Welcome to Techstars Startup Weekend EdTech Cluj 2025

Techstars Startup Weekend is a concept created in USA and expanded all around the world. Participants pitch new business ideas, form teams around those ideas and work on them during the weekend. The goal is to develop a working prototype, demo, or a presentation by Sunday evening.

If you are a creative person, with a new business idea and are willing to put in the work required for it to grow, then this is for you. If you want to help, you have skills but don’t know what to do with them, then this is also for you.
Any questions, please email the team at: swcluj.team@gmail.com
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When?

November 21-23, 2025

Where?

Founders Hive, Cluj-Napoca

How

Day 1: Meet, Pitch & Team Up
Day 2: Learn & Work
Day 3: Present Your Work & Celebrate!

Let’s connect to learn and build some meaningful #EdTech together.

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Why join?

Learn new skills, share your own experiences and transform your idea into a product.

Learn

No book, panel, speaker, or blog post will teach you what you need to know. The best way to learn is the experience of trying, while backed up by our amazing selection of mentors!

Experiment

Validate your idea and find out where are you on the Entrepreneur’s Journey. Find the right resources and know, by the end of the weekend, the next steps you need to take on your road to success.

Connect

Rich and diverse talent is a Techstars Startup Weekend staple! By joining up you’ll get access to the beautiful minds that are also working to find solutions in order to improve other people’s lives.

Start

It’s that simple. Techstars Startup Weekend EdTech Cluj will get you going, FAST. #swcluj2025 is the ideal environment for you to be successful and learn as much as possible in just 54 hours.

Agenda

From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, build your own startup

Organising Team

Andrada-Diana Todea

Event coordinator

Cristina Juc

Organising support

Alexandru Bodea

Design

Calin Sipos

Partnerships

Mircea Vadan

Supporter

Ioana Rusu

Communication

Rares Popa

Sales

Alexander Von Stauffenberg

Logistics

Cosmin Pirvu

Event facilitator

Mentors

Letitia Stefan

Founder & CEO @ Nifty Learning

Eva Yeung

Chief Content Officer @ Spark Generation

Anamaria Androne

UX lead @ Code Crafters BT

Andreea Coldea

Product Strategist & Business Consultant

Sorel Nagy

Founder @ Inventiff

Florin Muresan

CEO @ Squirrly

Alexandru Roja

Innovation and Digital Transformation Expert @ Transilvania IT

Benjamin Davies

Co-Founder of Volantis

Event Partners

Organisers

Community Partners

About Techstars Startup Weekend
Techstars Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Techstars Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Techstars Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
Terms of Participation Agreement
It is our job to provide you with an incredible networking and learning opportunity. Our intention is that you meet some amazing people that you might actually start a company with, build relationships with coaches, and learn from your peers. The event is intended to be a collaborative forum for sharing, learning, building, and having fun. As such, by registering as a participant, you acknowledge that any ideas shared by you or anyone else over the course of the event are contributions to the overall experience and community. If you as a participant are worried about someone stealing your ideas, please reconsider your participation in the event itself or simply refrain from sharing specifics about your idea.
As a member of your startup community, you agree to be inclusive of any and all people and their ideas. You agree to act professionally, treat everyone with respect, and treat the event facilities with proper care. You agree that you are responsible for any accidents or damages that you cause. You also agree to not hold Techstars Startup Weekend, your local volunteer team, or any of the event supporters liable for any loss, damage, injury, or any other unforeseeable incident.
By Participating at the event, you grant Techstars Startup Weekend permission to capture photo/video of the event. You can find the exact legal terms on our FAQ Page but to summarize, we want to share your success with the world.
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