8th November | Puzl CowOrKing Budapest

ME.E.T. CEE
Full-Day Networking /Budapest

The unconference of the year co-organized by 15+ partners. MEET VCs, Founders, Organizations and Media.
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IT’s free so don’t be shy

Not your Typical Event

You know how networking is always the best part?  That’s an unconference for you. Join a Full Day event prioritizing making connections above all else. While we’re also including valuable content; the real focus is to MEET, network and collaborate.

And at night? MEET again but this time with music, drinks and food.

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Shia Lebo
Pitch your Startup

Raising your next round? 10+ Regional VCs & Medias are co-organizers. Casually MEET or book Office Hours & Interviews.

Networking

It’s not everyday that CEE gathers in Budapest. Roam around all day and night to MEET super cool IT Humans. It’s like speed dating - without the awkward goodbyes!

Eating & Drinking

Needing a boost? Taste our coffee and tea or grab stronger stuff in the evening. Ah! It's the munchies you've got! Finger bites in the evening - Food trucks all day & night.

Learn & Grow

Talks, Round Tables, Meetups and Masterclasses. The IT Hub for #Funding #AI #E-commerce #Fintech #Design.

Chilling & Relaxing

We ain’t all extroverts. So just hangout, relax and take what comes to you. Who knows, you may MEET your match.

Open Coworking

If you’ve gotta work - you’ve gotta work! Take a seat and get cracking. Lightning fast internet, phone booths, meeting rooms, all you need is love 🎵.

Agenda ~ WIP

We’re gathering a diverse group of amazing Investors, Experts, Founders, and IT Humans ready to share their insights and maybe give you some tough love (don’t worry, it’s all in the spirit of growth!). You can shape your experience; network over coffee all day or dive into fun learning opportunities with the sessions below. Your Call!

