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The Hungarian startup market faces a series of challenges and misguided responses
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The Hungarian startup market faces a series of challenges and misguided responses

Warsaw is not Budapest. Not in old buildings and historical beauty, certainly, but not in the startup sector, either. The Polish startup sector is the most developed in the Central and Eastern European region, while Hungarian startups are underperforming in a regional comparison. Although the Hungarian startup ecosystem has shown
“Everyone deserves to live pain-free” | Hungarian-developed ARTEMIS relieves menstrual pain
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“Everyone deserves to live pain-free” | Hungarian-developed ARTEMIS relieves menstrual pain

More than a quarter of the world’s population menstruates, but the topic is still partly taboo in 2023—there are cultures that segregate menstruating women, and even in the developed world, it is not easy to bring up the subject without someone blushing. However, menstruation and the pain that
Young Hungarians are reforming the concept of growing mushrooms at home: introducing Shrooly!
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Young Hungarians are reforming the concept of growing mushrooms at home: introducing Shrooly!

Smart devices that grow a variety of vegetables and herbs have been around for years in the booming smart home market, but Dávid and Sámuel easily bring us the innovation of growing mushrooms at home. Editor: Áron Kiss It is well known through mycology that edible varieties of mushrooms have
Startupper’s jargon in Hungarian? | The entrepreneur’s dictionary from Design Terminal is now available

Startupper’s jargon in Hungarian? | The entrepreneur’s dictionary from Design Terminal is now available

“Ping your colleague, the CEO called for a 1on1, today’s the onboarding.”—Design Terminal wrote a dictionary to help you understand all this. Editor: Yasmin Jarada If you haven’t come across these expressions yet, or, on the contrary, they’re already bugging you, the Dictionary is for you.
The Hungarian startup that makes things harder for fraudsters
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The Hungarian startup that makes things harder for fraudsters

Identity theft, multi-accounting, and psychological manipulation. In the world of FinTech, financial service providers, as well as users, can face many frauds. We asked Tamás Kádár, co-founder and CEO of SEON, about what FinTech is and why their startup is the best at preventing fraud in this area. Interview from
Experts always overestimate the risks - interview with Gábor Matuz
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Experts always overestimate the risks - interview with Gábor Matuz

Given the choice between a cyberattack or a bomb, any IT-savvy person would choose the bomb, cybersecurity expert Gábor Matuz told Hype&Hyper. Interview on the effects of war, cyber defense, and cybersecurity tips for companies and individuals. The Russo-Ukrainian war has also reached cyberspace, with hacker attacks on Russian
If you miss out, you drop out - interview with Zoltán Cséfalvay
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If you miss out, you drop out - interview with Zoltán Cséfalvay

What are startups, and why is it worth supporting them? Is AI taking over our jobs? Innovation is a topic repeated a thousand times, but maybe not often enough? We discussed these questions with Zoltán Cséfalvay, Ph.D. Many predict that boosting the startup industry and supporting startups is the
Cheap but reliable | Innovation and startups in the CEE region - Part V.
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Cheap but reliable | Innovation and startups in the CEE region - Part V.

Many talented professionals, lots of public money, and plenty of success stories, yet something is missing. Why has Hungary failed to catch up with the European average in innovation and digitalization? We discuss Hungary in part V. of the series. Talented, skilled professionals, and simple process to start a business
Everyone’s voice was heard, we could even talk with Elon Musk | Interview with Gábor Szabó
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Everyone’s voice was heard, we could even talk with Elon Musk | Interview with Gábor Szabó

He had weekly meetings with the wealthiest person in the world as Elon Musk is not a micro- but a nanomanager. Tesla’s Autopilot is close to Musk’s heart, and he is an enthusiastic tester of new cars. We asked Gábor Szabó, Ph.D., about working for Tesla and
What should you do if you have a good idea but have no clue where to start its implementation? Go to Warsaw! | Innovation and startups in the CEE region
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What should you do if you have a good idea but have no clue where to start its implementation? Go to Warsaw! | Innovation and startups in the CEE region

Many Polish companies have no idea what innovation is, not to mention how they should do it. Nonetheless, innovation has often been their actual aim when they collaborated with startups. The most thriving startup hub in Central and Eastern Europe is Poland, with plenty of opportunities for the startuppers of
Go green with home delivery in Budapest with TOURMIX
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Go green with home delivery in Budapest with TOURMIX

