Fueling the growth of the Hungarian startup ecosystem
We unite and accelerate the local startup scene through curated content, research, and serendipitous events that foster entrepreneurship and cultivate a thriving community.
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Event
First Monday with Riptides (Kaya VC & PortfoLion)

​Join us on June 2 for a fresh First Monday featuring Márton Sereg and Zsolt Varga, Co-Founders of Riptides, in conversation with Karel Zheng (KAYA VC) and Dániel Kiss-Király (PortfoLion Capital Partners).

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Early bird tickets here!
Reports
Startup Report 2024

It's out! 2024 marked another challenging yet cautiously optimistic year for the Hungarian startup ecosystem. Total investments are hovering around €54 million, a total of 168 startups participated in our survey - download our report!

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WHAT WE DO
Boosting the network
Uniting, growing and promoting the local startup community through quality events, research, and building access to international networks.
Cultivating the scene
Educating startups, investors, accelerators and other ecosystem players. Spreading international standards, know-how, and best practices.
Shaping a better environment
Advising policymakers to remove any barriers and further improve the supportive environment for high growth potential technology startups.
Learn more about us

Founder board

Our founder board consists of the most accomplished scale-up and post-exit entrepreneurs who have demonstrated that building globally successful companies from Hungary is achievable. Their unique leadership and commitment sets this initiative apart and guarantees that Startup Hungary remains unwaveringly committed to its core mission.

Attila Kecsmár

Antavo

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

Balázs Vinnai

IVSZ, ex-IND

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

Barnabás Debreczeni

Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai

Bence Jendruszák

SEON

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

Dániel Veres

Turbine

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

Gábor Szánto

Amazon (ex-Superpowered)

István Csanády

Shapr3D

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

János Mátyás

Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)

Kristóf Szalay

Turbine

Krisztián Berecz

TestGorilla (ex-SEON)

Márton Sereg

Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)

Márton Szőke

Angel (ex-Indextools)

Máté Wohlmuth

Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

Péter Árvai

Prezi

Szabolcs Nagy

Turbine

Szabolcs Szakacsits

Tuxera

Tamás Kádár

SEON

Veronika Pistyur

Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest

Viktor Benei

Bitrise

Zoltán Györkő

Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)

Zoltán Kovács

Sapience

Zoltán Prekopcsák

Prezi (ex-Radoop)

Zsolt Kocsmárszky

Hotjar (ex-PingPong)

Zsuzsa Kecsmár

Antavo

Ákos Deliága

Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

Silicon Valley unicorn founder turned Hungarian super angel

Ákos Deliága

Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)

Co-Founder and CEO at Talk-A-Bot

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Founder & CEO at SOLVO Biotechnologies

Attila Kecsmár

Antavo

CEO & Co-Founder at Antavo (Seedcamp alumni)

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

Founder at Craft Docs, prev. Co-Founder at Distinction (acq. by Skyscanner)

Dániel Veres

Turbine

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Turbine

Szabolcs Szakacsits

Tuxera

Founder and CEO at Tuxera

Márton Sereg

Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)

Partner at Cloudbreak VC - prev. Banzai Cloud (acq. by Cisco) & SequenceIQ (acq. by Hortonworks)

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

CSO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Viktor Benei

Bitrise

CTO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Zoltán Kovács

Sapience

Co-founder and MD at Sapience Inc, early-stage investor at Sapience Venture Fund

Krisztián Berecz

TestGorilla (ex-SEON)

VP of Sales at TestGorilla (prev. VP of Sales at SEON)

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

President at HunBAN, Angel, prev. Co-Founder at Starschema (acq. HCL Technologies)

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

VC at STRT, prev. Co-Founder at Green Fox Academy (exit)

Veronika Pistyur

Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest

Partner at Oktogon Ventures, Co-Founder at Bridge Budapest

Zoltán Györkő

Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)

Founder & CEO at Balabit (acq. by One Identity)

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

Partner at Oktogon Ventures, prev. Co-Founder at Ustream (acq. by IBM)

Péter Árvai

Prezi

Executive Chair and Co-Founder at Prezi

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

CEO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

Founder at Budapest School, Co-Founder and prev. CTO at Prezi

Zsuzsa Kecsmár

Antavo

Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder at Antavo (Seedcamp alumni)

Máté Wohlmuth

Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)

Angel, prev. Founder at CodingSans (acq. by McKinsey Digital)

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

CEO at STRT, prev. Founder & CEO at NNG

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

CEO & Co-Founder at BOOKR Kids

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Co-Founder and CTO at Notch

Gábor Szánto

Amazon (ex-Superpowered)

Engineering Specialist at Amazon, prev. CTO & Co-Founder at Superpowered (acq. by Splice)

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

CPO & Co-Founder at Tresorit (acq. by Swiss Post)

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

Co-Founder & CEO at Axoflow, prev. Co-Founder at Balabit (acq. by One Identity)

Zsolt Kocsmárszky

Hotjar (ex-PingPong)

Director of Product at Hotjar, prev Founder at PingPong (acq. by Hotjar)

Tamás Kádár

SEON

CEO & Co-Founder at SEON

Szabolcs Nagy

Turbine

CEO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Bence Jendruszák

SEON

COO & Co-Founder at SEON

István Csanády

Shapr3D

CEO & Founder at Shapr3D

Balázs Vinnai

IVSZ, ex-IND

Angel & Serial Entrepreneur prev. Co-Founder at IND (acq. by Mysis)

Zoltán Prekopcsák

Prezi (ex-Radoop)

