In this episode of The Startup Vagabond, Grant sits down with Ionut Amariei, Program Manager at Rubik Hub—one of Romania’s leading startup accelerators. Based in the northeastern region of the country, Rubik Hub is helping turn IT professionals, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs into global startup founders.

Ionut shares his journey from biomedical engineering to startup ecosystem building, the evolution of Romania’s startup scene, and how Rubik’s founder-first approach is changing lives.