Day One Capital

Bringing the best CEE companies
to global markets

We invest capital in exceptional founders and help them to compete on global scale by providing strategic, operational, and financial support.

venture capital fund

Bringing the best CEE companies to global markets

We invest capital in exceptional founders and help them to compete on global scale by providing strategic, operational, and financial support.

DAY ONE CAPITAL

Bringing the best CEE companies to global markets

Venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies

Our mission is to back technology-driven companies and guide them to global markets by leveraging our complimentary entrepreneurial, corporate and investor experience.

Portfolio

Geography

We seek to find the most promising Central Eastern European early and growth stage technology ventures.

Fund Size

Our current Fund is operational since 2018 with a capitalization of EUR 34 million.

Stage

We invest in seed and growth stage ventures with highly innovative products and established growth potential.

Ticket Size

Our investment range is EUR 300k up to 1.5 million for Seed and Series A stage companies per first investment round.

Investments

€38m

Funds Managed

Number of Funds

€300k

Minimum Ticket Size

news

Elkelt a Tresorit

July 8th 2021

Többségi tulajdont szerzett a Swiss Post kommunikációs szolgáltatásokért felelős üzletága a DayOne portfólió egyik cégében, a Tresoritban. Simó György beszélgetett Lám Istvánnal, a Tresorit alapítójával, ügyvezető igazgatójával.

Recart nabs €2.8 million

Jun 3rd 2021

Budapest-based Recart nabs €2.8 million in funding, with around €2 million from Enter Tomorrow venture capital fund (managed by Lead Ventures), and around €205K each from Oktogon Ventures and Day One Capital, respectively.

Whalebone raises $3 million

May 5th 2021

Whalebone, a company selling technology to help communication service providers deliver secure user experience, has raised a $3 million Series A round led by Day One Capital with participation from Fazole Ventures and business angels.

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meet our team

Elek Straub

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Elek Straub

managing partner, chairman of the board

Former head of Magyar Telekom Group and general manager of IBM Hungary. Elek has been an advisor, private investor and angel investor as well.

György Simó

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György Simó

managing partner

Best known in the IT-focused angel investor community. Former co-founder of Origo.hu and CEO of T-Online Hungary. Solid expertise in supporting entrepreneurs.

Csaba Kákosy

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Csaba Kákosy

managing partner, CEO

Energy, transport and telecommunications - key experiences in Csaba's life. 12 years of regulatory and financial experience, former Minister of Economy.

Zsolt Weiszbart

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Zsolt Weiszbart

partner

Zsolt has been an active angel investor in the Budapest tech scene since 2010, when he finished his studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Judit Lucz

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Judit Lucz

CFO

Judit is an experienced CFO with 20+ years in finance and VC, she is an economist by profession with postgrad legal and business studies.

Dóra Branyiczki

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Dóra Branyiczki

principal

Dóri has worked with growth funds for 5 years prior to joining Day One. Through portfolio management and transactional activities, she got involved with companies in life sciences, software/SaaS and fashion.

Bernát Nacsa

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Bernát Nacsa

principal

Bernat has worked for international research institutes, fintech startup and investment bank, studied in Austria and the US.

Milán Pókecz

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Milán Pókecz

investment manager

Milán has worked for an accounting firm and an investment bank after starting his own company. He joined Day One in 2019.

Milán Golovics

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Milán Golovics

Associate

Milan has worked for a boutique M&A firm and a Hungarian independent asset management company before moving into strategy consulting focusing on the payments sector. He joined Day one in April 2021.

Edit Gulácsi

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Edit Gulácsi

office manager

Spent 5 years in retail fashion and 5 years in family business. She's been the operational support member of Day One since 2016.

György Bobvos

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György Bobvos

venture partner

György is a seasoned top manager, with extensive CEO and Board level experience spanning 35 years in 16 countries.

References

"Day One’s professional approach and experience equips them to be a trusted partner, supporting us through capital, advice and introductions as our company grows"

László Kishonti - Founder and CEO, AiMotive

"Day One has been a great support - their hands on attitude means that we can always rely on their experience when we are facing tough business issues"

József Kovács - CEO, Commsignia

"They are as involved as another co-founder dedicated, caring and entrepreneurial, acting with ownership"

Dávid Ottlik - Founder and CEO, Synetiq

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Hungary

Events

You will find us next at the below events we attend:

Wolves Summit
23-24 October 2019
Warsaw, Poland

FutureNow Bootcamp
24 October 2019
Samorin, Slovakia

How To Web
‍30-31 October 2019
Bucharest, Romania

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Day One Capital

Bringing the best CEE companiesto global markets

We invest capital in exceptional founders and help them to compete on global scale by providing strategic, operational, and financial support.

venture capital fund

Bringing the best CEE companies to global markets

We invest capital in exceptional founders and help them to compete on global scale by providing strategic, operational, and financial support.

DAY ONE CAPITAL

Bringing the best CEE companies to global markets

Venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies

Geography

Fund Size

Stage

Ticket Size

Elkelt a Tresorit

July 8th 2021

Recart nabs €2.8 million

Jun 3rd 2021

Whalebone raises $3 million

May 5th 2021

Elek Straub

managing partner, chairman of the board

Former head of Magyar Telekom Group and general manager of IBM Hungary. Elek has been an advisor, private investor and angel investor as well.

György Simó

managing partner

Best known in the IT-focused angel investor community. Former co-founder of Origo.hu and CEO of T-Online Hungary. Solid expertise in supporting entrepreneurs.

Csaba Kákosy

managing partner, CEO

Energy, transport and telecommunications - key experiences in Csaba's life. 12 years of regulatory and financial experience, former Minister of Economy.

Zsolt Weiszbart

partner

Zsolt has been an active angel investor in the Budapest tech scene since 2010, when he finished his studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Judit Lucz

CFO

Judit is an experienced CFO with 20+ years in finance and VC, she is an economist by profession with postgrad legal and business studies.

Dóra Branyiczki

principal

Dóri has worked with growth funds for 5 years prior to joining Day One. Through portfolio management and transactional activities, she got involved with companies in life sciences, software/SaaS and fashion.

Bernát Nacsa

principal

Bernat has worked for international research institutes, fintech startup and investment bank, studied in Austria and the US.

Milán Pókecz

investment manager

Milán has worked for an accounting firm and an investment bank after starting his own company. He joined Day One in 2019.

Milán Golovics

Associate

Milan has worked for a boutique M&A firm and a Hungarian independent asset management company before moving into strategy consulting focusing on the payments sector. He joined Day one in April 2021.

Edit Gulácsi

office manager

Spent 5 years in retail fashion and 5 years in family business. She's been the operational support member of Day One since 2016.

György Bobvos

venture partner

György is a seasoned top manager, with extensive CEO and Board level experience spanning 35 years in 16 countries.

Are you ready for the next step?

We'd love to hear from you! Send us your pitch deck using the quick form right here!

We'd love to hear from you! Send us your pitch deck using the quick form right here!

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