Bucharest has no shortage of ways to meet people.
Most of them cost you an evening and give you a pocket of business cards from people you'll never speak to again. You already know how it goes: the room is too big, the conversations are too shallow, and somewhere around the second drink you start checking your phone and calculating how soon you can leave.
3rd Space is built by someone who got tired of exactly that.
Three ways into 3rd Space
Come to an event. Learn something with us. Build something with us.
Twenty-five people, once a month.
Cocktail socials, padel & prosecco, founder nights, portraits. You'll know a few names before you walk in.
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Stop learning AI alone.
A small group building AI workflows they actually use — in person in Bucharest and online.
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Build something with us.
A venue, a brand or a community of your own? Let's create an evening people remember.
Partner with us →
Events
Built so you never have to work the room.
- 25 people. That's the cap. Small enough that you'll actually finish a conversation.
- You'll know people before you arrive. A few days ahead, Eric sends short intros about eight to ten of the guests.
- There's always something to do. Padel, headshots, a game, a five-minute story. Nobody asks what you do for a living.
A cocktail evening for marketers and founders. Write your biggest flop on your name tag, and hear the stories behind a few of them.
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“The energy, the people, the host — just incredible. It's not often you feel that kind of connection right from the start.”
— Diana, health leader and keynote speaker
“Eric, your cocktail parties are awesome. This was the second time I joined and I had so much fun.”
— Daniel, The Simplifier Agency
“I had a great time. My type of crowd.”
— Andra, CEO of Beyond Business School
3rd Space AI Circle
Stop learning AI alone.
- A small group, not a course. Marketers, founders, creators — anyone with something to sell.
- You build on your own work. Leave with three to five AI workflows you actually use.
- In person in Bucharest, and online. Co-hosted with Ana Toniuc. Cocktails and a padel night included.
Partners
Don't sponsor an event. Build something with us.
- Have a space? You bring the venue. We'll bring the people.
- Have a community? Let's put our people in the same room.
- Have a brand? Create an experience people choose to attend — not an ad they scroll past.
Recently built with Padelmania and A46.
Who comes
Marketers, founders, designers, engineers, photographers, a few people between things. Romanians and expats from nine-plus countries. Some are new to Bucharest and building a life here. Some have been here fifteen years and want a wider circle. About a third of any given room has been to a 3rd Space event before.
The host
I'm Eric.
Texan, former marketing director, now in Bucharest. Divorced dad to two kids who make relentless fun of my Romanian.
I started 3rd Space because I kept going to events where I met thirty people and remembered none of them. So I built the opposite: small rooms, real introductions, and a reason to be there beyond networking. Nine events in, it's working better than I expected.
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