From first conversation to legislative proposal.

Round table at the Romanian Embassy hosted through Belgrave One Club. First formal engagement with Bogdan Ivan, then Minister of Entrepreneurship, on the case for a risk capital incentive framework in Romania.

Meeting with the Secretary of State for Entrepreneurship to present the initiative and assess institutional appetite for a structured tax incentive proposal.

Working session with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, SME directorate officials, and legal advisors. The recommendation: build a broad ecosystem coalition before returning with a formal proposal.

Seven months of structured engagement with founders, investors, accelerators, and institutional partners across Romania and the UK. The proposal was refined iteratively through each conversation, building both the evidence base and the coalition.

Public stage presentation alongside ROSTARTUP (Mircea Vadan) on risk capital programmes for startups. First major public articulation of the RISE thesis to the Romanian tech ecosystem.

Panel with Alexandru Agatinei (HowToWeb), Mihai Lehene (MDL Investment), Sergiu Negut (RBL / FintechOS), Raluca Epureanu, Sebastian Boncu (RISE), and Mihai Cotet (Vice-President of the Senate). Cross-party interest in early-stage capital reform confirmed.

Formal working session with MF directorates and EY advisors on proposal structure, risk capital mechanics, and UK SEIS/EIS precedents. The Ministry confirmed interest and identified four technical requirements: GBER compliance, administrative simplicity, budgetary impact study, and income tax alignment.

Full economic impact study to the Ministry of Finance, including dynamic fiscal scoring, cost-benefit analysis, multiplier effects, and GBER compliance assessment. The goal: demonstrate net fiscal neutrality within five to seven years.