Bright Labs Incubator
Also known as Bright Labs
Incubator Oradea, Romania Run by Make IT in Oradea Since 2021 brightlabs.build
Overview
Founder-focused incubation programme run by Make IT in Oradea, a nonprofit set up on the initiative of Oradea City Hall, with support from the city. It began as a six-month part-time incubator and has since become a 100-day, in-person programme for idea- and prototype-stage tech founders from Romania and elsewhere in Europe who relocate to Oradea.
What startups get
Participants get free accommodation, meals and coworking in Oradea, mentoring, and hands-on design and engineering help. Over its first four editions the initiative awarded more than €170,000 in grants, and Make IT has offered equity financing of up to €50,000 to startups with traction.
Details
- Type
- Incubator
- Run by
- Make IT in Oradea
- Headquarters
- Oradea, Romania
- Format
- In-person, Oradea
- Who can apply
- Idea- or prototype-stage tech founders from Romania and Europe
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Sectors
- software, AI, SaaS, marketplaces
- Started
- 2021
- Status
- Active
- Website
- brightlabs.build
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.