BVB Arena has entered the Public Vote stage. What this program means for entrepreneurs

BVB Arena, the program of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, dedicated to supporting Romanian companies that subsequently launch on the capital market issues of shares and/or bonds, has entered the Public Voting stage:

• Until July 31, 2025, the general public can vote for 3 companies out of the 50 semi-finalists, which for the companies with the most votes means qualification to the final.
• Voting can be done on the program's website, www.bvbarena.ro.
  
  

Next steps for the 2025 edition:

• Finalist companies (August);
• Official announcement and award of the 15 finalist companies (September);
• Mentoring phase - workshops and webinars for finalist and semi-finalist companies (October - November).
  
  

The 8 years of the Made in Romania/BVB Arena program means:

• €270 million of funding through the issuance of listed shares and bonds;
• Over 100 finalist companies;
• 13 share listings and 27 bond issues;
• Over 1,300 companies nominated.

Banca Transilvania Financial Group has been one of the project partners since its launch in 2017 to support entrepreneurs through mentoring and know-how about capital market financing. Banca Transilvania [BVB: TLV] is the first bank in Romania to be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (1997). BT currently has almost 70,000 shareholders and the most comprehensive investor and shareholder communication platform in Romania.