7 Venture Capital Firms in Hungary

Finding the right VC firm or investor isn’t easy. Some will provide mentorship and operational expertise. Others will only provide you with the capital.

Here’s a list of the top venture capital firms in Hungary so that you can find an investor that fits you and your startup.

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7 Venture Capital Firms in Hungary

1) Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is a government organisation that provides investment support and opportunities for founders looking to build their businesses in Ireland.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Czechia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland, Brazil, USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
• City: Dublin, Düsseldorf, Budapest, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Stockholm, Madrid, Prague, London, Brussels, Warsaw, São Paulo, Austin, Toronto, New York, Dubai, Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Beijing, Mumbai, Seoul, Riyadh, Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Shannon, København
• Started in: 1998
• Industries: Life Sciences, Industrial
• Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
• Maximum check size: €50,000
• Number of investments: 686
• Number of exits: 78
• Funds raised: €216,100,000
• 3 remarkable investments: Profitero, Immersive VR Education, Invinity Energy Systems PLC

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at equitydept@enterprise-ireland.com.

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2) Hiventures

Hiventures is a multistage investment firm located in Hungary.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Hungary
• City: Budapest
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Bence Katona
• Industries: Media, Gaming, Big Data & Analytics, Consumer, Education, Fintech, InsurTech, Food & Beverage, Supply Chain & Logistics, Marketplace, Healthcare, Travel & Hospitality, Agriculture, SaaS
• Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• Minimum check size: €50,000
• Maximum check size: €3,000,000
• Number of investments: 280
• Number of exits: 69
• 3 remarkable investments: Briefly, Himoney, Edumarket

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at rsid@hiventures.hu.

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3) Heartcore Capital

Heartcore is a consumer technology VC investing in European B2C and B2B2C companies.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Denmark, Germany, France, USA, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Poland, United Arab Emirates
• City: Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Lisbon, Stockholm
• Started in: 2007
• Founders: Jimmy Fussing Nielsen, Christian Lindegaard Jepsen,
• Industries: Travel & Hospitality, Education, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Productivity, Consumer, Gaming, InsurTech, Energy
• Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
• Minimum check size: €300,000
• Maximum check size: €6,000,000
• Number of investments: 210
• Number of exits: 51
• 3 remarkable investments: Reddit, Insight, Werlabs

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@heartcore.com.

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4) Day One Capital

Day One Capital is a Hungarian venture capital firm targeting CEE startups.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Hungary
• City: Budapest
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Elek Straub, Csaba Kákosy, György Simó
• Industries: Consumer, Gaming, Social, Healthcare, Robotics, SaaS, Cloud
• Stages: Seed, Series A
• Minimum check size: €300,000
• Maximum check size: €1,500,000
• Number of investments: 27
• Number of exits: 8
• Funds raised: €34,000,000
• 3 remarkable investments: Gamee, On robot, Statzup

You can find their website here.

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5) PortfoLion Capital Partners

PortfoLion Capital Partners is a multistage investment firm for CEE startups.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Hungary
• City: Budapest
• Started in: 2010
• Founders: Andras Molnar
• Industries: Fintech, Cybersecurity, Education, Internet & Mobile, Developer Tools, Supply Chain & Logistics, E-Commerce, Agriculture
• Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage
• Minimum check size: €500,000
• Maximum check size: €30,000,000
• Number of investments: 26
• Number of exits: 9
• Funds raised: €440,000,000
• 3 remarkable investments: Talk-A-Bot, Deligo, Seon

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@portfolion.hu.

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6) Elevator Ventures

Elevator Ventures Corporate Venture Capital primarily invests in early and growth-stage fintech startups across CEE.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Austria, Russia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania
• City: Vienna, Tuzla
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Hannes Cizek, Maximilian Schausberger
• Industries: Fintech, E-Commerce, SaaS, Infrastructure, Agriculture
• Stages: Series A, Series B
• Maximum check size: €3,000,000
• Number of investments: 14
• Number of exits: 3
• 3 remarkable investments: CloudCart, FINQware, Twisto

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at office@elevator-ventures.com.

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7) Y Soft Ventures

Y Soft Ventures is a corporate venture capital financing enterprise hardware and software companies in CEE.

Details of the VC firm:

• Country: Czechia, Hungary, United Kingdom, France, USA, Israel, United Arab Emirates, China, Japan, Singapore, Australia
• City: Brno, Budapest, London, Paris, Grapevine, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Dubai, Shanghai, Kōbe, Singapore, Sydney
• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Václav Muchna, Martin De Martini
• Industries: Internet & Mobile, Cybersecurity, AR & VR, IoT, Big Data & Analytics
• Stages: Early Stage, Seed
• Minimum check size: $350,000
• Maximum check size: $2,000,000
• Number of investments: 11
• Number of exits: 1
• Funds raised: $4,500,000
• 3 remarkable investments: Dronetag, Nenovision, Sensoneo

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@ysoft.com.

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