Hungary startup funding
European tech funding profile
82 startups in Hungary have closed 110 funding rounds and raised €721M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 15 exits. Software is the most active sector, and Day One Capital is the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
#31 in Europe by equity raised — 0.1% of all European startup equity funding.
Equity funding
€721M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
110
Companies
82
Named investors
160
Exits
15
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsHungary — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | €11M | 2 |
| 2012 | €4.3M | 4 |
| 2013 | €4.1M | 8 |
| 2014 | €52M | 6 |
| 2015 | €6.4M | 5 |
| 2016 | €17M | 8 |
| 2017 | €12M | 4 |
| 2018 | €81M | 4 |
| 2019 | €34M | 5 |
| 2020 | €46M | 8 |
| 2021 | €87M | 7 |
| 2022 | €121M | 4 |
| 2023 | €33M | 10 |
| 2024 | €43M | 12 |
| 2025 | €87M | 7 |
| 2026 | €50M | 8 |
Top performing sectors
by € raised| Software | €256M | |
| Cybersecurity | €176M | |
| AI | €104M | |
| Healthtech | €58M | |
| Transportation | €46M | |
| Marketing | €39M |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raisedNot enough 2024–2025 data to rank growth.
Top sectors
by deal countHungary — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Hungary — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 37 |
| Transportation | 11 |
| Media | 10 |
| Healthtech | 9 |
| AI | 8 |
| Edtech | 6 |
| Cybersecurity | 6 |
| Foodtech | 5 |
| Marketing | 5 |
| Fintech | 4 |
Stage mix
by € raisedHungary — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Hungary — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €208M |
| Series B | €174M |
| Series A | €105M |
| Growth/Late | €78M |
| Other | €75M |
| Early VC | €39M |
| Seed | €29M |
| Pre-Seed | €13M |
Top deals
largest disclosed roundsTop investors
named, by deal count| Day One Capital | 16 |
| Fiedler Capital | 7 |
| PortfoLion | 7 |
| Creandum | 6 |
| Inventure | 5 |
| Credo Ventures | 4 |
| Accel | 4 |
| Lead Ventures | 4 |
| Hiventures | 4 |
| Robert Bosch Venture Capital | 3 |
Top cities
by € raised| Budapest | €698M | 100 | |
| Szentendre | €7.0M | 1 | |
| London | €2.1M | 1 | |
| Szeged | €1.1M | 1 | |
| Siklos | €457k | 1 |