The document summarizes key aspects of the Budapest ecosystem for startups and technology companies, including sources of investment funding totaling 500 million Euros. It outlines sectors of technology strength like IT security, streaming video, and AI/VR. Regulations support startup experimentation and acceleration programs. Challenges include a lack of data-driven enterprises, speed competing with competence, and talented people leaving due to a lack of opportunities. However, Budapest provides a unique technical community with over 2 million people and many programmers in contract companies. Contact information is provided for entities that can help access the Budapest ecosystem.

1. BUDAPEST
ECOSYSTEM
2017

2. The Budapest ‘Airhead’ syndrome

3. THE BUDAPEST ECOSYSTEM CUBE

4. INVESTMENTS
AND
VITALS

5. HIVENTURES
Euro 200 million
JEREMIE V
Euro 200 million
PRIVATE FUNDS
Euro 100 million

6. 500 Startups
nationwide
20 investors
20,000 people

10. The Budapest Ecosystem…
in a Cube
CREATIVE
COMMUNITY

13. The Budapest Ecosystem…
in a Cube
GLOBAL
ASPIRATIONS

14. EARLY GLOBAL SUCCESSES

19. TECHNOLOGY

20. Fresh exits
Up and coming stars

21. Technology
Strength of the Budapest technology stack
- IT Security
- Streaming video
- AI and VR
- Strong interdisciplinary, engineering based clusters
- in short, anything with major algorithmic part
- Not very trend following but very original
We will have TS come to our region and visit

22. Self Driving Sandbox

23. REGULATIONS

24. Government and regulations
- for prototyping
- for early stage experimentation (“30K for 9%”)
- Special treatment of angels
- for acceleration - Gazelle programs
- For growth (state VC funds plus others coming on line)
- Four pillar Digital Statup Strategy

25. The Budapest Ecosystem…
in a Cube
CHALLENGES
+
ADVANTAGES

26. Challenges and advantages
Not enough
Data Driven
Enterprise
Speed
crushes
competency
People are leaving
Budapest is too nice :)
Unique Tech
Only CEE city
with 2M+ people
Algorhythm-minded
people
High # of programmers
at
contract companies
folks understanding
the world…

27. The
Budapest
Ecosystem

28. How to access the Hungarian / Budapest ecosystem
Government level
Startup Strategy Coordination Office
Hungarian Innovation and R+D Office
Hungarian Trading House, Innovation Division
NGO level
Innovation Federation
Federation of IT companies
Clusters
Ecosystem level
Startups / scaleups
Private and publicly funded private accelerators
Coworking places, community spaces
Specialized talenthunters
Contract shops
Ecosystem architect companies, individuals

29. CONTACT
DIRECTLY ANY OF THE MENTIONED ENTITIES
OR FOR THE SHORTCUT:
hildimre@gmail.com
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