Startup Hungary

First Monday - Summer Edition is happening on August 5th! 🍹 This time, we’re skipping the fireside chat and turning up the volume for an evening of good vibes, drinks, and chats. No speakers, only socializing at a summery location. ⛱️ Register here: https://lu.ma/qv7vqu60

🏆 IVSZ - IT Association of Hungary is on the hunt for the 2024 Manager of the Year! Nominate or apply for the Gyurós Tibor Award now: https://lnkd.in/dQzP6qnv 🌟 Join them in recognizing outstanding leaders like previous winners, Tamas Kadar (SEON), Barnabás Birmacher (Bitrise) and Szabolcs (Szabi) Patay (Commsignia). ⏰ Nominations open until July 21, 2024. Don’t miss the chance to highlight those making a digital impact! The award will be presented at the MENTA conference on September 19. 🎉 Early bird tickets available until July 20. More details: https://menta.ivsz.hu/

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Dare to Stand Out on LinkedIn workshop yesterday with Emi Orbán-Agg (Do it right marketing) and Belayane Najoua (Munch)! 🤩 Participants learned tips on building a strong LinkedIn presence, avoiding common mistakes, boosting their SSI scores, and creating standout content. Check out some highlights from the workshop below! 📸

🎨 Our partners at Wise are part of the incredible lineup at POV Budapest 2024, happening this fall! POV is a conference for visual practices, where top minds in the field will gather to share their work and challenges, plus talk about the future of design and technology. 🌐 From creative expressions to shaping our visual culture, this event will explore the role of creative teams and individuals in bridging client needs with innovative design.  🧑🎨🤝👩💻 🧩 Wise will be represented at POV Budapest by Kota Kobayashi, Group Design Lead - Design Systems, Rosie Isbell, Group Design Lead - Wise Platform, and Luke Woodhouse, Creative Director at Ragged Edge. Check out their cool website for more info and tickets! 🤩 https://lnkd.in/d_MEbR_q

Throwback to our Meetup Night with Martin Villig 🇪🇪, the co-founder of Bolt! 🚕 Martin joined us back in April and shared his experience with searching for product market fit and expanding to new markets. From licensed taxi drivers to taxi companies and finally, to the private driver model, Martin emphasized the importance of moving to your target market, spending time on the ground to meet clients and partners, and hustling. The Estonian decacorn's journey is a masterclass in adaptability and scaling. 🦄🇪🇪

#AngelFest is happening in September in Budapest! 👼 Join the Hungarian Business Angel Network's annual conference and connect with top investors, VCs, founders, and experts. 🌟 Browse the conference highlights in the photo below. More info and tickets: https://theangelfest.com 🌐

Applications for Sequoia Capital's Arc Fall '24 program are now open until July 31st at 11:59 PM PT! 🤩 Join a highly-curated community featuring the founding engineers of PayPal and YouTube, the former CEO of Tinder, and leading open-source and AI builders from DeepMind, GitHub, and Pydantic. 👉 The program is open for pre-seed and seed-stage founders headquartered in the Americas and Europe. Apply now! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gjRCaAw6

LEAD VENTURES and PortfoLion Capital Partners have upgraded to Strategic Partners! 🌟 They’ve been supporting Startup Hungary from the beginning, and now they’ll be backing us at a higher tier. It’s fantastic to have leading local VCs on our side. 🙌 🙏 A big thank you to Lead Ventures and PortfoLion for their trust and investment in our journey!

Mark your calendars for a special summer edition First Monday on August 5th at Kacagás Bisztró (Jurányi Ház)! 🌞 Registration through the Luma link.

📹 Throwback to Jared Schrieber explaining at First Monday why securing VC capital later in your startup journey can be a game-changer for long-term success. 🤔 Some of the hottest, generation-defining SaaS companies like UiPath, ServiceTitan, and Klaviyo are strong testaments to this with their journey. The founders of these companies claim that if they had raised earlier, they wouldn't have succeeded. Embracing constraints sparks creativity and forces you to stay very close to your customers. The takeaway? Sometimes, taking it slow and finding the perfect product-market fit can set the stage for monumental success. 📈   💡 Dive deeper into the discussion by watching Jared’s video. Leave a comment with your take on this topic!