VP of Data at Prezi prev. Co-Founder at Radoop (acq. by Rapid Miner)

Kristóf Szalay

Turbine

CTO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Márton Szőke

Angel (ex-Indextools)

Angel Investor, Serial Entrepreneur (prev. Co-Founder at Indextools acq. by Yahoo)

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

Co-Founder at Optimonk, prev. Shoprenter (exit)

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

CPO at Formlabs, prev. Co-Founder at Sold (acq. by Dropbox)

János Mátyás

Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)

Partner at Cloudbreak VC - prev. Banzai Cloud (acq. by Cisco) & SequenceIQ (acq. by Hortonworks)

Barnabás Debreczeni

Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai

Angel, VC, Blockchain Entrepreneur - Exited Mr. Coin

Dávid Lakatos
Formlabs
Zsuzsa Kecsmár
Antavo
Barnabás Debreczeni
Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai
Máté Wohlmuth
Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)
Viktor Benei
Bitrise
Péter Halácsy
Budapest School, Prezi
Ákos Deliága
Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)
Balázs Vinnai
IVSZ, ex-IND
Krisztián Berecz
TestGorilla (ex-SEON)
Veronika Pistyur
Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest
Zoltán Györkő
Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)
Zoltán Kovács
Sapience
Bálint Orosz
Craft Docs
Szabolcs Szakacsits
Tuxera
Eszter Ozsvald
Notch
Bence Jendruszák
SEON
Tamás Kádár
SEON
Márton Sereg
Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)
Zsolt Kocsmárszky
Hotjar (ex-PingPong)
Szabolcs Nagy
Turbine
Balázs Scheidler
Axoflow (ex-Balabit)
György Szilágyi
Tresorit
Márton Szőke
Angel (ex-Indextools)
Kristóf Szalay
Turbine
Dorka Horváth
BOOKR Kids
Dániel Balla
Bitrise
Barnabás Birmacher
Bitrise
Zoltán Prekopcsák
Prezi (ex-Radoop)
Péter Balogh
STRT (ex-NNG)
Jared Schrieber
Angel, Unicorn Founder
István Csanády
Shapr3D
János Mátyás
Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)
Péter Csillag
HunBAN (ex-Starschema)
Gábor Szánto
Amazon (ex-Superpowered)
Dániel Veres
Turbine
Péter Árvai
Prezi
Attila Kecsmár
Antavo
Péter Langmár
STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)
Gyula Fehér
Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)
Ernő Duda
SOLVO
Csaba Zajdó
Optimonk, Innonic
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what our founders say
Zoltán Györkő
Founder & CEO at Balabit
"The Hungarian startup ecosystem is now rich yet unstructured. Lessons from past failures can foster future triumphs, which makes the transparency and opportunities provided by Startup Hungary crucial."
György Szilágyi
Co-Founder at Tresorit
"Hungary’s startup scene has always been close to my heart. We received tremendous help from more mature scaleups while building Tresorit; and now we are passing it on by helping the emerging ventures. Excited to continue this activity with Startup Hungary."
founding partners
Our founding partner tier showcases the three organisations who have supported us since the very beginning. As founding partners, they receive lifelong perks and, in addition to their financial contributions, they appoint members to our board, actively shaping our organization's direction.
strategic partnerS
Strategic Partners actively contribute through meaningful financial support, enabling us to create impactful initiatives.
We engage in joint activities and collaborate closely on matters of shared interest, forging a strong partnership.
what our partners say
Balázs Vinnai
Chairman at IVSZ
"Mature Hungarian startups could yield an extra €2.5-5B, boosting local spending by €0.6-1.3B. In collaboration with Startup Hungary, we're exploring this untapped local potential."
Enis Hulli
General Partner at 500EE
“I wish there were organizations like Startup Hungary throughout the region. It’s really one of a kind!”
Pál Bíró
Country Manager at Google
"Startups are solving the world’s biggest challenges with innovation and determination. Helping them is something that Google deeply cares about, so we are proud to be a founding partner of Startup Hungary."
László Jónás
CEO at Design Terminal
"Startup Hungary, the first to unite the entire Hungarian startup ecosystem, has earned trust by succeeding where others failed."
supporters
Our Supporters play a vital role in sustaining the operation of our organization.
We deeply appreciate their financial contribution and support, which enables us to fulfill our mission effectively.
professional partners
Our Professional Partners play a critical role by providing essential services and valuable resources to support Startup Hungary.
Their assistance is indispensable to carry out our daily operations effectively.
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upcoming events
Event
First Monday with Riptides (Kaya VC & PortfoLion)

​Join us on June 2 for a fresh First Monday featuring Márton Sereg and Zsolt Varga, Co-Founders of Riptides, in conversation with Karel Zheng (KAYA VC) and Dániel Kiss-Király (PortfoLion Capital Partners).

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Early bird tickets here!
pAST events
First Monday with XUND & Lead Ventures
5th of May 2025 @CREATE26
We unpacked what it really takes to build a European AI healthtech leader with XUND & Lead Ventures — from navigating regulation to scaling SaMD across borders.
Read more
Cross-Functional Teams Meetup with Wise
16th of April, 2025 @Wise Office
We dove into what makes cross-functional teams actually work: trust > tickets & context > control. And yes, PM–Engineers alignment is the secret sauce.
Read more
Community Breakfast with Viktor Hatfaludi
16th of April, 2025 @CREATE26
From GTM strategies to increasing deal size - Viktor expertly took visitors through the best sales practices during this Easter themed community breakfast.
Read more
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