Lead Ventures

Lead Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 2017. It focuses on financing scale-ups and emerging growth companies primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular interest in sectors such as mobility, energy and sustainability, as well as B2B services and software. The firm aims to support dynamic teams with innovative solutions that have demonstrated market validation and growth potential. Lead Ventures typically invests between €1 million and €10 million, providing equity financing to companies in their scale-up phase. In addition to its investment capabilities, the firm leverages a broad professional network and industry experience to assist its portfolio companies in transforming their respective industries. Lead Ventures manages a capital pool sourced from MOL, a leading energy company in the region, along with contributions from other financial institutions committed to fostering the startup ecosystem.

Diána Bene

Analyst

Beáta Bocskor

Analyst

Ádám Csuhai

Principal

Virág Dezső

Principal

Ingrid Helmick

Associate

Brigitta Illés

CFO

Angéla Kopf

Associate

Henrik Néninger

Associate

Kristóf Székely

Partner

Péter Tóth

Analyst

26 past transactions

XUND

Seed Round in 2025
XUND is a Vienna-based healthcare technology company founded in 2018, specializing in digitizing patient interactions and transforming data into actionable insights. The company offers a Patient Interaction Suite that utilizes advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology to enhance prevention, speed up diagnoses, and facilitate integrated monitoring. XUND's innovative approach allows for the automatic analysis of millions of medical publications, covering over 4,000 condition concepts to deliver high-quality medical insights. By employing artificial intelligence, the interaction suite simplifies patient-doctor communication, enabling patients to understand their symptoms and receive clear, factual feedback on their health, ultimately guiding them toward appropriate next steps for recovery. As a medical device manufacturer, XUND is committed to improving healthcare accessibility and efficiency.

Oxla

Seed Round in 2024
Oxla is a developer of a high-performance distributed database platform that specializes in executing analytical queries with remarkable speed and efficiency. It offers a unique architecture that enables query execution to be ten times faster than existing solutions, while also reducing data infrastructure costs by up to 70%. This innovative platform is tailored for organizations that manage large volumes of data across various sectors, including business intelligence, IoT, cybersecurity, ad tech, data science, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. By prioritizing both speed and cost-effectiveness, Oxla provides businesses with scalable analytical databases that enhance their data processing capabilities.

RedTrack.io

Series A in 2024
RedTrack is a technology company based in Limassol, Cyprus, specializing in ad tracking and conversion attribution solutions for marketers and media buyers. Founded in 2018, the company offers a comprehensive platform that enables users to manage and analyze their advertising campaigns across various channels without relying on third-party cookies. RedTrack's tools facilitate real-time data consolidation, allowing businesses to make timely and informed decisions, thereby reducing inefficiencies and maximizing return on ad spend. The platform includes features such as click redirects, analytics, and customizable dashboards, as well as automation capabilities for media buying and reporting. By leveraging artificial intelligence for smart link optimization, RedTrack empowers its clients to capture the customer journey effectively and optimize their marketing efforts through actionable insights and notifications.

All eyes on screens

Series B in 2024
All Eyes on Screens is a technology company focused on enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of TV advertising through data-driven solutions. The company aims to streamline the advertising process by reducing manual efforts, simplifying complex reporting, and accelerating delivery times. By integrating proprietary technologies and data, All Eyes on Screens enables TV advertising to be more interconnected with digital channels, providing clients with event-based notifications, raw data, and comprehensive reports for better control and insights.

Leanpay

Series B in 2024
Leanpay is a technology company that offers an application for online purchases in installments, allowing consumers to arrange repayments without needing to visit a physical store. The platform provides various monthly finance installment products, enabling users to pay for their purchases through simple and flexible payment plans. By offering nominal interest rates, Leanpay facilitates easier access to goods and services, making it more convenient for consumers to manage their financial commitments.

