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.
We unite and accelerate the local startup scene through curated content, research, and serendipitious events that foster entrepreneurship and cultivate a thriving community.
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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.
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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

Veronika Pistyur

Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest

Partner at Oktogon Ventures, Co-Founder at Bridge Budapest

Dániel Veres

Turbine

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Turbine

Ákos Deliága

Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)

Co-Founder and CEO at Talk-A-Bot

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

CEO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

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

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Founder & CEO at SOLVO Biotechnologies

Máté Wohlmuth

Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)

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

Péter Árvai

Prezi

Executive Chair and Co-Founder at Prezi

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

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

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

Silicon Valley unicorn founder turned Hungarian super angel

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

Kristóf Szalay

Turbine

CTO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Márton Sereg

Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)

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

Attila Kecsmár

Antavo

CEO & Co-Founder at Antavo (Seedcamp alumni)

Balázs Vinnai

IVSZ, ex-IND

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

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

CSO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

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

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

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

István Csanády

Shapr3D

CEO & Founder at Shapr3D

Zoltán Prekopcsák

Prezi (ex-Radoop)

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

Márton Szőke

Angel (ex-Indextools)

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

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Co-Founder and CTO at Notch

Szabolcs Nagy

Turbine

CEO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Viktor Benei

Bitrise

CTO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

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)

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

CEO & Co-Founder at BOOKR Kids

Zoltán Kovács

Sapience

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

Zsuzsa Kecsmár

Antavo

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

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

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

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

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

Krisztián Berecz

TestGorilla (ex-SEON)

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

Bence Jendruszák

SEON

COO & Co-Founder at SEON

Zoltán Györkő

Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)

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

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

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

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

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

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

CEO at STRT, prev. Founder & CEO at NNG

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

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

Szabolcs Szakacsits

Tuxera

Founder and CEO at Tuxera

Gábor Szánto

Amazon (ex-Superpowered)

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

Tamás Kádár
SEON
Péter Balogh
STRT (ex-NNG)
Kristóf Szalay
Turbine
Viktor Benei
Bitrise
Péter Árvai
Prezi
István Csanády
Shapr3D
Dániel Veres
Turbine
Szabolcs Szakacsits
Tuxera
Szabolcs Nagy
Turbine
Péter Csillag
HunBAN (ex-Starschema)
Gyula Fehér
Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)
Barnabás Debreczeni
Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai
Ákos Deliága
Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)
János Mátyás
Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)
Dávid Lakatos
Formlabs
Ernő Duda
SOLVO
Márton Sereg
Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)
Bálint Orosz
Craft Docs
Máté Wohlmuth
Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)
Gábor Szánto
Amazon (ex-Superpowered)
Péter Langmár
STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)
Márton Szőke
Angel (ex-Indextools)
Zoltán Györkő
Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)
Attila Kecsmár
Antavo
Balázs Scheidler
Axoflow (ex-Balabit)
Bence Jendruszák
SEON
Veronika Pistyur
Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest
Zsuzsa Kecsmár
Antavo
Zoltán Prekopcsák
Prezi (ex-Radoop)
Balázs Vinnai
IVSZ, ex-IND
Dániel Balla
Bitrise
Péter Halácsy
Budapest School, Prezi
György Szilágyi
Tresorit
Barnabás Birmacher
Bitrise
Krisztián Berecz
TestGorilla (ex-SEON)
Dorka Horváth
BOOKR Kids
Zoltán Kovács
Sapience
Zsolt Kocsmárszky
Hotjar (ex-PingPong)
Eszter Ozsvald
Notch
Csaba Zajdó
Optimonk, Innonic
Jared Schrieber
Angel, Unicorn Founder
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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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pAST events
First Monday with Kodesage
8th of June 2026 @CREATE26
June’s First Monday took us inside one of enterprise AI’s least glamorous, but most urgent frontiers: legacy systems. We hosted Kodesage for a conversation on building secure, on-premise AI for regulated industries — from banking to energy and government — shortly after the team announced their new $6.6M Seed round. From enterprise sales to product evolution and the reality of modernizing mission-critical codebases, the room got a clear look at what it takes to build global AI infrastructure from Hungary.
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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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