VC Office Hours
Book 30 min sessions with the coolest VCs in CEE. Be good! Make sure you're a match!
Focus:
Mary Alcantara
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Looking to invest in early-stage Hungarian and other Central European entrepreneurs at the Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A stages.
Ticket Size: €100k-€2М -
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Focus:
Healthcare, Robotics, Sustainability, AI
Vert Máté
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Business Analyst
at
Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC is a 10B HUF venture capital fund, that invests with tickets ranging between 20-300M HUF in businesses working towards a more liveable future.
Ticket Size: €50k-€750k
Focus:
Healthcare, Robotics, Sustainability, AI
Szántó Károly
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Director, Venture Studio
at
Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC is a 10B HUF venture capital fund, that invests with tickets ranging between 20-300M HUF in businesses working towards a more liveable future.
Ticket Size: €50k-€750k
Focus:
Healthcare, Robotics, Sustainability, AI
Várhelyi Veszna
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Investment Director
at
Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC is a 10B HUF venture capital fund, that invests with tickets ranging between 20-300M HUF in businesses working towards a more liveable future.
Ticket Size:
€50k-€750k
Focus:
CEE, B2B SaaS, MRR: €10k+
Peter Parragh
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Principal
at
Oktogon Ventures
Looking for €10k MRR+ B2B SaaS companies from Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia and Bulgaria to invest into.
Ticket Size
€100k-€400k
Focus:
CEE, Tech Companies - All verticals.
Matěj Micek
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Associate
at
Credo Ventures
Looking to back tech companies from the idea stage to the early signs of product market fit, in any vertical.
Ticket Size:
up to €5M - Pre-seed, Seed
Focus:
CEE, Tech Companies - All verticals.
Guillaume Fournier
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General Partner
at
Credo Ventures
Looking to back tech companies from the idea stage to the early signs of product market fit, in any vertical.
Ticket Size:
up to €5M - Pre-seed, Seed
Focus:
Large Scale Problems in any Industry
Petar Tsachev
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Enterprise and consumer-focused companies across all industries.
Ticket Size:
€300k - €3M - Pre-seed, Seed
Focus:
Large Scale Problems in any Industry
Stephane Ganchev
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Enterprise and consumer-focused companies across all industries.
Ticket Size:
€300k - €3M - Pre-seed, Seed
Presentations & Round Tables
Bright Speakers for a bright(er) future.
Start:
10:00-10:15
Opening Remarks: The Importance of Collaboration and Communities in the CEE region
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Csongor Biás, Managing Director at Startup Hungary
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Csongor Biás is opening the presentation part of the event with insights on how building a strong startup community can lead to shared resources and collective success.
Start:
10:20 - 10:40
More details coming soon
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Start:
10:40 - 10:55
More details coming soon
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Start:
11:00 - 11:15
More details coming soon
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Start:
11:20 - 12:00
VC Roundtable - Opportunities and Challenges in the CEE Startup Ecosystem
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Csongor Biás, Managing Director at Startup Hungary
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Mary Alcantara from Interactive Venture Partners, Stephane Ganchev from Launchub, Guillaume Fournier from Credo Ventures and Elemér Eszter from Impact Ventures to discuss the region's strengths, barriers for growth and ways to address these challenges collectively.
Start:
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break
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Start:
13:00-13:30
AI Masterclass: Transforming Professional Upskilling with AI
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Theodor Panayotov, Co-Founder at Ethermind
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Start:
13:30 - 14:00
AI Adoption in Startup and VCs
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Petar Petrov, AI Partner, 11 Venture Capital
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Why AI adoption is tricky -
Start:
14:10 - 14:25
The Future of Chat Apps
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Atanas Raykov, VP of Global Marketing & Growth at Rakuten Viber
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Start:
14:30 - 14:45
AI TOPIC - More details coming soon
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Start:
14:50 - 15:10
Coffee Break
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Start:
15:10 - 15:25
The Impact Requirements – How Impact and ESG Principles Are Redefining the Future of Companies
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Eszter Elemér
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Can we envision a healthier economy where the focus shifts from maximizing shareholder value to optimizing stakeholder value? Impact investing offers a path to a more sustainable environment and society. With the region's startup ecosystem still maturing, we have a unique opportunity to nurture more ventures that prioritize social and environmental impact as the ecosystem grows.
Start:
15:30 - 16:10
Round Table Discussion
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Start:
16:10 - 17:00
More details coming soon
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Meetups & Master Classes
When CEE Organizations come together to share more!
Start:
Coming soon
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Speed Mentoring
Chat with founders that have been there and done it
Focus:
GraphQL, React, JavaScript, Ruby, management, product development, remote work
Radoslav Stankov
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CTO coach and CTO on-demand
at
Product Hunt
Rado can assist with anything related to GraphQL, React, JavaScript, Ruby, management, product development, remote work, or software engineering in general.
Networking
This is your opportunity to connect and MEET like-minded IT Humans.
Podcasts & Interviews
You’re mama always kept telling you’ve got a lot to say? Now is your time!
Focus:
The Recursive Media Zone
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Irina Obushtarova
at
