# Hungary

OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed
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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
Hungary’s Lead Ventures raises €100m to back CEE startups
News
July 22, 2024
Hungary’s Lead Ventures raises €100m to back CEE startups
This is one of the largest funds in the region
Zosia Wanat
Meet the startup sending scientists around the world to build a database of all life
Analysis
April 27, 2023
Meet the startup sending scientists around the world to build a database of all life
Basecamp has already doubled the number of known proteins out there
Freya Pratty
Hungary refuses to join European startup group because it supports gender diversity
News
April 6, 2023
Hungary refuses to join European startup group because it supports gender diversity
Hungarian startup experts are unimpressed with the government's move, which leaves it alone in the EU
Zosia Wanat
21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs
Analysis
July 20, 2021
21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs
Despite some notable successes, in many ways Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are still waiting for their coming out moment as startup hubs. Which startups from the region should you be keeping an eye out for?
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Tech "passport" to help startups work with big banks
News
September 22, 2020
Tech "passport" to help startups work with big banks
Startups often shy away from working with big banks because the procurement process is so long. But now a new service is aiming to speed things up.
Maija Palmer
AImotive raises $20m to become Europe's 'largest VC-backed automated driving company'
News
June 22, 2020
AImotive raises $20m to become Europe's 'largest VC-backed automated driving company'
Hungarian startup has raised over $70m as it looks for affordable and software-driven solutions to making autonomous driving a reality.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
“Bigger than DNA” — how AI is transforming the pharma industry
Analysis
February 17, 2020
“Bigger than DNA” — how AI is transforming the pharma industry
Artificial intelligence can get new drugs to clinical trials 5x faster and could bring down industry costs by 30%.
Maija Palmer and Kit Gillet
This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars
Interview
January 23, 2020
This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars
The big companies are using Lidar cameras for their autonomous cars. But AImotive is taking a different approach.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Prezi cofounder Peter Arvai wants us to communicate better
Interview
November 19, 2019
Prezi cofounder Peter Arvai wants us to communicate better
No more PowerPoint.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
European startups to watch at CES 2019
Analysis
January 7, 2019
European startups to watch at CES 2019
Robots for both deliveries and dreams, IoT for homes and hands, and electric car technologies, these are some of the technologies on show at the Vegas event.
Maija Palmer

# Hungary

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

Hungary’s Lead Ventures raises €100m to back CEE startups

Meet the startup sending scientists around the world to build a database of all life

Hungary refuses to join European startup group because it supports gender diversity

21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs

Tech "passport" to help startups work with big banks

AImotive raises $20m to become Europe's 'largest VC-backed automated driving company'

“Bigger than DNA” — how AI is transforming the pharma industry

This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars

Prezi cofounder Peter Arvai wants us to communicate better

European startups to watch at CES 2019