Lead Ventures
About
Lead Ventures is a Budapest-based independent VC firm founded in 2017, specialising in late-Seed and Series A investments in scale-ups across Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics. The firm closed its second fund at €100 million in 2024, deploying initial tickets of €2–5 million with follow-on capacity up to €10 million. It has backed over 20 companies and claims the largest VC exit in Hungarian history with its investment in AImotive, acquired by Stellantis. Beyond capital, the firm differentiates on access to an international network of industry operators and domain experts.
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Recent news
- Budapest-Based Lead Ventures Launches €100 Million Fund to Strengthen the CEE Ecosystem 2024-07-23 · EU-Startups
- Hungary's Lead Ventures Raises €100M to Back CEE Startups 2024-07-23 · Sifted