Top 25 Biotechnology Startup Investors in Hungary in May 2026

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• Turbine — Turbine is virtualizing biological experiments with AI to accelerate drug discovery and enhance clinical translatability.
• Athernal Bio — Athernal Bio is developing targeted immunotherapies to treat blood cancer precursor conditions before cancers become established.
• Penzilla — At Penzilla, we believe it's time to make corporate pension provision the way it really should be - simple. That's why we offer a solution that helps everyone get the maximum benefit from corporate pension options. Most importantly, we enable every employer to achieve true corporate social responsibility with 100% compliance and everyemployee to receive a fair pension. This is how corporate pension provision works with Penzilla: Let's "Simply Provision" together.

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• Iskra — Iskra offers web3 gaming opportunities using blockchain and rewards its stakeholders based on their participation.
• On Vacation — On Vacation is a chat-based concierge service where customers may get help making reservations and getting personalized and optimal tours from travel specialists.
• NextChapter — NextChapter is a digital commerce platform that acquires and operates Coupang and Naver-based online native brands in Korea. NextChapter is backed by BlueRun Ventures/BRV Capital Management, Goodwater Capital, Klim Ventures, Fast Ventures and Sandbox Network.NextChapter was founded in 2021 by Joshua Kwon and Jay Chung and is headquarteredin Seoul, Korea.

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• SylphAI — Meet AdaL, the self-evolving AI coding agent. Ship production-grade software 10x faster from your terminal.
• StackOne — Accelerate your SaaS growth with our unified API solution for HRIS, ATS, and CRM. Say "yes" to customers, build advanced integrations quickly, and experienced the best data privacy controls in the market.
• SPhotonix — SPhotonix has developed the world's first 3D Memory Crystal capable of storing up to 360 TB data and producing state-of-the-art optical devices. The memory crystal is both durable and sustainable using ground-breaking nano-etching technology for data storage that can last thousands of years. Its optical device fabrication possibilities includeimaging, microscopy, sensing and telecommunication. Watch our story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=003WzGDBd54

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• Algolia — 18,000+ organizations trust Algolia to build intuitive, adaptive, high-performing experiences with a unified AI search & retrieval platform spanning agentic, generative, and search.
• depthfirst — An AI-native security platform that understands your code, business logic, and infrastructure to find more vulnerabilities, slash false positives, and give developers actionable fixes in their workflow.
• Cinder Technologies — Cinder provides businesses everything they need to orchestrate and automate safety at scale with industry leading tools for content moderation, AI safety, and data compliance.

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• tozero — Truly bringing lithium-ion battery waste tozero by recovering all critical matierlas, like lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite.
• Again — SecondCircle makes carbon negative chemicals for a cleaner future. We are the first carbon negative chemical manufacturer that can scale to meet global demand. The best thing about it: we use carbon dioxide as a feedstock.
• 150 Minuten — Das Startup 150Minuten aus Berlin möchte Menschen aller Alters- und Fitnessklassen für mehr Sport und Bewegung begeistern. Wir bieten ein modernes, interaktives Online-Kursangebot, an dem jede*r (direkt und live) von Zuhause aus teilnehmen kann.

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• Healx — At Healx we use AI drug discovery to develop new treatments for rare diseases. We bring treatments from prediction to patient.
• Atelerix — Discover Atelerix's hypothermic hydrogels for reliable cell preservation and ambient temperature shipping. Ensure fresh, viable cell samples.
• Botanical Ventures Limited — Botanical Ventures Limited is a privately held company based in London, United Kingdom, and has been incorporated since 2017. The company brings together a diverse range of industries — including financial services, asset tokenization, mining operations, real estate, biotechnology, and botanical ventures — with a focus on building real-world valuethrough innovation and cross-sector expertise.Co-founded by Alexander Thomas Dover and Nicolas-André Borel, Botanical Ventures Limited operates with a vision to connect traditional industries with emerging technologies. While Alexander leads the company’s strategic direction, Nicolas-André serves as Chief Operating Officer, playing a key role in driving operational growth and cross-border initiatives.Registered under UK company law, Botanical Ventures is committed to long-term, sustainable development and creating new opportunities across both established and frontier markets.