The Recursive
The Recursive, one of the leading startup and tech media outlets in the region, will be joining us throughout the day to conduct interviews and podcasts with members of our ecosystem. This is a fantastic opportunity for startups, investors, and industry experts to share your stories, insights, and innovations with a wider audience.
Focus:
Mary Alcantara
Go to LinkedIn profile
Looking to invest in early-stage Hungarian and other Central European entrepreneurs at the Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A stages.
Ticket Size: €100k-€2М -
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Focus:
Healthcare, Robotics, Sustainability, AI
Vert Máté
Go to LinkedIn profile
Business Analyst
at
Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC is a 10B HUF venture capital fund, that invests with tickets ranging between 20-300M HUF in businesses working towards a more liveable future.
Ticket Size: €50k-€750k
Focus:
Healthcare, Robotics, Sustainability, AI
Szántó Károly
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Director, Venture Studio
at
Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC is a 10B HUF venture capital fund, that invests with tickets ranging between 20-300M HUF in businesses working towards a more liveable future.
Ticket Size: €50k-€750k
Focus:
Healthcare, Robotics, Sustainability, AI
Várhelyi Veszna
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Investment Director
at
Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC is a 10B HUF venture capital fund, that invests with tickets ranging between 20-300M HUF in businesses working towards a more liveable future.
Ticket Size:
€50k-€750k
Focus:
CEE, B2B SaaS, MRR: €10k+
Peter Parragh
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Principal
at
Oktogon Ventures
Looking for €10k MRR+ B2B SaaS companies from Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia and Bulgaria to invest into.
Ticket Size
€100k-€400k
Focus:
CEE, Tech Companies - All verticals.
Matěj Micek
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Associate
at
Credo Ventures
Looking to back tech companies from the idea stage to the early signs of product market fit, in any vertical.
Ticket Size:
up to €5M - Pre-seed, Seed
Focus:
CEE, Tech Companies - All verticals.
Guillaume Fournier
Go to LinkedIn profile
General Partner
at
Credo Ventures
Looking to back tech companies from the idea stage to the early signs of product market fit, in any vertical.
Ticket Size:
up to €5M - Pre-seed, Seed
Focus:
Large Scale Problems in any Industry
Petar Tsachev
Go to LinkedIn profile
Enterprise and consumer-focused companies across all industries.
Ticket Size:
€300k - €3M - Pre-seed, Seed
Focus:
Large Scale Problems in any Industry
Stephane Ganchev
Go to LinkedIn profile
Enterprise and consumer-focused companies across all industries.
Ticket Size:
€300k - €3M - Pre-seed, Seed
Start:
10:00-10:15
Opening Remarks: The Importance of Collaboration and Communities in the CEE region
Go to LinkedIn profile
Csongor Biás, Managing Director at Startup Hungary
Go to LinkedIn profile
Csongor Biás is opening the presentation part of the event with insights on how building a strong startup community can lead to shared resources and collective success.
Start:
10:20 - 10:40
More details coming soon
Go to LinkedIn profile
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
10:40 - 10:55
More details coming soon
Go to LinkedIn profile
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
11:00 - 11:15
More details coming soon
Go to LinkedIn profile
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
11:20 - 12:00
VC Roundtable - Opportunities and Challenges in the CEE Startup Ecosystem
Go to LinkedIn profile
Csongor Biás, Managing Director at Startup Hungary
Go to LinkedIn profile
Mary Alcantara from Interactive Venture Partners, Stephane Ganchev from Launchub, Guillaume Fournier from Credo Ventures and Elemér Eszter from Impact Ventures to discuss the region's strengths, barriers for growth and ways to address these challenges collectively.
Start:
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break
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Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
13:00-13:30
AI Masterclass: Transforming Professional Upskilling with AI
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Theodor Panayotov, Co-Founder at Ethermind
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
13:30 - 14:00
AI Adoption in Startup and VCs
Go to LinkedIn profile
Petar Petrov, AI Partner, 11 Venture Capital
Go to LinkedIn profile
Why AI adoption is tricky -
Start:
14:10 - 14:25
The Future of Chat Apps
Go to LinkedIn profile
Atanas Raykov, VP of Global Marketing & Growth at Rakuten Viber
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
14:30 - 14:45
AI TOPIC - More details coming soon
Go to LinkedIn profile
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
14:50 - 15:10
Coffee Break
Go to LinkedIn profile
Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
15:10 - 15:25
The Impact Requirements – How Impact and ESG Principles Are Redefining the Future of Companies
Go to LinkedIn profile
Eszter Elemér
Go to LinkedIn profile
Can we envision a healthier economy where the focus shifts from maximizing shareholder value to optimizing stakeholder value? Impact investing offers a path to a more sustainable environment and society. With the region's startup ecosystem still maturing, we have a unique opportunity to nurture more ventures that prioritize social and environmental impact as the ecosystem grows.
Start:
15:30 - 16:10
Round Table Discussion
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Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
16:10 - 17:00
More details coming soon
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Go to LinkedIn profile
Start:
Coming soon
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Focus:
GraphQL, React, JavaScript, Ruby, management, product development, remote work
Radoslav Stankov
Go to LinkedIn profile
CTO coach and CTO on-demand
at
Product Hunt
Rado can assist with anything related to GraphQL, React, JavaScript, Ruby, management, product development, remote work, or software engineering in general.
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Focus:
The Recursive Media Zone
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Irina Obushtarova
at
The Recursive
The Recursive, one of the leading startup and tech media outlets in the region, will be joining us throughout the day to conduct interviews and podcasts with members of our ecosystem. This is a fantastic opportunity for startups, investors, and industry experts to share your stories, insights, and innovations with a wider audience.

