HunBAN – Your Entry Point to Angel Investing in Hungary
The Hungarian Business Angel Network has been the central gateway to angel investing in Hungary since its founding in 2017. HunBAN is a membership-based association bringing together business angels, alongside selected venture capital funds and incubators actively engaged in early-stage investing.For founders, HunBAN offers access to smart capital, curated pitching opportunities and direct exposure to active angel investors who understand early-stage growth. For investors, HunBAN offers a structured entry into angel investing, curated and pre-evaluated deal flow, and a community built around co-investment and knowledge sharing.We work with a broad range of companies — from profitable SMEs to innovative startups and high-growth ventures with international and unicorn potential. Our focus is on businesses that are ready to engage with angel investors and benefit from more than just capital.
HunBAN operates multiple platforms to connect startups and investors
Founders present their startup directly to active angels, get real-time feedback, and create opportunities for investment and ongoing engagement. These events offer visibility and a structured platform to showcase your venture.
In these 60-minute online sessions, founders pitch to multiple interested investors and answer detailed questions about their business. This format allows for deeper insights, targeted feedback, and meaningful dialogue beyond a standard pitch.
Our online platform highlights investor-ready startups, making it easy for members to explore opportunities, follow promising ventures, and engage with founders at their own pace. It’s designed to maintain visibility and access to our curated network year-round.
All startups entering HunBAN go through a structured evaluation process to ensure quality, relevance, and investor readiness. This helps investors focus their time on opportunities that fit angel investment logic, and helps founders receive meaningful attention and feedback.Whether you are exploring angel investing for the first time, actively investing already, or building a company in search of smart capital, HunBAN is where the Hungarian angel ecosystem begins.
Our Executive Board
Péter Csillag
President of HunBAN
Email: president@hunban.eu
LinkedIn: Peter Csillag
Péter Langmár
Member of the Board
LinkedIn: Peter Langmar
Dániel Prekopcsák
Member of the Board
LinkedIn: Daniel Prekopcsak
Investing, building or just curious?
Adam is your go-to person — feel free to shoot him an email or give him a call during the day.
Ádám Brándisz
Community & Operations Manager
Email: info@hunban.eu
Phone number: +36 30 873 3561
LinkedIn: Adam Brandisz
Office: Kluster Coworking I Budapest
Ádám Brándisz
Community & Operations Manager
Email: info@hunban.eu
Phone number: +36 30 873 3561
LinkedIn: Adam Brandisz
Office: Kluster Coworking I Budapest
Upcoming events
Startup Arena - April Edition
2026.04.21. 18:00 - 22:00 I Budapest, Lövőház street 39 (STRT Office)
Startup Arena - May Edition
2026.05.27. 18:00 - 22:00 I Budapest, Lövőház street 39 (STRT Office)
Startup Arena - June Edition
Details coming soon
HunBAN Club - Summer Offsite
2026.07.16. 16:00 - 20:00 I Nagymaros
Member exclusive
Startup Arena - September Edition
Details coming soon
Startup Arena - October Edition
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Startup Arena - November Edition
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Startup Arena – HunBAN’s Monthly Pitch Event
The event combines live startup pitches with networking opportunities and a fireside chat with experienced investors and founders, creating a platform for exposure, meaningful connections, and practical insights into early-stage investing.
Who should apply to pitch?
We are looking for startups raising 25,000–100,000 EUR, with a clear business model, strong growth potential, and connections to Hungary or Hungarian founders. In the selection process we will take into account possible match with our investors and partner organisations.
How it works?
Startups submit their application through our website. Submissions go through a first-pass internal check for completeness and clarity, followed by investor evaluation based on relevance, funding size, and readiness. Startups passing both steps may be invited to pitch at Startup Arena using a standard format.
10 minutes for your pitch
10 minutes for Q&A and feedback from the audience
The session is live, pitches are in English and may be recorded or streamed, with selected content shared on social media and with investors later on.
