Stelian Baltă
Stelian Baltă | |
|---|---|
| Born | Negrești-Oaș, Satu Mare County, Romania |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and investor |
| Website | www |
Stelian Baltă is a Romanian entrepreneur and tech investor.[1] He has been featured in Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive with Pierre Gasly.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Baltă was born and raised in Negrești-Oaș, Satu Mare County, Romania.[4] He began developing online games at the age of 16. During his first year of college, he founded a company focused on game development for platforms such as MySpace and Facebook.[5] He later left college to pursue his business activities full-time. He later moved to Singapore.[6]
Career
[edit]After working in the gaming industry for several years, Stelian Balta entered the blockchain sector in 2013, initially by developing software systems related to cryptocurrency trading.[5] He subsequently founded HyperChain Capital, a digital asset venture firm focused on blockchain technologies.[7]
Under his leadership, HyperChain Capital has invested in more than 40 blockchain-related projects and companies.[8] The firm has reportedly invested over $30 million in platforms such as Fantom across multiple funding rounds.[9] Balta has been noted for his involvement in early-stage investments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.[10]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2020, Baltă made substantial donations providing medical supplies to all hospitals and institutions in Satu Mare County during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] He has repeatedly provided appliances, clothing and educational materials to all 21 residential centres for children and to several elderly-care and disability centres in the county.[13]
After typhoon Rai (Odette) struck the Philippines in December 2021 he funded convoys that delivered food, water, blankets, medicine and building materials to affected communities.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Going Into a Bullish 2024 with Crypto Billionaire Stelian Balta". Nasdaq.
- ^ Costache, Alina. "Un tânăr miliardar român, apariție spectaculoasă într-un documentar pe Netflix. Stelian Balta joacă alături piloți de Formula 1 pe un iaht de lux". România TV.
- ^ "Cum a reușit un român de 33 de ani să facă o avere impresionantă în Asia și Dubai". www.antena3.ro (in Romanian). Antena 3 CNN. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Tânăr milionar sătmărean a donat o mie de teste COVID19 pentru spitalele din județ!". PresaSM Știri din Satu Mare (in Romanian). 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Going Into a Bullish 2024 with Crypto Billionaire Stelian Balta". nasdaq.com.
- ^ "Tânăr milionar sătmărean a donat o mie de teste COVID19 pentru spitalele din județ!". PresaSM Știri din Satu Mare (in Romanian). 24 April 2020.
- ^ "HyperChain Capital CEO: "ICOs Bring Democracy to the World of Financing"". Finance Magnates. 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Sătmăreanul Stelian Baltă, investiţie de 15 milioane de dolari într-o criptomonedă". PortalSM - Știri Satu Mare (in Romanian). 2 July 2022.
- ^ "HyperChain announces $15m investment into Fantom". Fantom Insights. 27 April 2021.
- ^ "What Traders Should Do To Thrive In The Next Crypto Bull Run". Entrepreneur (magazine). 1 July 2022.
- ^ Stancu, Cristina (21 December 2021). "Ce face în fiecare an, de Crăciun, milionarul român care a făcut avere în Singapore. E vorba despre 700 de persoane". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian).
- ^ "Cine este Stelian Baltă, milionarul român care apare într-un documentar de top pe Netflix". www.money.ro (in Romanian). 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Tânăr milionar sătmărean a donat o mie de teste COVID19 pentru spitalele din județ!". PresaSM (in Romanian). 24 April 2020.
- ^ Mușat, Adriana (25 January 2022). "Milionarul Stelian Baltă a ajuns erou în Filipine. Fapta sa a fost surprinsă în imagini". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian).