – Neamt County) – one of the largest producers of varnishes and paints on the local market
• Noah Watches (Cluj-Napoca) – a start-up focused on the design and production of wooden wristwatches
• RodBun (Bucharest) – an integrator of products and solutions in agriculture and, at the same time, the most ambitious project in Romanian agriculture
• Salad Box (Cluj-Napoca) – the most widespread Romanian restaurant brand
• Typing DNA (Oradea) – a Romanian cybersecurity start-up that uses behavioral authentication based on users’ typing patterns
• Vivre (Bucharest) – the largest online furniture and home décor store in Central and Eastern Europe, operating in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Croatia

Around 150 entrepreneurs, chief executives of companies in the Made in Romania community, members of the Nomination Committee, members of the Jury and other supporters of the project and of Romanian entrepreneurship took part in the gala.