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Budapest's startup ecosystem shows a strong mix of industries, from enterprise software to artificial intelligence. The city supports both newly founded companies and more mature ventures.

Mobile DevOps platform Bitrise leads with $83.5M in funding. Close behind is AImotive, an automated driving company that has raised $67.6M.

Below is our list of 49 Budapest startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Bitrise provides a mobile DevOps platform designed to help teams build, test, and deploy mobile applications more efficiently. Their platform automates the entire mobile development lifecycle, from code integration to app store submission.

Year Founded2014
FoundersBarnabas Birmacher, Daniel Balla, Viktor Benei
Funding Amount$83.5M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, Y Combinator, Partech, OpenOcean, Oktogon Ventures

AImotive develops a complete technology platform for automated driving, offering solutions that scale from assisted to fully autonomous systems. Their product suite includes a modular software stack, a photorealistic simulation environment, and a specialized data management toolset.

Year Founded2015
FoundersLaszlo Kishonti
Funding Amount$67.6M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsDraper Associates, B Capital, Bosch Ventures, Inventure, Cisco Investments

Axoflow builds a high-performance data pipeline that gives security teams control over their observability data. Their platform, from the creators of the open-source tool syslog-ng, helps organizations route and transform log data to better detect threats.

Year Founded2023
FoundersBalázs Scheidler, Ferenc Hernadi, Neil Boyd, Sandor Guba
Funding Amount$10.2M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsNotion Capital, Credo Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, e2vc, EBRD Venture Capital

Ominimo provides AI-powered car insurance through a digital platform designed for simplicity and speed. The service is supported by some of the world's leading insurance companies to offer customers reliable and transparent policies.

Year Founded2024
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Funding Amount€10M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsZurich Insurance Group

Riptides builds a cybersecurity platform to eliminate static credentials for machine-to-machine authentication. Their system replaces vulnerable, hardcoded passwords and keys to create more secure communication pathways between machines.

Year Founded2025
FoundersJanos Matyas, Zsolt Varga
Funding Amount$3.3M
Startup SizeFounding Team (1-10)
Last Funding StatusPre-Seed
Top InvestorsKAYA, Portfolion Capital Partners

PastPay built a B2B payment solution to help businesses get paid on time without the wait. Their invoice financing service turns outstanding invoices into immediate cash, helping companies stabilize their cash flow.

Year Founded2019
FoundersBenjamin Berényi, Bálint Réti
Funding Amount€17.1M
Startup SizeFounding Team (1-10)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsHiventures, Mark Ransford, Advance Global Capital, BnL Start Partners, MBH Bank

BOOKR Kids develops an app-based library of interactive e-books to inspire a love of reading in children. Their platform is designed to boost literacy, social-emotional, and cognitive skills through animated stories and educational games.

Year Founded2015
FoundersDorka Horváth PhD
Funding Amount€3M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsBonitás Ventures, Hiventures, Baconsult, STRT Holding Nyrt

Qneiform builds an AI-powered sourcing platform designed to help recruiters find candidates. The software automates the search process, allowing teams to identify the right people for open roles in minutes rather than days.

Year Founded2022
FoundersThomas Percy
Funding Amount€3.8M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsDFF Ventures, PROfounders Capital, Keen Venture Partners, Day One Capital, Slimmer AI

41 Additional Budapest Startups Worth Following

Our top picks only scratch the surface of what's happening across the city. Many other founders are building companies in areas like AI and biotech, raising more than €200 million combined.

Some of these companies are just getting started, while others have been growing for years. Here’s a look at the other startups that are shaping the city's scene.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
VRG Therapeutics logo VRG TherapeuticsBiotech2023€5MSeries A
Deligo Vision Technologies logo Deligo Vision TechnologiesAI2020$4.7MSeed
Barion Payment logo Barion PaymentRetail2015€4.5MSeries B
Turbine logo TurbineAI2015€34.2MVenture Round
Asura Technoliges ltd. logo Asura Technoliges ltd.Data2017$19.5MConvertible Note
ROKSH logo ROKSHRetail2018$8.6MSeed
scoutlabs logo scoutlabsAgTech2022$2.1MSeed
Recart logo RecartRetail2015$4.7MSeed
Outfino logo OutfinoAI2025HUF73MPre-Seed
Prefixbox logo PrefixboxAI2014$4.8MSeries A
Futureal Group logo Futureal GroupReal Estate2008€60MDebt Financing
DLC.link logo DLC.linkCrypto2021$2MSeed
Volteum logo VolteumSaaS2020$1.4MSeed
Logiscool logo LogiscoolEducation2011$4.8MSeries A
Monerry logo MonerryAI2025€100kAngel
Proofminder logo ProofminderAgTech2021€410kGrant
Leopoly 3D & XR logo Leopoly 3D & XRManufacturing2016$2.2MSeed
Munch logo MunchRetail2020€90kSeries A
Parkl Digital Technologies logo Parkl Digital TechnologiesReal Estate2016HUF1.5BVenture Round
Cytocast logo CytocastBiotech2019€1.9MPre-Seed
Mitzu Inc logo Mitzu IncSaaS2023$535kPre-Seed
Talk-A-Bot logo Talk-A-BotAI2016$5.5MVenture Round
Vajda Papír logo Vajda PapírManufacturing1999HUF4BPrivate Equity
VCC Live logo VCC LiveEnterprise1999$3.1MSeries A
Doctor24 logo Doctor24Healthcare2012€10MPrivate Equity
Webshippy Magyarország Kft logo Webshippy Magyarország KftRetail2016€3.5MSeries A
SignAll logo SignAllHardware2016€3MSeed
Starschema logo StarschemaAnalytics2006$5MPrivate Equity
Neticle logo NeticleAnalytics2012€2.1MSeries A
Redmenta logo RedmentaMedia2022€466.3kPre-Seed
Avatao logo AvataoSecurity2014$2.4MSeries A
Primal Game Studio logo Primal Game StudioGaming2012$1.7MProduct Crowdfunding
BugProve logo BugProveSecurity2022€750kPre-Seed
Poliloop logo PoliloopBiotech2019$2.1MSeed
Hackrate logo HackrateSecurity2020$520.1kPre-Seed
Duelbox logo DuelboxMedia2015$2.5MSeed
Salarify logo SalarifyEnterprise2017$277.8kSeed
denxpert EHS&S software logo denxpert EHS&S softwareCloud2021HUF400MSeed
Now Technologies logo Now TechnologiesInfrastructure2014$3.3MSeries A
RealMonitor logo RealMonitorEnterprise2017$1.3MSeries A
SpaceCrop logo SpaceCropAgTech2022€150kPre-Seed

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