Andrei Dunca
CTO
Experience
CTO
Cargo
- Focused on creating a video-first shopping experience for indie fashion.
Board Member
Endeavor Romania
- Contributed to the mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement.
- Focused on supporting robust growth for high-impact entrepreneurs.
Investor
- Ezra (since 2019): Focused on providing early cancer detection using advanced medical imaging technology and AI. Ultimate goal: whole-body MRI scans analyzed by Ezra AI for accurate diagnostics anywhere in the body.
- Electric Era (since 2020): Enabling rapid, affordable electrification of mobility power supply using high-power energy storage for DC fast charging stations.
- change:WATER Labs (since 2021): Developing disruptive sanitation technologies to expand safe and dignified sanitation for non-sewered households and communities.
- RacketPal (since 2021): Built a free mobile app connecting racket sports players locally. Covers tennis, badminton, table tennis, squash, and padel.
Engineering Manager
- Managed engineering teams in the Ads, Local, and Video organizations.
- Coordinated a team of ~80 engineers and engineering managers across two offices.
- Drove major organizational and strategic initiatives, including new products, product integrations, pivots, and go-to-market strategies.
- Led several successful internal reorganizations to better align with company goals and improve execution.
- Defined product strategy, set goals, and coordinated execution in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Data Science.
- Provided direct management, coaching, and mentorship to senior engineers and engineering managers.
Co-Founder | CTO
LiveRail (acquired by Facebook in 2014)
- Co-founded LiveRail, the leading publisher monetization platform for video, acquired by Facebook in 2014 (~$500M).
- Contributed executive vision, team leadership, and technological guidance.
- Coordinated the development of infrastructure capable of supporting massive-scale products.
- Envisioned and launched several major products and features, including the advertising industry's first real-time reporting and analytics product.
- Led technical integrations into publishing platforms and online video publishers.
- Conducted extensive audits for acquiring industry-specific certifications and accreditations.
- Participated in industry-wide organizations and working groups like the IAB for implementing standards and best practices in online advertising.
Co-Founder | CTO
Trilulilu
- Led the engineering team for a Romanian multimedia UGC platform.
- Built software architecture for rapid scaling to accommodate steep growth rates and high availability needs.
- Oversaw the growth of Trilulilu to become the #1 website in Romania.
- Facilitated acquisition of the company in approximately 18 months.
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
- B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering.
Summary
Most notably, I was the CTO and co-founder of LiveRail, which at the time of acquisition by Facebook in 2014, was the leading video advertising platform for online publishers. After acquisition, I transitioned into an Engineering Management role at Facebook, supporting products in the Ads, Local, and Video organizations.
Most recently, I was the CTO of a video-first e-commerce platform, Cargo. The e-commerce space is very crowded and competitive, and the video-first approach was not a sufficient differentiator to penetrate this market; after several pivots, we could not find strong product-market fit and decided to wind down the company.
I am also an angel investor, and advisor to several start-ups, helping out on technology, organizational management, culture, and business strategy. Outside work, I've been engaged with non-profit organizations focused on LGBT rights, healthcare, education, and the arts, both globally and in my home country Romania.
Languages
Education
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
B.Sc. · Computer Science and Engineering · Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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