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• VRG Therapeutics — VRG Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on miniprotein-based medications and cellular and gene therapy (CGT) technologies.
• Novamigra Therapeutics — Cutting-edge medical care at Agape with Framer template, where AI technology meets compassionate service. Experience personalized treatment and innovative solutions for your health needs.

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• Korio — Korio is an IRT platform that focuses on industry compliance.Korio integrated the most recent IRT design intelligence into our solution to address the long-standing issues of operational inefficiencies, burdensome manual processes, and poor user experiences.
• S2N Health — Our superior healthcare data, industry expertise, and embedded AI inject critical intelligence into commercial workflows to drive efficient growth.
• PHT Corporation — Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, combines science-informed endpoint technology, global scale, and expert services to generate reliable clinical evidence for every trial phase.

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• Novakid — Novakid - an online English school for children. Engaging and fun classes with native speakers for children 4-12 y.o.
• Tree.ly — Tree.ly does climate protection through the projects in European forests through its SaaS platform and hyperlocal CO2-credits.
• Mindgram — Mindgram is a science-based platform and mobile app for complete mental wellness.

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• Livlia — As Hungary’s first hybrid real estate service, portal, and ecosystem, Livlia’s goal is to revolutionize the Hungarian and the regional real estate market with their automatized working methods, modern solutions and professional real estate experts. The platform is launching today with the aim of digitalising and revolutionizing and the entire realestate industry.Ads optimization, developed price strategy, pre-identified customers, all of which can be traced on the platform which is complemented by a dedicated real estate expert. As a result of their modern and digitalised solutions and working methods, they thrive working for one of the most competitive success fees (1,5%) within the Hungarian real estate industry offering more, for less.
• MITE-CHEM KFT. — Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
• Gremon Systems — Gremon Systems Zrt. is a software and hardware development, manufacturing and sales company specialising in innovative solutions for agriculture, especially within the vegetable segment. The aim of the investment is to expand the company's existing portfolio of products and to support the entry into the dominant European and global markets.Gremon Systems provides innovative IT solutions to greenhouse growers that results in direct cost and yield benefits.

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• Datapao — Discover DATAPAO's data consulting solutions in cloud migrations, data science, data engineering, AI & ML.
• Daytrip — Daytrip is a platform for traveling with local drivers. It allows independent travelers to get the most out of their vacation by connecting them to local drivers, who drive them from one city to another with their own cars, discovering local sights and culture on the way.It gives travelers an opportunity to see otherwise unreachable countrysidesights, meet real locals and get to know local history, culture and current affairs first-hand. Daytrip is an entirely new approach to traveling, combining the comfort of package holidays with the flexibility of independent planning and authenticity of backpacking.
• Hypefy — An influencer marketing platform built for brands that want to discover creators, run campaigns, and measure performance with ease.

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• Novamigra Therapeutics — Cutting-edge medical care at Agape with Framer template, where AI technology meets compassionate service. Experience personalized treatment and innovative solutions for your health needs.

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• PreciseDx — Current standards of care in oncology can be subjective, leading to a high percentage of tumors receiving intermediate grading. As a result, many patients are forced to anxiously await the results of gene expression testing for over a month, delaying vital decisions regarding their care plan.
• Variational AI — We are a team of AI/machine learning and business specialists using advanced generative AI for drug discovery. We collaborate closely with biopharmaceutical partners to develop new therapeutics across disease areas, aiming to positively impact lives.
• Octave — Octave Bioscience is an early-stage molecular diagnostics company focused on neurodegenerative diseases and conditions. The company was co-founded by Melinda Thomas and William Hagstrom in 2013. Octave Bioscience is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States.