Parkl Digital Technologies

Venture Round in 2024
Parkl is a digital platform, which integrates parking and e-mobility services in a single system and optimizes the utilization of these capacities. Parkl application connects these capacities with drivers, who can manage every process conveniently and cashless with their phone whether it is on-, or off-street parking or EV charging. OFF-STREET PARKING -Park easily with your mobile phone at Parkl partner car parks and manage the entire parking process from the comfort of your car, from opening the gate to payment! PUBLIC PARKING -Forget zone hunting and coin finding, Parkl makes street parking easier with automatic zone recognition and cashless payment! ELECTRIC CHARGING -Use the Parkl map to find the nearest electric charger to your location, then manage the whole process from charging to payment from your mobile. PARKL OFFICE -A digital parking solution that deals with all the parking challenges of an office building efficiently and helps achieve ESG goals, by providing full scale e-mobility services too. PARKL FLEET -Managing parking and charging for the entire company fleet in one app!

CloudTalk

Series B in 2024
CloudTalk is the fastest-growing AI-powered calling solution and call center software for modern businesses. CloudTalk was founded in 2016 to help businesses connect seamlessly with customers over the phone and make customer experience the greatest competitive advantage for driving more revenues.

ROKSH

Seed Round in 2023
Roksh operates as a marketplace that offers a personal shopping service designed to enhance the customer experience for grocery delivery. The platform allows users to order groceries from various local supermarkets, facilitating the comparison of prices on fruits and vegetables. Roksh aims to provide an efficient and enjoyable shopping experience by enabling customers to conveniently order their groceries online from the comfort of their homes. Additionally, the company offers an end-to-end solution for large retailers seeking to establish a third-party e-commerce presence, thereby supporting retailers in reaching customers through modern shopping methods.

GoRamp

Seed Round in 2023
GoRamp is a Lithuania-based company that specializes in cloud-based transportation management software, established in 2016. Its platform offers a comprehensive solution for shippers to source, plan, and monitor freight logistics with efficiency. The software encompasses real-time shipment planning, communication with carriers and stakeholders, dock scheduling, and warehouse and yard management, all within a single tool. By integrating digital innovation into logistics management, GoRamp aims to streamline processes such as tendering, time slot management, and document handling, fostering consistent virtual communication between shippers and carriers. This approach allows clients to oversee transportation orders in real-time, significantly simplifying their management workflows.

GoodVision

Venture Round in 2023
GoodVision Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in providing a cloud software platform for automated traffic data collection and analysis. Founded in 2017, it leverages artificial intelligence to help transport planners and surveyors gain insights into vehicular and pedestrian traffic at roads and intersections. The platform streamlines the entire traffic analytics process, from data collection using cameras to modeling and real-time monitoring, thereby enhancing efficiency in traffic engineering tasks. GoodVision serves a diverse clientele, including private firms, transport agencies, and road operators, across 102 countries. The company aims to improve traffic conditions by enabling clients to respond effectively to traffic events, ultimately reducing congestion and commute times while enhancing safety. Since its inception, GoodVision has experienced significant growth, achieving a 100% annual revenue increase over the past three years.

Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud

Series A in 2022
Antavo offers the market's most advanced AI-powered customer loyalty platform, streamlining the entire loyalty program lifecycle. Antavo's innovative Loyalty Planner speeds up implementation by making program planning up to 10 times faster, while the flexible Loyalty Engine, featuring an intuitive Workflows editor, brings any loyalty concept to life. At the heart of the solution is Timi AI, a groundbreaking agentic AI that guides and enhances your work at every step. As a pure-play loyalty technology vendor, Antavo’s robust, API-driven platform is recognized by industry leaders like Forrester, Gartner, and IDC. Trusted by global brands such as KFC, C&A, Flying Tiger, Notino, Scandic Hotels, Kathmandu, and Benefit Cosmetics, Antavo is the go-to choice for loyalty consultants, agencies, and system integrators worldwide. Antavo empowers businesses across fashion, beauty, retail, travel, hospitality, and beyond to create meaningful customer connections.

