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Wizipet pitching at the Startup Demo Arena

Wizipet pitching at the Startup Demo Arena

Nexus Luxembourg returns in 2026, celebrating founders who dare to shape tomorrow.

  • 250 startups from around the world handpicked by an exclusive jury.
     

  •  30 top startups felicitated at the official Closing Ceremony attended by global leaders, policy makers and partners.
     

  •  1 grand winner will take home €100,000 prize value (€25,000 cash + €75,000 in business services)
     

Application fee: €50 — no additional charges if selected.

Nic Balaceanu

Founder & CEO - Lendrise

Nic is an IT veteran and fintech entrepreneur with experience in Romania, Belgium, and the United States. He graduated from Informatics in Romania in 1991 and EMBA in Switzerland in 2001. Starting from advanced database technologies, he built startups for banking services, payments, digital identity and credit scoring in Europe and America.

Recently, Nic founded Lendrise, a startup that strengthens the creditworthiness of European citizens, and RoFintech, the Fintech association in Romania that helps fintech companies advance in the highly competitive and regulated environment of Romania and the European Union.

Nic is also involved in Romanian national projects such as digital currency and the financial and digital inclusion of Romanians at home and in the diaspora.

Nic Balaceanu
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