# Diana Dumitrescu

> Diana Dumitrescu is the Bucharest-based co-founder and CEO of InnovX. Her background spans banking and European financial instruments; her work at InnovX connects startups, scale-ups and mid-corporate companies with education, financing expertise, corporate partners and foreign markets.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at InnovX
- **Organizations:** InnovX, StartupsAlliance.EU, Startup Grind Bucharest
- **Education:** PhD, European Financial Instruments (Cybernetics and Economic Statistics), Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Master's, Management of the Banking System, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Venture finance course, VC University
- **Known for:** Co-founded InnovX in 2019., Led InnovX as it appeared in the Financial Times and Statista European startup-hub rankings in 2024 and 2025; the organization placed 16th of 150 in 2025., Participated in building MoonShotX for Romanian mid-corporate international expansion.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in banking, beginning at ING; other institutions included CEC, EximBank and Volksbank.
- **2015** — Founded StartupsAlliance.EU.
- **2018** — Became co-director of Startup Grind Bucharest.
- **2019** — Co-founded InnovX and became CEO.
- **2020** — Accompanied InnovX-BCR companies to Startup Grind in California as program manager.
- **2024** — Worked on MoonShotX with Raiffeisen Bank Romania; participated in a UNIDO discussion at COP29.

## Achievements

- Co-founded InnovX in 2019.
- Led InnovX as it appeared in the Financial Times and Statista European startup-hub rankings in 2024 and 2025; the organization placed 16th of 150 in 2025.
- Participated in building MoonShotX for Romanian mid-corporate international expansion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — An October 14 interview discussed preparation, team capabilities and access to partners for Romanian companies entering the US market.
- **2026-02** — Discussed the mix of financing options presented through MoonShotX alongside Raiffeisen Bank’s Cristian Sporiş.
- **2026-01** — Explained changes to MoonShotX’s second edition, including a more competitive structure and a cohort of 21 companies.

## Links

- Website: https://www.innovx.eu/
- LinkedIn: https://ro.linkedin.com/in/diana-dumitrescu-phd-78b19416

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Last updated: 2026-10-26