First major round of 2025: Bible Chat from Early Game portfolio raises $14 million Series A
The Series A investment is led by True Ventures, a venture capital fund from Silicon Valley, with the participation of Early Game and Play Ventures.
The Series A investment is led by True Ventures, a venture capital fund from Silicon Valley, with the participation of Early Game and Play Ventures.
The company also announces Daniel Vaum's promotion to manager of the purchasing department as part of its strategy to optimize internal processes.
The startups in the Early Game Fund I portfolio reached annual revenues of 43 million euros and over 400 employees.
At the end of March the portfolio of contracts and orders of the company is stabilized at €24.6 billion, while the number of employees increased by 2%, to 75,482 people.
The company estimates a William Grant & Sons portfolio turnover of up to RON 55 million over the first 12 months
Morphosis Capital Fund I Cooperatief UA, a growth capital fund, posts a combined turnover of €100 million in 2023 for its portfolio companies.

DS Smith, the producer of packaging solutions, is investing over €14 million in its Romanian production infrastructure.
Romania recorded the most significant increase in industrial electricity costs across the EU during H2 2025, according to data released by Eurostat.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) to acquire approximately 10% of the shares of Carpathia Pensii, a Romanian private pension company.
New car registrations in Romania increased by 2.7% in April compared to the same period in 2025, while electrified vehicles reported a 26% increase and a 68% market share, according to preliminary data from the Association of Car Producers and Importers (APIA).
Romania's trade deficit fell 9.3% to €7.7 billion in the first three months of 2026, down €792.1 million compared to the same period in 2025, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).