All eyes on screens

Series A in 2022
All Eyes on Screens is a technology company focused on enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of TV advertising through data-driven solutions. The company aims to streamline the advertising process by reducing manual efforts, simplifying complex reporting, and accelerating delivery times. By integrating proprietary technologies and data, All Eyes on Screens enables TV advertising to be more interconnected with digital channels, providing clients with event-based notifications, raw data, and comprehensive reports for better control and insights.

GA Drilling

Venture Round in 2022
GA Drilling is a high-tech company specializing in the development and commercialization of its innovative technology platform, PLASMABIT. This advanced drilling technology is designed to produce geothermal energy and offers significant time and cost efficiencies compared to traditional drilling methods. By focusing on renewable energy sources, GA Drilling aims to provide scalable and modular solutions for zero-carbon emissions energy production. The company's technology not only enhances the efficiency of resource extraction in sectors such as oil and gas, geothermal energy, mining, and tunneling but also opens new opportunities for sustainable energy development.

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.

bindr

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bindr is an educational technology platform designed to motivate students in their studies while fostering meaningful connections among peers globally. The company enables students to participate in study sessions with others, promoting accountability and support during individual study times. By connecting users through various educational activities, Bindr helps students explore new skills and opportunities, making the learning experience more collaborative and engaging. The platform addresses the challenges of remote learning by providing a supportive community for students to share their academic journeys.

Leanpay

Series A in 2021
Leanpay is a technology company that offers an application for online purchases in installments, allowing consumers to arrange repayments without needing to visit a physical store. The platform provides various monthly finance installment products, enabling users to pay for their purchases through simple and flexible payment plans. By offering nominal interest rates, Leanpay facilitates easier access to goods and services, making it more convenient for consumers to manage their financial commitments.

Recart

Seed Round in 2021
Recart is a marketing platform that assists ecommerce merchants in enhancing their sales through customer engagement via messenger applications. The platform specializes in conversational commerce, enabling businesses to connect with customers about abandoned carts, shipping updates, product reviews, and promotions. By facilitating direct communication through popular messaging channels, Recart helps clients effectively reach their audience, recover lost sales, and ultimately increase revenue.

CodeCool

Series C in 2021
Codecool is a technical training school dedicated to addressing the digital talent shortage while providing individuals with new career opportunities in the tech industry. The company offers project- and mastery-based experiential education, focusing on in-demand digital skills shaped by industry needs. Its curriculum covers mainstream programming languages such as Python, Java, and JavaScript, along with essential knowledge of GIT, databases, and agile software development methodologies like SCRUM. CodeCool emphasizes a hands-on learning approach, where students engage in real-life team projects and self-directed assignments to enhance their skills. The school also integrates soft skills training, ensuring students are well-prepared for workplace dynamics. CodeCool provides a financing solution with a post-payment system, making reskilling accessible to a broader audience. For businesses, it serves as a new sourcing channel for high-quality digital talent, offering tailored reskilling programs and a try-and-hire model to assess candidates in practical settings before final placements. The company continuously evaluates and refines its teaching methods and course content to align with market demands.

Chargery GmbH

Series A in 2020
Chargery GmbH, established in 2017 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in electric vehicle charging services. The company has created a mobile charging station that customers can summon when needed. In addition to charging, Chargery GmbH offers a range of complementary services, including the filling of consumables, interior and exterior cleaning, tire checks, battery swaps, and vehicle relocation. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the convenience and efficiency of electric vehicle usage for customers.

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.

Amodo

Series A in 2020
Amodo is a company that develops an insurance telematics platform aimed at helping insurance companies create and distribute innovative insurance products based on customer behavior and usage data. The platform specializes in mobility-related insurance solutions, including pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) and pay-how-you-drive (PHYD) models, as well as travel, accident, and short-term motor insurance. By leveraging driving analytics, Amodo generates detailed reports on driving behavior and customer profiles, providing insights into risk exposure and product needs. The platform facilitates the establishment of direct digital channels for insurance companies and features a unique, automated Customer Engagement Mechanic designed to enhance user interaction and ensure regular utilization of the services offered. This approach allows insurers to effectively promote and distribute products tailored for digital engagement, addressing emerging market segments and enhancing customer engagement in the digital landscape.

