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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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Podcast
First episode out now!

Together with Interactive Venture Partners, we're launching a new thing: the Emergents Podcast Series. Conversations with founders building global companies out of Emerging Europe and the investors who back them.

Episode 1 features two key figures from the Hungarian startup scene — István Csanády (Founder & CEO, Shapr3D) and Zsolt Weiszbart (Partner, Day One Capital). We cover the early days of the local ecosystem, the Shapr3D story, venture-scale ambition, and why the startup definition needs recalibrating.

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Watch the first episode on YouTube
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.

Ákos Deliága

Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)

Attila Kecsmár

Antavo

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

Balázs Vinnai

IVSZ, ex-IND

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

Barnabás Debreczeni

Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai

Bence Jendruszák

SEON

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

Dániel Veres

Turbine

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Gábor Szánto

Amazon (ex-Superpowered)

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

István Csanády

Shapr3D

János Mátyás

Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

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 Árvai

Prezi

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

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

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

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

Péter Árvai

Prezi

Executive Chair and Co-Founder at Prezi

Márton Sereg

Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)

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

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Co-Founder and CTO at Notch

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

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

Krisztián Berecz

TestGorilla (ex-SEON)

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

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Founder & CEO at SOLVO Biotechnologies

Zoltán Kovács

Sapience

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

Bence Jendruszák

SEON

COO & Co-Founder at SEON

Szabolcs Nagy

Turbine

CEO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Ákos Deliága

Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)

Co-Founder and CEO at Talk-A-Bot

Zsuzsa Kecsmár

Antavo

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

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

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

Tamás Kádár

SEON

CEO & Co-Founder at SEON

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

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

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

CSO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

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

Máté Wohlmuth

Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)

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

Attila Kecsmár

Antavo

CEO & Co-Founder at Antavo (Seedcamp alumni)

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

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

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

CEO & Co-Founder at BOOKR Kids

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

Silicon Valley unicorn founder turned Hungarian super angel

Dániel Veres

Turbine

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Turbine

Veronika Pistyur

Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest

Partner at Oktogon Ventures, Co-Founder at Bridge Budapest

István Csanády

Shapr3D

CEO & Founder at Shapr3D

Szabolcs Szakacsits

Tuxera

Founder and CEO at Tuxera

Zoltán Prekopcsák

Prezi (ex-Radoop)

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

Barnabás Debreczeni

Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai

Angel, VC, Blockchain Entrepreneur - Exited Mr. Coin

János Mátyás

Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)

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

Viktor Benei

Bitrise

CTO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

CEO at STRT, prev. Founder & CEO at NNG

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

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

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

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

Zoltán Györkő

Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)

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

Zsolt Kocsmárszky

Hotjar (ex-PingPong)

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

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

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

Gábor Szánto

Amazon (ex-Superpowered)

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

Márton Szőke

Angel (ex-Indextools)

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

Balázs Vinnai

IVSZ, ex-IND

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

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

CEO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Kristóf Szalay

Turbine

CTO & Co-Founder at Turbine

György Szilágyi
Tresorit
Ákos Deliága
Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)
Szabolcs Nagy
Turbine
Krisztián Berecz
TestGorilla (ex-SEON)
Zoltán Kovács
Sapience
Veronika Pistyur
Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest
Márton Szőke
Angel (ex-Indextools)
Péter Balogh
STRT (ex-NNG)
Gyula Fehér
Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)
Barnabás Debreczeni
Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai
Péter Langmár
STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)
Gábor Szánto
Amazon (ex-Superpowered)
Tamás Kádár
SEON
Balázs Vinnai
IVSZ, ex-IND
Balázs Scheidler
Axoflow (ex-Balabit)
Szabolcs Szakacsits
Tuxera
Zsolt Kocsmárszky
Hotjar (ex-PingPong)
István Csanády
Shapr3D
Dávid Lakatos
Formlabs
Bálint Orosz
Craft Docs
Zsuzsa Kecsmár
Antavo
Viktor Benei
Bitrise
Máté Wohlmuth
Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)
Attila Kecsmár
Antavo
Márton Sereg
Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)
Ernő Duda
SOLVO
Kristóf Szalay
Turbine
Péter Árvai
Prezi
János Mátyás
Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)
Zoltán Prekopcsák
Prezi (ex-Radoop)
Jared Schrieber
Angel, Unicorn Founder
Barnabás Birmacher
Bitrise
Dorka Horváth
BOOKR Kids
Dániel Balla
Bitrise
Péter Halácsy
Budapest School, Prezi
Zoltán Györkő
Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)
Csaba Zajdó
Optimonk, Innonic
Bence Jendruszák
SEON
Dániel Veres
Turbine
Péter Csillag
HunBAN (ex-Starschema)
Eszter Ozsvald
Notch
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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."
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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First Monday with Jared Schrieber
4th of May 2026 @CREATE26
May’s First Monday brought a rare treat: we hosted Jared Schrieber for an open, no-fluff conversation on what he’d learned as a serial founder and one of Hungary’s most active angel investors—plus a first peek at his new stealth startup. From pivot decisions to founder–market fit, the room got a look at what it really takes to start over—on purpose.
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First Monday with Turbine & Interactive Venture Partners
13th of April 2026 @CREATE26
April’s First Monday was one for the builders scaling into Series B territory. We hosted Szabolcs Nagy (CEO, Turbine) in a fireside chat moderated by Mary Alcantara (Partner, Interactive Venture Partners) to unpack Turbine’s $25M Series B and what it really took to earn conviction in today’s market—plus how Turbine’s Virtual Lab is changing the pace of decision-making in biotech.
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First Monday with Bitrise & Lead Ventures
2nd of March 2026 @CREATE26
The march edition of First Monday was a blast! We welcomed Barnabas Birmacher, CEO at Bitrise, for a fireside chat moderated by Adam Csuhai, Partner at Lead Ventures. Together, they explored what it takes to navigate efficiency transitions during an economic downturn—and how, despite the headwinds, Bitrise successfully reached profitability.
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