Emmett King, co-founder Transylvania Angels Network: The Romanian ecosystem has more and better startups each year
Emmett King, co-founder of Transylvania Angels Network (T.A.N.), on his entrepreneurial and angel investor experience in the U.S. and Romania, the local startup ecosystem, T.A.N.'s mission and activity, and what he looks for when deciding…
Simona Fodor · Journalist
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Emmett King, co-founder of Transylvania Angels Network (T.A.N.), on his entrepreneurial and angel investor experience in the U.S. and Romania, the local startup ecosystem, T.A.N.'s mission and activity, and what he looks for when deciding to support a venture.
Emmett King always wanted to live outside the U.S. but never thought it would be in Romania. The Cluj-Napoca-based angel investor and entrepreneur's experience spans numerous sectors, having founded or been part of the founding team of ten different companies across eight industries - from a waste management company that went public on Nasdaq to a training and consulting one in Cluj. He is a co-founder of cyber security company D3 Cyber, a founding investor and board member of telemedicine and home healthcare services company Telios Care, and of technology company AiVA Vision. He is also a minority shareholder and former COO of Wirtek A/S, a Danish IT consultancy company that provides software development, testing, and consultancy services.
