Romanian edtech startup Youni has raised a €900,000 seed investment round led by Soulmates Ventures, alongside Early Game Ventures. The funding will allow the company to boost its AI ecosystem that connects universities with students worldwide helping them achieve their dream education paths, the company announced to AIN.

About Youni

  • Youni was founded by Andrei Nicolae (CEO) in 2017 in Bucharest, along with his two former high school classmates, Ștefan Țăpescu (COO) and Daniel Posdărăscu (CSO). Youni is a Romanian edtech startup that helps students get into the world's leading universities by facilitating the admissions process through AI technology.

  • The platform enables universities to connect with students efficiently by aligning with their mutual preferences. For those interested in higher education, the platform offers help with everything from career counseling to language preparation, mathematics exams, choosing a suitable university, and even submitting an application.

  • To date, more than 6,000 students from over 600 universities all over the world have been helped by Romanian startup Youni to find and get into their ideal university

Investment details

  • The seed round of investments was led by Czech Accelerator and VC Company Soulmates Ventures, supporting the startup with €600,000, alongside Romanian Fund Early Game Ventures, which invested €300,000.

"Finding the right field of study and succeeding in entrance exams is often very difficult for students. They need comprehensive information, direction and support. We consider using scalable and modern digital technologies for this purpose to be an excellent idea that has the potential to simplify students’ paths towards their ideal career path," says Hynek Sochor, Founder and Managing Partner of Soulmates Ventures.

  • Youni has so far received investments from venture capital companies such as Early Game Ventures, Simple Capital and angel investors such as Matt Symonds or key employees of UiPath.

The Romanian startup plans to use the new investment to scale and improve the AI ​​platform used by universities in the admissions process, and to strengthen its position in the markets of America, Great Britain and Australia. Over the next year, the Youni team aims to help one million students get into their ideal university.