Cosmina Popa

Venture Partner

2021 - Current

Strive Ventures ApS invests in Danish scale-ups and young growth companies. We are dedicated to supporting our portfolio companies with knowledge and network, in addition to capital.

Entrepreneur In Residence

2021

Supporting the startup ecosystem in the Balkans as part of a global Expert-in-Residence capacity building program for emerging startup ecosystems. Focus includes: investment readiness, internationalisation, ecosystem building, corporate involvement, business angel activity, and supporting female founders in the region.

Co-Founder

2013

Conscious Venture Lab® (CVL) is an early stage business accelerator with the goal of developing companies and leaders who embrace capitalism as a powerful catalyst for good in society. We work to help extraordinary entrepreneurs in their quest to build companies with societal purpose at their core; to give them all the tools and support they need to create engaged happy employees, loyal and joyful customers, deeply authentic partnerships, caring and safe communities and all manner of wealth for all their stakeholders.

Entrepreneur In Residence

2021 - 2021

Antler is a global startup generator and early-stage VC that is building the next big wave of tech. With the mission to turn exceptional individuals into great founders, Antler aims to create hundreds of companies globally over the next five years. We select the world’s most brilliant and determined people, help them find the right co-founder and connect them to a top tier network of advisors and experts worldwide. Antler breaks the barriers to entrepreneurship by providing funding from day one and building strong teams from the ground up, while enabling our founders to rapidly launch and scale their ideas. Ready to build your next startup? Apply here: https://www.antler.co

CEO

2016 - 2018

Rainmaker Foundation exists to build a bridge between small charities with big potential and the most brilliant and generous minds. Our community of Rainmakers are successful individuals with a wonderfully diverse collection of gifts, talents and stories, coming together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges.

Virtual Program Facilitator - FledgeX Africa

2015 - 2015

Fledge and Spring Activator joined forces to create FledgeX, a Virtual Accelerator Program. Fledge is known as the Conscious Company Accelerator while Spring.is operates under the philosophy that profit and social impact are not only capable of coexistence, but together lead to greater success. Both companies engage values-based, for-profit startups, and empower them to create change. FledgeX brings the amazing resources of these programs together virtually with a global mentorship network. This allows entrepreneurs that don't have the luxury of operating in a major center the opportunity to participate. FledgeX connects new ventures in a dozen countries to the tools and expertise they need to succeed.

Sustainable Business Strategist & Project Manager

2008 - 2013

Sustainable Business Associate

2012 - 2013

Account Management (temp contract)

2011 - 2011

Retail activation for the new Nokia Lumia smartphone. Working with Account Managers and Account Directors on all client-facing elements; writing and managing briefs; creating and executing offline and online marketing and communications campaigns; using Macronomy to raise costs and estimates; liaising with project managers to ensure project delivery on time, on brief and on budget.

Regional Account Manager

2006 - 2008

Identified business needs for C-level executives structuring telecommunications solutions including Internet WANs and Collocation Services. • Consistently met and exceeded monthly quotas. • Selected to represent the Inside North East team at Cogent’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas. • One of two Account Managers selected to present at Cogent’s National Headquarter training covering topics such as: time management, prospecting skills, sales strategies, and action items that will make new hires successful at Cogent.