Radu Ionescu

Angel investor and advisor.

Bucharest, Romania (+02:00 UTC) English, Romanianfrom Bucharest, Romania
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Bio

I've invested as an angel directly in more than 40 startups, in Sillicon Valley, Bucharest, London, NY, Chicago etc. For all direct investment I also acted as strategic advisor. Some of the investments (see more below under experience): - sailo.com - nutrisense.io - giggster.com - elo.health - katalyst.fit Before approaching me please read my user manual: https://bit.ly/3TOd1gf Key areas that I work with founders: Fundraising Ever since I started angel investing I have been through thousands of pitch decks on various stages and have advised numerous startups in their fundraising efforts, facilitating some millions of dollars in funding. Growth marketing / go to market This is by far my main area of expertise after spending 20+ years in advertising / performance marketing and working with hundreds of businesses - from early startups to Fortune 500 corporations. C Level Coaching For many founders I act as a business coach - hope that’s self explanatory.

Expertise


  • Advice on funding

    Ever since I started angel investing I have been through thousand of pitch decks on various stages and have advised numerous startups in their fundraising efforts, facilitating some millions of dollars in funding.

  • Go to market strategy

    I've been working with startups (and scale-ups) on GTM for a long time and have advised hundreds of companies around this (it's actually a key area of expertise I've built since launching my consultancy/agency in 2002).

  • Growth marketing

    This is by far my main area of expertise after spending 20+ years in advertising / performance marketing and working with hundreds of businesses - from early startups to Fortune 500 corporations.

  • Marketing automation

    I've been playing around automation and lead nurturing before it was called this. Have probably lead tens if not hundreds of implementations in the past 15 years.

  • Mindset coaching

    My expertise lies in helping businesses and individuals achieve a winning mindset and develop a strategic approach to growth. My coaching process involves identifying limiting beliefs and developing a growth-oriented mindset that focuses on opportunities and solutions. If you're looking to enhance your company's performance or map out a winning career strategy, let's connect and unlock your full potential today.

  • PPC strategies

    I can help you transform your performance marketing with hands-on and actionable advisory and help create a flywheel with an open budget that pays for itself as profitable as you want it to be.

Toolkit


  • Google Ads logo

    Google Ads

    21 years of experience

    I have been using Adwords/Ads for a long time now - and probably overseen 30-40m in spend cumulated across maybe 1.000 accounts. Since paid search is still a core initiative of growth for almost all startups - this is definitely one area of focus where I bring value in helping founders on their growth strategy.

  • Basecamp logo

    Basecamp

    22 years of experience

    Have started to use Basecamp for my own companies in 2005 and have been through all iterations, big and small, of the product. Have used most / all major competitor platforms as well - Trello, Asana, Mondday, Jira etc.

  • Google Analytics logo

    Google Analytics

    21 years of experience

    Have been using GA for a long long time for now (ever since it used real data, not extrapolated!), in an agency position as well as for own projects. This is still the first thing I check when starting to work with a startup - as it's still the best way to get an overview and basic action plan (even though for some deep dives it's not enough any more).

  • Google Data Studio logo

    Google Data Studio

    10 years of experience

    I actively use Data Studio to understand and get updated on trends for all startups I advised. Overtime I have built my own templates and gauges to be able to instantly have an overview of any business in any vertical.

  • Mixpanel logo

    Mixpanel

    9 years of experience

    Have been using Mixpanel on one of the startups I advice to get more depth of insights than GA (and up to 2021 also for marketing automation). Currently using it both for dashboards as well as for deep dives.

  • Salesforce logo

    Salesforce

    9 years of experience

    Have been part of a big Salesforce partner org (Dentsu) and have been hands-on leading a Salesforce implementation in Romania for an NGO in the past years.

Industries


  • E-Commerce

    After working with ecommerce businesses for a couple of years - I launched my first ecommerce project in 2008: an organic groceries shop. Obviously - it was a bit ahead of its time (though project is still live today). Ever since I've worked with a lot of ecommerce businesses in various vertical.

  • Marketplace

    I've invested and advised Sailo - a boat rental marketplace (so quite a classical OTA) since 2018. Being hands on and going through ups and downs, including pandemics and war, I understand the travel industry metrics and flows and can bring value to startups in this area (though I will not work with any Sailo competitor).

  • Advertising Platforms

    Ever since 2002 since I've started my first business - an email marketing Saas - I've been building and testing tons and tons of adtech and martech solutions, ranging from entry level platforms tailored for early stage startups to enterprise solutions deployed for global brands.

  • Wellness

    I've been passionate about optimizing health and healthspan for more than a decade and ended up investing in some super smart startups as well (Nutrisense, Elo etc)

  • Advertising

    Founded my digital agency in 2002 so I've been around some time and have seen all tricks of the trade. Have also worked with external agencies and contractors for the startups in my portfolio so lots of exposure from that as well.

  • Artificial Intelligence

    I am an investor and/or advisor in a couple of AI startups (Hipsto, Oasis etc) and have been playing around for quite some time with the tools, especially of late.

Experience

  • Various startups

    Angel investor

    I've invested as an angel directly in more than 40 startups. For all direct investment I also acted as strategic advisor. I currently invest through US syndicates. Some of the investments (alphabetically): Some of the investments (alphabetically): - Bundle Marketplace (anonymous mortgage shopping marketplace) SHUT DOWN - Capbase (digital governance platform for startups) ACQUIRED - Deep Sentinel (ML based home security cameras) - Directimo (proptech) - Elo.health (data driven nutrition service) - EyeRate (customer engagement platform) - Fantasmo.io (hyper-accurate positioning service) ACQUIRED - Fluent (learn languages by browsing the web) - Freedrum.rocks (aidrums hardware + software to play drums anytime, anywhere) - Gauge (online bidding for vehicle sales) - Giggster (film-friendly locations marketplace) - Hipsto (Unlocking Data Insights with Artificial Intelligence Text Technology) SHUT DOWN - Indieflow (business management platform for the music industry) - Katalyst.fit (home training hardware + software for full body workout) - Kernal Biologics (mRNA therapeutics) - MilkRun (grocery marketplace) SHUT DOWN - Noops (plant based snacks) SHUT DOWN - nothing.tech (consumer tech) - Nutrisense (a personalized, AI powered, nutrition coach) - Onramp Invest ACQUIRED - Oasis (AI voice-to-video) - SkillBank (edutech) SHUT DOWN - Strive (data-driven insights from athletes wearables) - Orreco (bio-analytics for athletes) - Sailo (boat rental marketplace) - StoryBook App (helping parents put kids to sleep) - Suavei (AI threat management for IoT) SHUT DOWN - Tailored.to (personal shopping assistant) SHUT DOWN - The Crafter's Box (crafts DIY marketplace) - Preventure ACQUIRED

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