Lead Ventures

Lead Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Budapest, Hungary, that focuses on financing scale-ups and emerging growth companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Established in 2017, it specializes in investments across various sectors, including mobility, energy and sustainability, as well as B2B services, software, chemicals, IoT, and retail. The firm typically invests between €1 million and €10 million, targeting dynamic teams with strong growth potential and validated market solutions. With €100 million under management, Lead Ventures is backed by MOL, a leading energy company in the region, along with two financial institutions dedicated to supporting the startup ecosystem. The firm aims to empower promising ventures with not only capital but also experience and a robust professional network, fostering innovation to transform industries.

Ádám Csuhai

Principal

Virág Dezso

Principal

András Dunai

Partner and Director

Abel Galacz

Founder and CEO

Balázs Haszonics

CFO

Kristóf Székely

Partner

Past deals in Czech Republic

Neticle

Series A in 2019
Neticle is one of the fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups in Hungary, providing text analytics solutions for enterprises in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Ukraine. The company has four product to boost data-based business decisions: Neticle Media Intelligence, which can show companies what the web thinks of their brand and products; Zurvey.io, which is a survey maker & analyzer, able to automatically analyze thousands of textual data like open-ended survey responses or product reviews. The motor of these systems is the Text Analysis API and Data API which can be easily integrated into companies' own platform.

Neuron soundware

Venture Round in 2019
Neuron Soundware is a deep tech startup in AI and IoT using audio analysis to detect broken machines. Neuron soundware develops a detection system that detects machine problems. By recording audio data via sensors and the subsequent automatic evaluation, failures or abnormal behaviors of machines are detected and production breakdowns are prevented. Neuron soundware was named “Idea of ​the Year 2016” in the Czech Republic for the combination of artificial intelligence and IoT (using acoustic sensors). Founded in 2016 by Pavel Konečný in Prague, the company received EUR 600,000 investment by J&T Ventures in 2017. In 2018, Neuron soundware was classified as a “Cool Vendor in Acoustic Technologies for Predictive Maintenance” by Gartner. And one year later the company closed Round A with EUR 5.75 milion investment from INVEN CAPITAL and LEAD VENTURES. We are proud to work with clients such as Airbus, Siemens, BMW, Skoda, MVV Energie, Bosch, LG or Daimler. "We listen - so you can fix it before it breaks."​