Sebastian Dobrincu
About Sebastian Dobrincu
Sebastian Dobrincu is a tech entrepreneur and software engineer based in Los Angeles. He was born in Romania in 1998. His personal site says he began writing commercial software as a child, and Crunchbase says he began programming at age 10. He later moved to the US and attended Stanford University, studying machine learning and artificial intelligence. Some speaker bios say he left Stanford to focus on his first company.
His first major company was Storyheap, a social media analytics platform whose clients included Hulu, Universal Music, Tumblr and Selena Gomez. He exited it to a private equity firm. He also co-founded Shop.io and Owlmetrics. Forbes named him to its 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019, and Crunchbase describes him as the youngest entry that year.
He is now Founder and CEO of Scento, an online perfume decant and sample retailer founded in 2024 that Crunchbase says operates across 19 European markets. He is also Co-Founder of Revocalize AI and Managing Partner at Stage Ventures. Since 2022 he has been a judge on Imperiul Leilor, the Romanian edition of Shark Tank. Crunchbase says he evaluates over 100 startup pitches a year. He has contributed to Entrepreneur.com, Forbes, Inc. and Huffington Post.
Crunchbase lists 3 personal investments: Farmstead (Series A), Vurbl (pre-seed) and NowRx (seed). It shows no lead investments. PitchBook, which classifies him as an angel investor, lists a different set of 4 deals: Vurbl seed rounds in September 2020 and February 2022, Stoovo (seed, December 2020) and Extasy (April 2021). Deal sizes and his own check amounts are not public in the sources reviewed.
His X profile describes him as doing angel investing through stage.vc. His personal site says he invests in early-stage ventures and founders he calls motivated and hardworking. Because the data sources disagree, founders should treat the counts above as partial.
His clearest AI involvement is as an operator. He co-founded Revocalize AI, a Los Angeles company founded in 2023 that builds an AI singing voice platform for the music and entertainment industries. The platform lets users train voice models from human voices and create vocal tracks in any voice. Revocalize also offers an API for real-time voice conversion. Marius Moga, a Grammy-nominated producer, is his co-founder.
As an investor, his personal site says Stage Ventures puts revenue-based financing into early-stage AI and e-commerce technologies. A Forbes Councils profile lists artificial intelligence and e-commerce as his areas of focus. The sources reviewed did not identify specific AI startups he backed as an angel, so none are listed here.
Stage Ventures is a Los Angeles-based fund that Crunchbase says offers flexible, revenue-based financing to tech entrepreneurs. Its website describes this as an alternative for founders who want to build profitable technology companies. In revenue-based financing, capital is repaid as a percentage of future revenue. Under that structure the investor takes no equity stake. The fund's site says it focuses on early-stage AI, e-commerce and SaaS technologies.
A Forbes Councils profile says he deploys personal capital through Stage Ventures. It also says he is self-funded, and that his background shapes a pragmatic approach to evaluating founders. For angel deals, the PitchBook records show seed-stage rounds. Beyond that, he has no public check size, stated ownership target or geographic restriction in the sources reviewed. Fund size is also not public.
His personal site has said he accepts short startup pitches, and he lists X (@Sebyddd) as a way to reach him. Founders should confirm the current contact route on his site before writing in.
- Vurbl: audio and podcast discovery company. Crunchbase lists a pre-seed round and PitchBook lists seed rounds in September 2020 and February 2022. PitchBook shows it as out of business.
- Stoovo: business and productivity software company. PitchBook lists a seed round in December 2020.
- Extasy: company in the restaurants, hotels and leisure category. PitchBook lists an investment in April 2021.
- Farmstead: grocery delivery company. Crunchbase lists his participation in its Series A.
- NowRx: pharmacy company. Crunchbase lists his participation in its seed round.
- Revocalize AI: AI singing voice platform that he co-founded in 2023. This is a founder role, not an angel investment.
Investing activity
Sebastian Dobrincu has made 3 investments according to Crunchbase across 3 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit and founded 6 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sebastian Dobrincu
Is Sebastian Dobrincu an angel investor?
Yes. PitchBook classifies him as an angel investor, and his X bio says he does angel investing through stage.vc. He is also Managing Partner at Stage Ventures.
What is Sebastian Dobrincu's check size?
It is not public. None of the sources reviewed state a check size, fund size or target ownership, so founders should not assume a figure.
What stage and sectors does Sebastian Dobrincu invest in?
His site says Stage Ventures backs early-stage AI and e-commerce technologies with revenue-based financing. The Stage Ventures site also lists SaaS. His recorded angel deals are mostly seed rounds.
What is revenue-based financing, and does Stage Ventures use it?
Revenue-based financing provides capital that is repaid as a percentage of future revenue, without taking equity. Stage Ventures describes itself as a provider of this kind of financing for founders building profitable technology companies, so founders with early revenue are the likely fit.
How do I pitch Sebastian Dobrincu?
His personal site has previously invited short pitches, and he lists X (@Sebyddd) as a contact channel. Check the current contact details on sebastiandobrincu.com or stage.vc before sending anything.
What companies has Sebastian Dobrincu founded?
He founded Storyheap, which he exited to a private equity firm, and Scento. He co-founded Revocalize AI, Shop.io and Owlmetrics.
Where is Sebastian Dobrincu based?
Sebastian Dobrincu is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
How can founders reach Sebastian Dobrincu?
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