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Podcast
Episode 4 with Bálint Orosz out now!

Episode 4 features a key figures from the Hungarian startup scene — Bálint Orosz (Founder & CEO, Craft Docs).

Bálint shares how an early exposure to Apple and visual interfaces shaped the way he thinks about software, why Craft was born from frustration with existing productivity tools, and why “how a product makes you feel” can be just as important as what it technically does.

It’s a conversation about taste, ambition, product obsession, and what it takes to build globally from Hungary without losing sight of the user.

Listen on Spotify!

Watch Episode 4 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

Tamás Kádár

SEON

CEO & Co-Founder at SEON

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

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

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

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

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

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

János Mátyás

Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)

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

Zsuzsa Kecsmár

Antavo

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

Viktor Benei

Bitrise

CTO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

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

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

CEO at STRT, prev. Founder & CEO at NNG

Márton Sereg

Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)

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

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

CEO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Máté Wohlmuth

Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)

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

Szabolcs Nagy

Turbine

CEO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Barnabás Debreczeni

Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai

Angel, VC, Blockchain Entrepreneur - Exited Mr. Coin

Zsolt Kocsmárszky

Hotjar (ex-PingPong)

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

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

CSO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

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

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

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

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

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

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

CEO & Co-Founder at BOOKR Kids

Ákos Deliága

Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)

Co-Founder and CEO at Talk-A-Bot

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Founder & CEO at SOLVO Biotechnologies

Kristóf Szalay

Turbine

CTO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Zoltán Györkő

Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)

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

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

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)

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)

Péter Árvai

Prezi

Executive Chair and Co-Founder at Prezi

István Csanády

Shapr3D

CEO & Founder at Shapr3D

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

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

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

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

Zoltán Prekopcsák

Prezi (ex-Radoop)

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

Krisztián Berecz

TestGorilla (ex-SEON)

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

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Co-Founder and CTO at Notch

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

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

Silicon Valley unicorn founder turned Hungarian super angel

Szabolcs Szakacsits

Tuxera

Founder and CEO at Tuxera

Zoltán Kovács
Sapience
Gábor Szánto
Amazon (ex-Superpowered)
Zsolt Kocsmárszky
Hotjar (ex-PingPong)
Dávid Lakatos
Formlabs
Viktor Benei
Bitrise
Bálint Orosz
Craft Docs
Barnabás Debreczeni
Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai
Dorka Horváth
BOOKR Kids
Ernő Duda
SOLVO
Szabolcs Nagy
Turbine
Csaba Zajdó
Optimonk, Innonic
Tamás Kádár
SEON
Jared Schrieber
Angel, Unicorn Founder
Dániel Veres
Turbine
Péter Árvai
Prezi
Zsuzsa Kecsmár
Antavo
János Mátyás
Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)
Márton Sereg
Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)
Eszter Ozsvald
Notch
Máté Wohlmuth
Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)
Péter Csillag
HunBAN (ex-Starschema)
Péter Halácsy
Budapest School, Prezi
Krisztián Berecz
TestGorilla (ex-SEON)
Szabolcs Szakacsits
Tuxera
Gyula Fehér
Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)
Kristóf Szalay
Turbine
Márton Szőke
Angel (ex-Indextools)
Veronika Pistyur
Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest
Balázs Scheidler
Axoflow (ex-Balabit)
Barnabás Birmacher
Bitrise
Péter Balogh
STRT (ex-NNG)
György Szilágyi
Tresorit
Péter Langmár
STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)
Zoltán Prekopcsák
Prezi (ex-Radoop)
Ákos Deliága
Talk-A-Bot (IVSZ)
István Csanády
Shapr3D
Dániel Balla
Bitrise
Attila Kecsmár
Antavo
Bence Jendruszák
SEON
Zoltán Györkő
Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)
Balázs Vinnai
IVSZ, ex-IND
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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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