Lead Ventures

Lead Ventures is a Budapest-based venture capital firm affiliated with MOL, focusing on financing growth-stage companies in Central Europe. It provides equity investments in the scale-up phase, with typical ticket sizes of EUR 2–10 million, and targets mobility, energy and sustainability, as well as B2B services and software, while remaining open to other high-potential sectors. The firm supports portfolio companies with capital and access to a broad professional network to accelerate market validation and regional expansion. It is backed by MOL and additional financial institutions dedicated to supporting the startup ecosystem.

Diána Bene

Analyst

Beáta Bocskor

Analyst

Ádám Csuhai

Senior Associate

Virág Dezső

Principal

Balázs Haszonics

CEO

Past deals in Hungary

PublishDrive

Series A in 2022
PublishDrive is a Budapest-based company that offers a comprehensive self-publishing platform designed for authors and small to medium-sized publishers. By leveraging advanced technologies like business intelligence, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, PublishDrive facilitates the distribution of ebooks to over 400 online retailers, including major platforms such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple Books, as well as more than 240,000 digital libraries globally. The platform empowers users by providing total control over the ebook publishing process, encompassing production, metadata management, distribution, and sales analytics. Additionally, PublishDrive offers essential services such as ebook conversion, marketing tools, and royalty splitting for co-authors, enabling authors to optimize their earnings while reaching new audiences worldwide.

BitNinja.io

Series A in 2020
BitNinja Kft., founded in 2014 and based in Debrecen, Hungary, specializes in developing server security software solutions. Their flagship product is a user-friendly server security tool that can be installed quickly and operates with minimal maintenance. This system combines on-premise and cloud-based technologies, featuring an agent that resides on the user's infrastructure while transmitting attack data to a central cloud server. BitNinja employs a unique defense network that allows each protected server to learn from attacks and share this knowledge with the central server and other BitNinja-enabled servers, enhancing overall security. The system provides real-time protection against various threats, including XSS, DDoS, malware, and brute force attacks, making it an essential resource for web hosting companies and digital agencies seeking to safeguard their assets from cyber threats.

Neticle

Series A in 2019
Neticle is a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company based in Hungary. It offers advanced text analytics solutions for enterprises across over 25 languages, empowering data-driven business decisions.
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