Romanian woman raises GBP 500,000 for startup in UK

17 August 2026 Raluca Epureanu, a Romanian woman from Constanța active in the London hospitality market, has received GBP 500,000 in pre-seed funding for FlairMakers, the startup she founded, according to a RePatriot press release sent on Monday, August 17. The funding was led by SFC Capital, one of the most active seed investors in the UK, alongside angel investors. The money raised will support product and technology development, as well as the expansion of the FlairMakers network in the UK. The company is already active in Romania and recently entered into a partnership with the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Epureanu’s alma mater. The startup helps a hotel or restaurant quickly find the right people when it needs them, while allowing professionals to turn their experience in