TOURMIX is a new startup in Budapest that aims to make home deliveries carbon neutral. They are doing this in partnership with local entrepreneurs. While online commerce is growing dynamically, more and more couriers and delivery cars are appearing in the city, adding to the already high carbon emissions, and
Is it over for paper cranes?—Origami technique can help to build electric scooters
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Is it over for paper cranes?—Origami technique can help to build electric scooters

The idea of the “industrial origami” process was conceived by the founders of STILRIDE already in 2019 when they modeled their newly invented scooter design with the help of paper origami. Folding steel plates is certainly not a new idea when it comes to manufacturing, as it has been used
Creativity is an asset in agriculture too | NAK TechLab
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Creativity is an asset in agriculture too | NAK TechLab

The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) is the largest agricultural advocacy organization in Hungary, and with its own startup program it is a flagship for the spread of digital solutions in agriculture. Although many people associate agriculture with manual labor, processes operated by drones, robots or artificial intelligence are already
Forget Silicon Valley: the blooming Czech startup scene is way closer
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Forget Silicon Valley: the blooming Czech startup scene is way closer

After previously elaborating on the Hungarian, Polish and Slovak innovation scene, our series of articles about the V4 region’s startup ecosystem has come to an end. We say goodbye to this flourishing entrepreneurial pool with one of the jewel boxes of Europe, which gave the world AVAST, Kiwi.com
Slovakia—the possible innovation capital in CEE
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Slovakia—the possible innovation capital in CEE

After reading about the flourishing startup ecosystem of Hungary and Poland, you now have the chance to dig deep into another fascinating scene since we continue our series of articles about the Visegrad region. It’s your turn Slovakia! Amaze us. This should not come as a surprise since Slovaks
The urban infrastructure of 150 years ago was more sustainable than today's | Interview with Dávid Vitézy on smart cities and Budapest
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The urban infrastructure of 150 years ago was more sustainable than today's | Interview with Dávid Vitézy on smart cities and Budapest

In many aspects, Budapest—a city that used to be the capital of the Habsburg Monarchy—was more sustainable 150 years ago than it is now, said Dávid Vitézy, as we talked with him about modern cities, innovation, and the development of Budapest’s trackbased public transport system. Check out
Poland leads the way in the region’s startup scene
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Poland leads the way in the region’s startup scene

Last time we have promised you a comprehensive summary of how prolific the Visegrad startup ecosystem is. In the first part, you could read about Design Terminal’s V4 Startup Force Program, and we shed light on the prosperity of the Hungarian scene. Now it’s time to take a
You can work from the middle of the forest in the comfort of your Canoo electric pickup
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You can work from the middle of the forest in the comfort of your Canoo electric pickup

Asides from stereotypes, sales figures also suggest that the pickup is part of the American dream, so it’s no surprise that the overseas automotive startup Canoo has designed an all-electric version of the popular model with exciting extras. In addition to its streamlined appearance, exciting and useful features such
Joining forces in the region: the Visegrad startup landscape
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Joining forces in the region: the Visegrad startup landscape

The startup ecosystem of the V4 region is blooming. To prove this to you, Hype&Hyper, with the contribution of the Design Terminal, is now launching a series of articles that aim to dig deep into this topic. Unicorns in Hungary, promising new rising star businesses and the importance of
The  revolution of climbing—Innovation from Hungary
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The revolution of climbing—Innovation from Hungary

Clift Climbing takes the climbing experience to a new level for amateur and professional climbers alike. Sensors that can be built into existing climbing walls and the associated app allow you to record and analyze climbs, create new routes and maximize progress and community building. The mastermind behind the Hungarian
The space industry is a great opportunity for Hungarian businesses | ESA x Design Terminal
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The space industry is a great opportunity for Hungarian businesses | ESA x Design Terminal

The distance between space and our everyday lives is much smaller than you might think: the simplest business idea can be a way to conquer the galaxy. With the help of the European Space Agency and the Design Terminal incubation program, Hungarian businesses can now be active participants and winners
Helping the startuppers of the future | HFDA Startup Program
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Helping the startuppers of the future | HFDA Startup Program

The HFDA Startup Program will welcome ideas revolutionizing the fashion and design industry this fall once again, offering a business development course and an investment option of HUF 15 million to the most promising startups. The aim of the program is to provide support to the forward-thinking sectoral solutions that