Top 10 Hospitality Startup Investors in Hungary in January 2026
A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Hospitality startups based in Hungary. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hospitality companies from Hungary. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Hospitality Startup Investors in Hungary in January 2026
| Investor | Hospitality Hungary investments |
|---|---|
| PortfoLion Capital Partners | 3 |
| Jared Schrieber | 3 |
| Guzel Gumerova | 2 |
| Frédéric Mazzella | 1 |
| Oktogon Ventures | 1 |
| Charlie Songhurst | 1 |
| Angel Invest | 1 |
| Peter Csillag | 1 |
| Frontline Ventures | 1 |
| Thorbjorn Ronje | 1 |
Portfolion is a CEE-focused multi-stage investor with a flexible fund structure that allows it to back companies from or before 1st client until the end of their journey. The fund manager has backed some of the CEE region’s most successful companies including SEON, Novakid, Tresorit, Packhelp, and Starschema.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Big Data
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Hungary, Poland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- UVIONIX — Uvionix deploys Autonomous Flying Robots (AFRs) to monitor and report live data, ensuring a comprehensive view of operations, workflow efficiency, and near 100% inventory level accuracy. The system creates live digital twins of warehouse spaces, meticulously tracking each material movement. Delivering precise, unbiased data, and being immune to human error, the platform drastically enhances material planning, reduces stock losses, and lowers labor costs.
- Kodesage — Kodesage captures your company's collective knowledge to help understand and modernize legacy code
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Jared Schrieber - Co-Founder & Board Member @ Numerator
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Hospitality
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Hungary, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- PastPay — Give your customers the opportunity to purchase now, but pay later with PastPay's payment solution, tailored to the needs of B2B merchants!
- Captiwate — Drive more qualified demos by leveraging video calls with high-value prospects. Capture intent at the opportune moment to enhance effectiveness and optimize conversions. Empower your SDRs.
- Loop Golf — Search less, golf more with Loop Golf. We make it effortless to search and book tee times at popular local golf courses near you. Used by golfers across the nation, we're committed to simplifying your golf experience. Discover a range of golf courses and effortlessly secure your ideal tee time. With Loop Golf, embracing the joy of golfing has never been more accessible.
Her profound experience in investment banking and transactions, CEE background, and competitive spirit make Guzel a versatile FinTech expert. As a Partner at Speedinvest, she brings in important expertise and unleashes the potential of promising tech startups. Back in 1997, she worked as an Assistant Director at CA IB Corporate Finance anddeveloped her knowledge of investment banking. In 2003, she joined Vienna Capital Partners (VCP), a leading independent corporate finance advisor in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- France, Germany, Hungary
Portfolio highlights
- Delicious Data — Delicious Data offer a demand forecast engine to solve the problem of planning uncertainty in the food service and catering industry. Delicious Data machine learning solution enables kitchen chefs to optimize purchase and production planning saving valuable resources and reducing costs.
- FairMoney — Digital banking and Instant Loans in Nigeria providing collateral-free personal loans, a bank account with free bank transfers, and zero convenience fee on b...
- Deligo Vision Technologies — Simple and effective automation of checkout in contract catering.
Frédéric Mazzella is the Founder and President at BlaBlaCar. Frédéric Mazzella attended The Stanford University.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Internet, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, United States, Hungary
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- La Vie — La Vie is developing a 100% vegetable edible fat with the ambition of offering different types of vegetable meats.
- MentorShow — Mentor Show offers online course, Whether you want to improve your cooking, your football skills, your magic, or even your mental strength, you'll be able to learn from the very best, like Karim Benzema, Hélène Darroze, Kev Adams, and many more..
- Deligo Vision Technologies — Simple and effective automation of checkout in contract catering.
We leverage our local background, operational expertise and global network to help CEE startups realize their fullest potential. Our Scope in Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria. Founding team and core technology exist and have ‘zero to one’ potential. Product has global appeal from day one. Early stage.Capable of achieving extraordinary growth. Focus on technology-heavy plays. Our portfolio companie: Bitrise, Recart, Enduraid.Why Oktogon?
