Romanian waste management platform EcoTree raises €433k to start its internationalisation
Summary
EcoTree, a digital platform that provides businesses with an all-in-one cloud software solution for waste management, closes a new funding round and raises €433k, bringing its investment pool to €650k. EcoTree is the first digital platform in Romania that provides real and measurable benefits to the waste management industry by digitizing operational processes and legal documentation through business intelligence modules for data analysis and reporting, dedicated tendering modules and more, ensuring full transparency and traceability. The company was founded in 2017 by Bogdan Andronache, Alexandru Petrescu, Marius Cîrstea and Dan Simota with the aim of digitizing the specific processes of waste collection and recycling, positioning itself as a player in the circular economy. The fresh capital will help us achieve our ambitious goals for 2022, i.e. 100% digitalization of bureaucratic processes, through the digital signature, but also in planning the internalization of the business model in other European countries.” Vlad Panait, Managing Partner at Sparking Capital, commented: ”We are bullish on the development prospects of EcoTree, which managed to intermediate more than 1000 tons of waste in the platform, between January and October 2021. The recycling in Romania and Europe is still at very low levels and has a significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions generated by different companies and industries.