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• DePoly — DePoly is a spin off out of the LSMO lab at EPFL- Valais that has developed a novel technology allowing for the chemical recycling of PET plastic back to its main two components ethylene glycol (EG) and terephthalic acid (TPA). Our approach turns low valued materials (PET waste) into high-valued chemicals like TPA creating a circular economy. Weexpect this process to generate revenue from chemically recycling PET to TPA/EG, which can be sold back to industry to make new virgin PET plastic and allowing for a sustainable source of TPA and EG on the market.
• Zluri — Gain complete visibility and control across your SaaS stack - detect & manage shadow IT, optimize costs, govern user access in a single place
• Scrut Automation — Scrut Automation makes ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and PCI DSS compliance easy, with 70% less Manual effort

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• Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.
• Warwick Acoustics — Warwick Acoustics believe in creating products that are designed from the ground up in order to deliver the best personal audio listening experience available to customers.
• Melius Cyber — Melius Cyber continuously monitors an organization's IT network, testing security and protecting it from the latest threats.

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• Deltia — We use computer vision and AI analytics to provide insights into manual assembly processes - our platform supports process engineers in driving productivity and quality of assembly processes
• Rencore — Simplify Microsoft 365 governance for Teams, SharePoint, Azure, Power Platform and much more. Try the award-winning software from Rencore today.
• comstruct — comstruct is working on a platform that will allow construction companies to digitize and automate material purchasing. All delivery bills, invoices, and purchase orders, as well as processes such as invoice verification, can be exchanged digitally with suppliers. All data pertaining to the purchasing process is made available for documentation,evaluation, and process optimization.

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• Netasq — Founded in 1998, Netasq is an information security company based in France. It has designed and markets Unified Threat Management solutions (hardware appliances based on a derivative of FreeBSD) which combine network and application firewall with embedded anti-virus, anti-spam, VPN and content filtering functionality with an integrated real-timeintrusion prevention technology: the ASQ (Active Security Qualification).
• Force-A — FORCE-A designs, produces, and sells optical sensors for the assessment of physiological and health status of crops. It offers crop sensors for nondestructive assessment of leaf polyphenolics. The company also provides multiparameter noncontact sensors-based on leaves or fruits, and berries autofluorescence measurements. Its multiparameternoncontact sensor provides inputs for decision support systems for a range of crops, including fertilisation needs, weed infestation, crop diseases, and crop yield and quality forecast. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Orsay, France.
• METRIXWARE — Metrixware has, since 1995, been providing software maintenance & quality management solutions to CIOs and IT professionals through its System Code range of application management tools. The company provides global organizations with information, indicators and diagnostic to streamline decision making and implement best practice and compliancestandards.

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• Ydistri — Digital tool for slow moving inventory problem
• Logiscool — International franchise network teaching kids programming
• Nesnězeno — Nesnezeno is a platform that helps restaurants, shops, and hotels eliminate the waste of quality food. Through their mobile platform, they sell day-of treats that are nearing their expiration date.

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• AERON — ÁERON’S DESIGN IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF SUPERB QUALITY, INNOVATIVE CRAFTMANSHIP, AND EFFORTLESS ELEGANCE. EVERY COLLECTION FOCUSES ON REINVENTING TRADITIONAL TAILORING TECHNICS WHILEONLY USING FINEST MATERIALS SUCH AS A DISTINCTIVE SUEDE JAPANESE LEATHER THAT HAS BECOME A SIGNATURE FABRIC OF ÁERON. THE DIFFICULT BALANCE OFCREATING ONE ARTFUL PACKAGE, WHERE WORK AND PLAY HARMONIZES TOGETHER, FORMS THE MINIMAL YET FEMININE SENSUALITY OF A DECADE-DEFINING ÁERON LOOK. ÁERON ENCOMPASSES A RICH VARIETY OF HIGH-WAISTED TAILORED PANTS, ASYMMETRICAL COATS, OVERSIZE SWEATERS, AND MINIMALISTIC DRESSES.
• VRG Therapeutics — VRG Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on miniprotein-based medications and cellular and gene therapy (CGT) technologies.