Neticle

Series A in 2019
Neticle is a rapidly growing B2B SaaS startup based in Hungary that specializes in text analytics solutions for enterprises, supporting over 25 languages. The company offers four key products designed to enhance data-driven decision-making: Neticle Media Intelligence, a social listening tool that provides real-time insights into a brand's online reputation; Zurvey.io, an intelligent customer experience management platform capable of analyzing vast amounts of textual data such as open-ended survey responses and product reviews; and a robust Text Analysis API and Data API that can be seamlessly integrated into internal company systems. By leveraging proprietary sentiment and semantic analysis technology, Neticle enables businesses to automatically analyze online content, thereby improving productivity and optimizing operational efficiency.

Neuron Soundware

Venture Round in 2019
Neuron Soundware is a developer of advanced machine diagnostics technology that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to analyze acoustic signatures and other physical parameters of industrial equipment. The company's solutions aim to enhance the performance of various mechanical systems, enabling early detection of potential failures and facilitating optimal maintenance. By optimizing operational efficiency, Neuron Soundware helps manufacturers lower costs and minimize the environmental impact of their production processes. Their technology is versatile, applicable to a wide range of machines, including those that are rotating, reciprocating, or even stationary, such as transformers and electric energy storages. Neuron Soundware offers a comprehensive solution that includes IoT hardware for edge computing, web-based software for real-time data analysis, and seamless integration capabilities, supporting monitoring and control of individual machines, fleets, or entire manufacturing lines. The company's expertise in handling large datasets and rapid data processing further enhances its scalability and effectiveness in improving industrial operations.

GA Drilling

Series B in 2019
GA Drilling is a high-tech company specializing in the development and commercialization of its innovative technology platform, PLASMABIT. This advanced drilling technology is designed to produce geothermal energy and offers significant time and cost efficiencies compared to traditional drilling methods. By focusing on renewable energy sources, GA Drilling aims to provide scalable and modular solutions for zero-carbon emissions energy production. The company's technology not only enhances the efficiency of resource extraction in sectors such as oil and gas, geothermal energy, mining, and tunneling but also opens new opportunities for sustainable energy development.

CodeCool

Series B in 2019
Codecool is a technical training school dedicated to addressing the digital talent shortage while providing individuals with new career opportunities in the tech industry. The company offers project- and mastery-based experiential education, focusing on in-demand digital skills shaped by industry needs. Its curriculum covers mainstream programming languages such as Python, Java, and JavaScript, along with essential knowledge of GIT, databases, and agile software development methodologies like SCRUM. CodeCool emphasizes a hands-on learning approach, where students engage in real-life team projects and self-directed assignments to enhance their skills. The school also integrates soft skills training, ensuring students are well-prepared for workplace dynamics. CodeCool provides a financing solution with a post-payment system, making reskilling accessible to a broader audience. For businesses, it serves as a new sourcing channel for high-quality digital talent, offering tailored reskilling programs and a try-and-hire model to assess candidates in practical settings before final placements. The company continuously evaluates and refines its teaching methods and course content to align with market demands.

AImotive

Series C in 2018
AImotive is a developer of automated driving technology focused on creating self-driving software, proprietary simulation tools, and neural network acceleration hardware. The company aims to facilitate the deployment of automated driving through its scalable and modular products, which are designed to be hardware agnostic. Drawing on its team's expertise in artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, and 3D graphics, AImotive supports industry partners in achieving their self-driving objectives. The company's technology is tailored to provide safe and comfortable rides across various climates and cultures, positioning it as a competitive player in the automated driving sector.
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