# Lucian Todea

> Lucian Todea is a Romanian-born serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor who built Soft32 from a $3/month passion project into one of the world's largest software distribution platforms, co-founded MultiversX (formerly Elrond) - a pioneering layer-1 blockchain - and now serves as Partner at 2048 Ventures in New York, where he has invested in 200+ companies including Anthropic, Perplexity, Chainalysis, Suno, and Kraken. An Ironman finisher and relentless builder, Todea embodies the conviction that technology exists not for its own sake, but to improve and enrich human lives.

- **Role:** Partner at 2048 Ventures
- **Organizations:** 2048 Ventures, MultiversX, ITNT, Soft32, mobilPay, Catalyst Romania, Underline Ventures
- **From:** Sibiu, Romania
- **Nationality:** Romanian
- **Education:** High School Diploma, Gheorghe Lazar Sibiu High School, Finance, Insurance, Banking, and Stock Exchange (did not complete), Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE)
- **Known for:** Built Soft32.com from $3/month passion project to one of the world's top software download platforms with 150,000+ applications and 10M+ monthly users, Co-founded MultiversX (Elrond) - a pioneering layer-1 blockchain with adaptive state sharding and proof-of-stake consensus, ITNT ranked 4th in Central Europe by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 with 1433% growth (2014)

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Founded Soft32.com (softrom.ro) - a software distribution platform - while still a student, with an initial investment of just $3/month
- **2002** — Left Bucharest University of Economic Studies to focus full-time on growing Soft32
- **2003** — Founded ITNT, the company behind Soft32, as an IT services and digital content company
- **2006-2011** — ITNT recognized as one of Romania's largest companies in its sector for six consecutive years
- **2007** — Named Top 100 Young Manager by Business Magazine Romania
- **2008-2013** — Listed in 'Who's Who in Business Romania - Cei mai importanti 1.000 de oameni din Business'
- **2013** — Invested in SmartBill, Romanian invoicing/accounting SaaS platform
- **2014** — ITNT ranked 4th in Central Europe by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 with 1433% growth
- **2015** — Rekindled athletic ambitions, began training for endurance sports including marathons
- **2016** — Completed Half-Ironman in Barcelona; invested in TypingDNA (typing biometrics)
- **2016** — ITNT received second Deloitte Technology Fast 50 recognition
- **2017** — Completed full Ironman in Austria in 14 hours; co-founded Elrond (later MultiversX) with Beniamin Mincu and Lucian Mincu; became Partner at mobilPay.com
- **2018-2023** — Served as COO of MultiversX (formerly Elrond) - a layer-1 blockchain using adaptive state sharding
- **2020** — Became Limited Partner at Catalyst Romania, supporting the Romanian startup ecosystem
- **2021** — Joined 2048 Ventures as Limited Partner
- **2022** — Became Limited Partner at Underline Ventures
- **2023** — Transitioned from COO of MultiversX to full-time investor role
- **2024-present** — Partner at 2048 Ventures, New York, NY - leading pre-seed and seed investments in Vertical AI, Deep Tech, Health and Bio

## Achievements

- Built Soft32.com from $3/month passion project to one of the world's top software download platforms with 150,000+ applications and 10M+ monthly users
- Co-founded MultiversX (Elrond) - a pioneering layer-1 blockchain with adaptive state sharding and proof-of-stake consensus
- ITNT ranked 4th in Central Europe by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 with 1433% growth (2014)
- Invested in 200+ early-stage companies including Anthropic, Chainalysis, Circle, Dune Analytics, Jasper, K2 Space, Kraken, Messari, Perplexity, Ripple, Sandbox VR, Suno, and Uniswap
- Completed full Ironman triathlon in Austria (2017) - 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run - in 14 hours
- Listed in Romania's 'Who's Who in Business' as one of the most important 1000 businessmen (2008-2013)
- Named Top 100 Young Manager by Business Magazine Romania (2007)
- Partner at 2048 Ventures - a thesis-driven VC with $82M Fund III (raised January 2026)

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — 2048 Ventures closed $82M Fund III, with Lucian as Partner
- **2025-01** — xPortal (MultiversX ecosystem) acquired Alphalink to drive AI and crypto intersection
- **2025-02** — MultiversX welcomed Animoca Brands as a leading validator
- **2024** — Lucian Todea elevated to full Partner at 2048 Ventures, based in New York, NY

## Links

- Website: https://www.2048.vc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciantodea/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/luciantodea
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luciantodea/

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Last updated: 2026-05-06