Past Events
Startup Arena - February Edition
2026.02.23. 18:00 - 22:00 I Budapest, Lövőház street 39 (STRT Office)
Fireside chat: From Lab to Market: Real Innovation Stories & Investor Expectations
Host: Csongor Biás - Managing Director at Startup Hungary
Guest: Szabolcs Nagy - CEO, Co-Founder at Turbine
Pitching founders:
Nimrod Ludescher - CEO, Co-Founder at BDN Automotive
Balazs Margitai & Patrik Huzina - Co-Founders at Skillion
Mehmet Dilek - Co-Founder at ReviewELF
Project no. STARTUP-2025-RENDEZVENY-0013 has been implemented with the support provided by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the STARTUP-2025-RENDEZVENY funding scheme.
Project title: HunBAN Startup Arena
Project identification number: STARTUP-2025-RENDEZVENY-0013
Name of the beneficiary: Hungarian Business Angel Network
Amount of contracted support:
HUF 1,000,000
Source of funding: The source of funding is project No. 2022-1.1.2-STARTUP-2022-00001, financed from the Innovation Fund Subchapter under the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, as provided for in Chapter LXII of Act XC of 2021 on the Central Budget of Hungary for 2022.
Project start and end date: 1 January 2026 – 28 February 2026
Detailed description of the project: The HunBAN Startup Arena is an in-person startup event to be held in Budapest, aiming to directly connect early-stage startups with angel and institutional investors. The event focuses on startup pitch sessions, immediate investor feedback, and targeted, facilitated networking.
The program opens with an inspiring founder fireside chat, presenting real-world innovation and entrepreneurial experiences and highlighting the challenges and opportunities of R&D-based startup development. This is followed by startup pitch sessions, during which participating teams receive structured feedback from experienced angel investors. The event concludes with networking activities designed to support the development of professional connections.
A key feature of the event is that startup pitches are complemented by immediate professional evaluation and follow-up opportunities. Following the event, HunBAN also organises online investor meetings and ensures visibility of the presenting startups within international angel investor networks, thereby supporting the formation of cross-border collaborations and investments.
The official mandatory project communication in Hungarian is available here.
Apply for Angel Investment in Hungary
One application. Direct access to Hungary's active angel investor community.
HunBAN is Hungary's dedicated business angel network. We connect early-stage startups and growth-oriented SMEs with experienced investors who bring capital, knowledge, and networks alongside their investment. Submit your application through our deal flow platform and get your startup in front of HunBAN's investor members.
Why should you apply for funding from HunBAN investors?
Visiblity to our 30+ members & the local ecosystem
Feedback on your application and submitted materials
Possibility to pitch and engage with investors
Is HunBAN the Right Fit for Your Startup?
Angel-Focused
Fundraising
HunBAN is designed for founders who are intentionally raising from angel investors. Angels are individuals who invest their own capital into early-stage companies and often contribute experience, perspective, and meaningful support alongside funding.
How Angels
Invest
Within the HunBAN community, angels usually invest in smaller, individual amounts. Founders should be comfortable building a round through multiple contributions, as single investments typically fall in the €10,000 – €50,000 range.
Typical Round
Dynamics
HunBAN’s role in a financing round typically involves facilitating €50,000 – €150,000 in angel capital. Rounds exceeding this size are considered when the primary funding is secured elsewhere and HunBAN angels are participating as co-investors.
Process & Timing
Expectations
Engaging with HunBAN is not instantaneous. Founders should plan for several weeks between submission, investor exposure, and potential investment decisions, allowing time for evaluation, discussions, and alignment across interested investors.
How Angels Invest Through HunBAN?
HunBAN does not invest — our members do. Understanding how this works will help you set the right expectations.
Angels make individual investment decisions independently. There is no fund committee, no single decision maker, and no guaranteed cheque. HunBAN's role is to facilitate introductions, create structured opportunities for exposure, and support the early stages of investor-founder conversations.
Rounds typically come together through multiple angels investing alongside each other. Founders who succeed with HunBAN are proactive, communicative, and willing to build relationships — not just pitch once and wait.
HunBAN charges no fees to founders. There are no finder's fees, no commissions, and no charges at any stage of the process.
What Happens After You Apply?
HunBAN runs a structured, multi-step process to ensure founders get meaningful attention — not just a form submission into a void.
Step 1 — Application review
You submit your startup profile through HöpöHöpö, our deal flow platform. We check that your application is complete: company description, funding ask, pitch deck, and contact details. All applications receive a response.