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• Flourish Care — FlourishFund is a digital platform that empowers and supports new and expecting families. The platform consists of two parts: a marketplace with evidence-based goods and vetted maternal wellness services and a funding mechanism for friends and families to contribute to a positive birth and parenting journey.
• Drusolv Therapeutics — Drusolv Therapeutics is a clinical-stage drug company developing a novel, high-dose statin for early intervention in age-related macular degeneration. Their product ocustatin is aimed at patients who are still in the intermediate stage of the disease and currently have very limited options to prevent progression to late-stage vision loss. Ocustatinwas developed at Harvard University and has been validated in a very successful proof-of-concept clinical trial that showed a 75% reduction in progression to late-stage blindness. John Edwards, the founder and CEO of Drusolv, is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in AMD.
• Vartega — Vartega is a technology development company specializing in the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. We have developed alternative technology, processes, and equipment to provide low-cost carbon fiber for use in mass market applications.

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• Orfium — Find, use, track, and monetize music content across all channels with Orfium's industry-leading music rights management software.
• CyberRidge — CyberRidge is a deep-tech cybersecurity firm that develops photonic encryption to protect data privacy.
• Powerful Medical — Powerful Medical is a deep-tech company, tackling the most challenging problems of modern medicine using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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• Arctoris — Arctoris is a platform company headquartered in Oxford, with its US operations based in Boston and its APAC operations based in Singapore. Arctoris developed and operates a unique drug discovery platform powered by advanced robotics and data science combined with an experienced team of biotech & pharma veterans. Arctoris actively pursuesseveral drug discovery programs in oncology and neuro, while also providing access to its platform to select biotech and pharma partners. Arctoris' approach of data-driven drug discovery leads to higher chance of success, and an accelerated progression of programs towards the clinic.
• Verisian — Verisian accelerates drug time to market with the industry's first platform offering real study traceability (CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, TFLs)
• Turbine — Turbine is virtualizing biological experiments with AI to accelerate drug discovery and enhance clinical translatability.

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• Samebug, Inc. — Samebug is a software startup company that builds a platform to help developers to find and share solutions to software problems. Simply take a stack trace from a crash, plug it into Samebug (either via a browser or plugin to IntelliJ IDEA or Android Studio) and it will search across over a Million (and growing) solutions to determine if theproblem causing the crash has been solved by another engineer or not. If it has, Samebug will present the solution, if the problem has not been solved, Samebug will connect you with experts who can help.
• FLOWX.AI — FLOWX.AI wraps and orchestrates legacy systems, making it incredibly easy for enterprises to create web and mobile front-ends for mission-critical business flows. The revolutionary AI-enabled Apeiron UX engine is able to automatically create a modern, intuitive front-end for customers and employees, helping to consolidate in a unified UI all thebusiness logic cross-systems.This enables companies with complex technology landscapes to create and launch mission-critical digital products fast, and then facilitate an easy path forward to full digital transformation.The revolutionary novel approach is 100x faster and cheaper than existing alternatives. FLOWX.AI allows delivery of enterprise-grade mobile and web digital front-ends as fast as 10 weeks, and requires much smaller engineering teams.
• ABZ Innovation — ABZ Innovation delivers fast, precise European-built drone solutions that outperform traditional machinery, tailored to customer needs with full support,

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• Mapfit — Mapfit was sunset in October 2018. Please see these 16 Google Places API alternatives.
• Klarismo — Klarismo offers health conscious consumers and amateur athletes a new way to explore their physiology and understand their body composition in unprecedented detail.Their software converts a user’s full body magnetic resonance scan (MRI) into a 3D virtual model of their body in the cloud. The model is annotated with explanatory information so theycan easily explore and learn about different parts of their body.They provide users with a detailed analysis of their body composition, including accurate volumetric measurements of muscle and fat tissues. These show how well different muscle groups are developed and the distribution of subcutaneous and visceral fat deposits.MRI is a safe technology, and with regular scanning Klarismo updates a user’s 3D body model to highlight exactly where and how much muscle or fat has been gained or lost. This can be used to monitor the effectiveness of their training or diet programme and help them focus their efforts accordingly.
• Turbine — Turbine is virtualizing biological experiments with AI to accelerate drug discovery and enhance clinical translatability.

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• Bind — Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'.
• Doers — Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.
• Driving Teacher — You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing.