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Event
First Monday with Allonic

We’re excited to welcome Benedek Tasi, Founder and CEO of Allonic  on our next First Monday to talk robotics, hardware, and what it really takes to build deep tech from Hungary.

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Early bird tickets here!
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)

Gyula Fehér

Oktogon Ventures (ex-Ustream)

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

Péter Halácsy

Budapest School, Prezi

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

Zoltán Prekopcsák

Prezi (ex-Radoop)

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

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

János Mátyás

Cloudbreak (ex Banzai Cloud, SequenceIQ)

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

Péter Balogh

STRT (ex-NNG)

CEO at STRT, prev. Founder & CEO at NNG

Viktor Benei

Bitrise

CTO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Tamás Kádár

SEON

CEO & Co-Founder at SEON

Bálint Orosz

Craft Docs

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

Dávid Lakatos

Formlabs

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

Bence Jendruszák

SEON

COO & Co-Founder at SEON

Péter Langmár

STRT (ex-Green Fox Academy)

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

Barnabás Debreczeni

Ex-Mr.Coin, Shinrai

Angel, VC, Blockchain Entrepreneur - Exited Mr. Coin

Krisztián Berecz

TestGorilla (ex-SEON)

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

Péter Árvai

Prezi

Executive Chair and Co-Founder at Prezi

Ernő Duda

SOLVO

Founder & CEO at SOLVO Biotechnologies

István Csanády

Shapr3D

CEO & Founder at Shapr3D

Zoltán Kovács

Sapience

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

Veronika Pistyur

Oktogon Ventures, Bridge Budapest

Partner at Oktogon Ventures, Co-Founder at Bridge Budapest

Máté Wohlmuth

Angel, (ex-Coding Sans)

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

Balázs Vinnai

IVSZ, ex-IND

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

Jared Schrieber

Angel, Unicorn Founder

Silicon Valley unicorn founder turned Hungarian super angel

Csaba Zajdó

Optimonk, Innonic

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

Balázs Scheidler

Axoflow (ex-Balabit)

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

Márton Szőke

Angel (ex-Indextools)

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

Kristóf Szalay

Turbine

CTO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Eszter Ozsvald

Notch

Co-Founder and CTO at Notch

Zsolt Kocsmárszky

Hotjar (ex-PingPong)

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

Márton Sereg

Cloudbreak VC, (ex-Banzai Cloud)

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

Dorka Horváth

BOOKR Kids

CEO & Co-Founder at BOOKR Kids

Péter Csillag

HunBAN (ex-Starschema)

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

Barnabás Birmacher

Bitrise

CEO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Gábor Szánto

Amazon (ex-Superpowered)

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

Attila Kecsmár

Antavo

CEO & Co-Founder at Antavo (Seedcamp alumni)

Szabolcs Nagy

Turbine

CEO & Co-Founder at Turbine

Szabolcs Szakacsits

Tuxera

Founder and CEO at Tuxera

Zsuzsa Kecsmár

Antavo

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

Dániel Balla

Bitrise

CSO & Co-Founder at Bitrise

Zoltán Györkő

Startup Hungary, Angel, (ex-Balabit)

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

György Szilágyi

Tresorit

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

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

We’re excited to welcome Benedek Tasi, Founder and CEO of Allonic  on our next First Monday to talk robotics, hardware, and what it really takes to build deep tech from Hungary.

‍

Early bird tickets here!
pAST events
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12th of January 2026 @CREATE26
On January's First Monday, we've hosted Frank Sondors, co-founder & CEO of Salesforge – an AI-native sales platform that’s passed the ~$3M ARR mark in less than a year with roughly 2,000 customers, reached profitability, and done it all on just ~$500k in external funding.
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First Monday – Legal Library Launch, Flipping & Challenges
1st of December 2025 @CREATE26
The last First Monday of the year was a special one about legal challenges, flipping and the launch of the Legal Library.
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First Monday with Bek Ventures
3rd of November 2025 @CREATE26
November's First Monday meetup was a blast, featuring Mehmet Atici, Managing Partner at Bek Ventures.
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