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February 10, 2026

OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed

Budapest-based Allonic is targeting the hardware bottleneck in robotics by developing a new way to produce robotic bodies

Tom Nugent

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Budapest-based Allonic, which is developing a new way to produce robotic bodies, has raised $7.2m in pre-seed funding, the largest ever round of its type in Hungary.

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A prototype of Allonic's hand.
A prototype of Allonic's hand.
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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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