Step 2 — Evaluation call
Startups that pass the initial review are invited to a short call with the HunBAN team. You pitch using your existing materials, and we assess your readiness and fit for our investor community. This is not a coaching session — it is an honest evaluation.
Step 3 — Investor review
Shortlisted startups are reviewed by HunBAN's board of angel investors for relevance and fit. Based on this, you may be invited to pitch, asked to return at a later stage, or redirected to a more suitable partner.
Step 4 — Pitch at Startup Arena
Approved startups are invited to pitch live at Startup Arena, HunBAN's monthly pitch event in Budapest. You present to the room of active angel investors and our audience coming from all around the ecosystem, receive structured feedback, and open the door to direct follow-up conversations. Selected startups may also be featured in a Founder Q&A session with individual investors, or showcased on HunBAN's internal deal flow platform for ongoing visibility.
Ready to Apply?
Submit your startup through HöpöHöpö, our deal flow platform. Make sure your application includes a clear company description, your funding ask, and an investor pitch deck. Incomplete applications will not proceed to evaluation.
Join These Founders Backed by HunBAN Investors
Join Hungary’s Leading Angel Investor Community
HunBAN is Hungary’s only dedicated angel investor network connecting active investors with high-potential startups and SMEs. We build a vibrant internal investor community, provide high quality deal flow, and support smart co-investment.
Exclusive Deal Flow & Curated Startups
Gain access to a curated pipeline of investment-ready startups evaluated by HunBAN via an internal platform.
Investor Community & Networking
Join regular investor meetups, pitch events (Startup Arena), and deep-dive sessions designed for active angel discussions.
Education & Expert Insights
Gain insights from investors and ecosystem leaders through fireside chats, workshops, and community discussions.
Co-Investing Opportunities
Connect with co-investors and explore syndication opportunities within the HunBAN community.
Investor Membership Categories
HunBAN welcomes investors with diverse backgrounds, experience levels, and investment preferences. Whether you are an exited startup founder, a successful SME owner, or an individual investor, you can find a membership that fits your goals. We also welcome family offices, venture capital firms, and incubators active in early-stage investing. Our community is open to those just entering the startup ecosystem, actively building and managing an angel portfolio, as well as experienced investors who are here to share knowledge, mentor founders, and give back to the ecosystem.
96,000 Ft
annually
Introductory Access
1 representative
Ideal for retired or first-time angel investors
192,000 Ft
annually
Full Access
1 representative + 1 team member
Ideal for investors actively building a portfolio
420,000 Ft
annually
Full Access
1 representative + 4 team members
Ideal for VCs, Incubators and Family Offices
How it works: Joining HunBAN
Becoming a member of HunBAN is designed to be straightforward and transparent, while ensuring an active and engaged investor community.
Step 1 – Submit your membership interest
Start by completing the investor application form on our website. We ask for basic information about your background, investment interests, and level of involvement so we can understand how HunBAN can best support you.
Step 2 – Internal review and onboarding
All applications are reviewed by the HunBAN team. This step focuses on alignment with our community values, interest in early-stage investing, and willingness to engage with startups and fellow members. The review and onboarding process typically takes 2–4 weeks, depending on the volume of applications.
Step 3 – Access the HunBAN investor community
Once approved, you gain access to HunBAN’s investor channels, curated startup deal flow, pitch events, deep-dive sessions, and community activities. Members can engage at their own pace — from actively investing and co-investing to mentoring founders or participating in discussions.
Still have questions or just want to learn more about HunBAN?
Adam is your go-to person — feel free to shoot him an email or give him a call during the day.
Ádám Brándisz
Community & Operations Manager
Email: info@hunban.eu
Phone number: +36 30 873 3561
LinkedIn: Adam Brandisz
Ádám Brándisz
Community & Operations Manager
Email: info@hunban.eu
Phone number: +36 30 873 3561
LinkedIn: Adam Brandisz
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Connecting investors, founders, and ecosystem partners across Hungary.
HunBAN is built around a community of angel investors, incubators, and early-stage venture capital funds who are members of our association and actively support the next generation of Hungarian entrepreneurs. Alongside the founders and startups we back and work closely with, we collaborate with a wide range of ecosystem partners to help strengthen and grow the Hungarian startup ecosystem.
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founders in the HunBAN "portfolio"
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