Led and partially funded by the entrepreneur behind Hungary’s largest-ever startup M&A success
Regional network of potential co-investment partners
Principals and mentors with proven startup and entrepreneurial experience
Strong connections to US and Western European tier 1 VCs, Angels and partners
Access to a large network of local technical and management talent
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Hungary, United States, Czech Republic
Portfolio highlights
- Surveily — Surveily applies Artificial Intelligence to increase safety in manufacturing plants. It integrates with existing CCTV infrastructure to minimise deployment cost. It detects threats in real-time and allows for early prevention and mitigation. We cater to the most dangerous sectors that require an ever increasing safety parameters such as chemical,gas and oil.
- Boost.space — Combining the power of a Cloud-based Database with an intuitive Integration Platform, we make it easy to streamline and enhance your workflows. Imagine the simplicity of Airtable fused with the connectivity of Zapier. Experience the future of no-code Data Management, today.
- Hypefy — An influencer marketing platform built for brands that want to discover creators, run campaigns, and measure performance with ease.
Charles Songhurst is a founding partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies.Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skypeacquisition. Before running corporate strategy, Charles was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry.Prior, Charles was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
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- Skrap — Skrap is an on-demand mobile marketplace for skip hire and other waste collection services.
- Forgent AI — Forgent uses AI agents to draft tender proposals, find opportunities and coordinate teams.
- Hyphen SCS — Building India's Biggest warehousing & Fulfilment Platform
Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active angel funds
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
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- Peec AI — Peec AI helps marketing teams analyze brand performance across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. Track visibility, benchmark competitors, and optimize AI search presence.
- Everphone — Everphone is the clever way to equip your workforce with smartphones and tablets. It's flexible, safe and cost efficient. everphone reduces your costs while making employees happier and more productive.
- symmetrical.ai — Symmetrical is the only payroll service & fully integrated HR platform designed for modern People Teams.
Peter is the founder of Starchema.
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Investment focus
- Apps, EdTech, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Angel
- Hungary, Ireland, United States
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- Medalyst — Elevate team performance with Medalyst! The ultimate sports management app for streamlined player stats, match schedules, and real-time analytics. Try now!
- Voovo — Empower your learning today! Instantly generate flashcards from anatomy diagrams, textbooks, and notes using AI, text recognition algorithms and Voovo's unique features.
- MEROVA Health — Our vision is to create a global diabetes care system that enables the provision of accurance for high -risk patients.
Frontline is the venture firm for globally ambitious B2B companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Frontline Seed speeds up ideas at inception across Europe. Frontline X is a growth-stage fund, for fast and frictionless US-Europe expansion.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Bird.i — Discover Zonda's complete homebuilding data solutions: Enterprise, Research & Advisory consulting services. Unlock the data trusted by leading builders.
- Cellbyte — AI Agents for Pricing and Market Access Teams in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
- WiseBee Hive — WiseBee is building the future of autonomous cybersecurity. Powered by AI agents, WiseBee helps companies monitor their attack surface, assess third-party risk, and fix vulnerabilities - automatically. Designed for mid-market and fintech organizations, WiseBee replaces fragmented tools with a unified, intelligent security platform that saves teamstime, reduces costs, and improves security outcomes.
Serial entrepreneur
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Investment focus
- Self-Storage, Cyber Security, Personalization
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Denmark, Hungary
Portfolio highlights
- Dealflow — Dealflow is the next-gen invoicing platform for ambitious business owners. Use local accounts across the world, save fees, and get paid faster than ever. Send and pay invoices on your terms!
- Kin, Personal AI — Get inspired, talk things through, navigate situations or get personalized guidance with Kin. Built for privacy, security, and with memory in mind.
- Hyphen - Personal AI made private — Get inspired, talk things through, navigate situations or get personalized guidance with Kin. Built for privacy, security, and with memory in mind.
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