Photography, ventures, and investments from a multi-exit founder. George Popescu is a fashion and editorial photographer, serial entrepreneur, and investor whose projects span media, fintech, blockchain, real estate, and more.
Over 40 magazine covers per year, photographed from his studio in NoHo. A long-term project focused on visual storytelling, fashion, and editorial portraiture.
Founder and CEO of Brooklyn Textiles, a PPE e-commerce company that reached $60M annualized revenue within six months and was sold in 2021, plus other consumer-facing ventures.
Founder and leader of projects such as Block X Ventures, Lampix & the PIX platform, Lending Times and Blockchain Times—covering investment banking, AR/VR, and media in online lending and crypto.
Active investor in real estate, venture capital, and private fixed income, as well as an advisor to 30+ early-stage companies across fintech, tech, and blockchain.
George Popescu's work spans fashion photography, high-growth technology companies, media platforms, and long-term investing. Below is a selection of projects he has founded, led, or actively shaped.
At present, George is a fashion and editorial photographer with more than 40 magazine covers published per year, working primarily from his studio in NoHo in New York City.
George has founded multiple companies across online lending, PPE, travel, technology, and more—often bootstrapping them from zero to meaningful scale and successful exits.
Boston Technologies (BT) was a technology, market-making, and high-frequency trading company in FX, precious metals, and CFDs. George founded and bootstrapped BT from $0 to $20M+ in revenue, earning multiple years on the Inc. 500/5000 list before exiting the company in 2014.
Lampix is a table-top augmented reality company in New York that George co-founded and led as CEO. Lampix won "Best AR/VR Startup" at SXSW and raised 40,912 ETH to build the PIX platform, a decentralized human-in-the-loop system for image sourcing, labeling, and detection.
George founded Lending Times, an award-winning media company in the online lending space, and Blockchain Times. He has been a partner at LunaCap Ventures and an advisor to multiple blockchain and fintech companies, alongside his real estate and private fixed income investing.
A few snapshots of the scale, speed, and diversity of projects led by George Popescu.
"Bootstrapped Boston Technologies from $0 to over $20M in revenue, with multiple years on the Inc. 500/5000 list and a successful exit in 2014."
Boston Technologies, Fintech & Trading Infrastructure
"Grew Brooklyn Textiles to $60M annualized revenue within six months, supplying PPE at scale through a fully online model before exiting in 2021."
Brooklyn Textiles, PPE E-commerce
"Balances a scientific background from MIT and leading French institutions with hands-on company building, media, and a growing photography portfolio."
Photography, Science & Venture Projects
This site is a growing collection of George Popescu's work as a photographer, entrepreneur, and investor. For speaking, media, or project-related inquiries, use the contact page to get in touch.
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