Cristian Mudure

Cristian Mudure
Born (1980-05-20) May 20, 1980
Brașov, Romania
OccupationsEntrepreneur, software executive
Known forFounder and CEO of Stackfield

Cristian Mudure (born 20 May 1980) is a Romanian-born entrepreneur and software executive. He is the founder and CEO of Stackfield GmbH, a Munich-based software company specialising in secure collaboration and project management tools.

Early life and education

Mudure was born on 20 May 1980 in Brașov, Romania.[1] During his youth, he competed in tennis before later shifting his focus to IT.[2][3] Mudure completed his secondary education in Romania and later moved to Germany, where he briefly studied business administration.[4][5]

Career

Mudure started his career as an IT consultant.[6]

In June 2012, Mudure founded Stackfield GmbH in Munich, Germany, and has served as its chief executive officer since then.[7][8] The company develops a collaboration and project management platform used by organisations with data protection requirements.[9] The platform integrates task and project management, team chat, videoconferencing, document collaboration, knowledge management, and time tracking within a single application.[10] Stackfield operates its infrastructure on servers located in Germany and uses end-to-end encryption to protect user data.[11][12][13] The platform has been adopted by organisations in sectors including public administration, legal services, healthcare, and finance.[14] In early 2024, Cristian Mudure sold 30% of his company for a double-digit million euro to a private equity fond.[9]

In 2025, Mudure was featured in Season 5, Episode 3 of SELFMADE, a German-language Amazon documentary series profiling entrepreneurs.[15]

Public activities

Mudure has publicly advocated for European digital sovereignty and reduced dependence on US technology providers. In a January 2026 opinion piece for Tagesspiegel Background, he argued that German and EU software companies are systematically overlooked in public procurement despite political rhetoric supporting digital independence, identifying convenience, vendor lock-in effects, and what he termed "sovereignty washing" by US hyperscalers as the main barriers to change.[14] In February 2026, he called on European policymakers to pursue a proactive strategy for digital sovereignty rather than relying on theoretical switchability.[14][16] Mudure has also been cited in trade media criticising the concept of "sovereign" cloud offerings by US companies, arguing that the US Cloud Act renders such arrangements insufficient regardless of server location.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Iana, Alexandra (4 April 2024). "Milionarul român cu liceu care a surprins Europa. A plecat în Germania imediat după ce a obținut diploma de Bacalaureat". Bugetul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "TCB-Herren 30 gelingt Auftaktsieg". www.schwaebische.de (in German). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Anke (7 September 2017). "Mit Stackfield zu einem produktiven Team - Cristian Mudure". Lars Bobach (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Zamfir, Claudiu (3 April 2024). "Un român, plecat în Germania după bacalaureat, și-a deschis o firmă IT și a ajuns milionar în euro". StartupCafe (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Boeriu, Marius (4 April 2024). "Plecat din Braşov, acum milionar în euro. Zilele trecute, Cristian Mudure şi-a vândut 30% din afacere pe 10 milioane de euro". Buna ziua Brasov. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Handys in die Keksdose! Mailen im sicheren Raum" (PDF). stackfield.com. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Alexander (26 February 2024). ""Wir waren gezwungen, mit begrenzten Ressourcen auszukommen"". deutsche-startups.de (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "European Companies Search Engine. Cristian Tiberiu Mudure, Munich, Germany". NorthData.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 Marzo, Stefano De (28 March 2024). "Munich-based Stackfield raises a double-digit million investment to scale its privacy-first collaboration platform". EU-Startups. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Cloer, Thomas (13 March 2014). "CeBIT 2014: Stackfield - ein Münchner Startup wie aus dem Valley-Bilderbuch". Computerwoche (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Weigert, Martin (18 June 2013). "Niemand hat Einsicht in die Kundendaten und Dateien". www.golem.de. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Kahrau, Martin (10 October 2019). "## Update: Project management software Stackfield in quick check". crm-tech.world. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Doll, Saskia (2 April 2024). "Stackfield erhält Investment von Nordwind Growth". Munich Startup (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 Mudure, Cristian (29 January 2026). "Bequem ist nicht gleich souverän: Lokale Anbieter brauchen echte Chancen". Tagesspiegel Background Digitalisierung & KI (in German).
  15. ↑ "SELFMADE" (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2026 – via prime video.
  16. ↑ Radu, Ghițulescu (14 May 2024). "Cristian Mudure a construit în Germania o afacere de la zero. După 12 ani valorează milioane de euro". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Marwan, Peter (16 January 2026). "Souveränitäts-Washing oder brauchbare Übergangslösung?". ChannelPartner (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
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