Organizers

The Secret Sauce to a Successful Event? Easy - Instead of creating 10 individual events, join forces to create something bigger [and better]. We believe in a unified CEE IT ecosystem - one where we don’t just network, collaborate and support each other locally but regionally. Join us as we bring this vision to life. Come MEET with all of us. Who are we?

Global
Angel
AI
Media
Community
Design
CZ
Coworking
VC
BG
HU
Startup
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Product Hunt
tech, product, website

Product Hunt is a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations.

Global
HUNBAN
association, insvestment

Hungarian Business Angel Network (HUNBAN) is the official angel investor association of Hungary. Its aim is to welcome and unite all business angels who are interested in investment opportunities not only on a local but a regional level as well.

HU
Angel
Viber
chats, calls, communication

Rakuten Viber is a calling and messaging app that connects people–no matter who they are, or where they're from.

Community
Global
Óbuda Uni Venture Capital
funding, early-stage

Obuda Uni Venture Capital’s (OUVC) mission is to partner with visionary innovators shaping humanity’s future. Offering more than just financial support – OUVC provides expertise and a robust network to empower innovative startups right from their first steps.

VC
HU
Impact Ventures
social, innovation, funding

Impact Ventures invests in and provides business development support for social enterprises with sustainable, scalable business models.

HU
VC
Ethermind
training, upskilling

Ethermind is an AI-powered training copilot designed to assist training companies by automating tasks and delivering personalized, high-quality training at scale

BG
AI
Oktogon Ventures
early-stage, funding

Oktogon Ventures is a Budapest-based, fully private backed early stage venture capital firm looking for €10k MRR+ B2B SaaS companies from CEE to invest into.

HU
VC
Recursive
innovation, tech, statups

The Recursive is an independent community-born online tech media focused on the emerging innovation and startup ecosystems in CEE.

BG
Media
Tőkeportál
crowdfunding, fintech, platform

Founded in Budapest, TokePortal was the first Hungarian equity crowdfunding platform that successfully launched several equity campaigns.

HU
Community
StanVision
agency, saas, startup, design

Award-winning SaaS agency for product & web design

BG
Design
Interactive Ventures Partners
pre-seed, seed, series-a, funding

IVP is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve their ambitions by investing in early-stage CEE entrepreneurs at the Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A stages.

HU
VC
Credo Ventures
pre-ceed, seed, funding, startup

Credo looks to invest in outstanding technology founders from the CEE region, from the idea stage to the early signs of product market fit, in any vertical.

CZ
VC
Fiedler Capital
pre-seed, funding, startup

Fiedler Capital is a first-check investor helping overlooked founders from peripheral European ecosystems defy the odds and create breakout companies.

VC
HU
Startup Hungary
startup, community

Fueling the growth of the Hungarian startup ecosystem through curated content, research, and events that cultivate a thriving community

HU
Community
LAUNCHUB Ventures
fundraising, early-stage, startups

LAUNCHUB is a leading early-stage venture capital fund that invests in startups in South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe.

BG
VC
Puzl CowOrKing
coworking, IT office, startup

Puzl CowOrKing creates beautiful shared offices for IT companies.

BG
HU
Coworking

What you're waiting for?

Shia Lebo

Discover the Coworking Venue

Puzl CowOrKing is on a mission to Connect IT Across CEE. Puzl is the home of 1,000+ IT Humans in Sofia – Bulgaria - ranging from freelancers to startups and scaleups of 100+, Budapest is the first regional expansion of Puzl with the conversion of an old Textile Factory into an IT Hub for 850+ IT Humans and ME.E.T. CEE is how we wanted to say ("Hello, World!").

All-inclusive to keep it simple.

No credits, no upselling, no nonsense – this is your home. We are all-inclusive and always will be. We don't charge you extra for using a meeting room. Or for delivering your mail. Not even for 24/7 access. You pay once and get access to all of our amenities. Simple as that.

Flexible Rental Terms.

Our Motto? Why pay today for your needs of tomorrow. Upgrade or downgrade your monthly plan with a 1 to 3-month notice.
From Individual Desks to Private Offices all the way to Managed Offices; we want to be there for you from the moment you launch till you become a Unicorn! 🦄

Connect to a large family.

By joining Puzl, you become part of a CEE-wide network of members, experts, partners, and investors. The more dynamic and engaged our community, the greater the value for us all. We're psyched to welcome Budapest’s IT ecosystem into our growing family!

Cannot attend but wanna visit?

Shia Lebo

We believe in a strong CEE Collaboration.

"Hubs like Puzl CowOrKing offer more than just a collection of square meters and desk space. They provide community, serendipitous connections, inspiring content, and the opportunity to expand your network and improve the interconnectedness of the regional ecosystems. We need stronger bridges between the CEE hubs of startups and weare stoked to build them with Puzl."

Csongor Biás
Managing Director, Startup Hungary

"Innovators in CEE often face the challenge of operating in smaller domestic markets, which can limit opportunities but also encourage international expansion. This makes stronger integration of the startup and venture ecosystems crucial for driving growth and global competitiveness. By connecting founders, investors, and research institutions, the region can pool resources, attract international investment and top talent, and showcase its engineering excellence on the global stage"

Irina Obushtarova
Co-Founder and CEO, The Recursive
We start at 7PM

Puzl CowOrKing
Budapest
Launch party

The Launch!

Join us in celebrating the Launch of Puzl CowOrKing Budapest! We wouldn’t be here without you. It's our first regional growth so it's gonna be a biggy!

Food & Drinks

We’ll have delicious drinks, and tasty food to keep the vibe lively. For those that want special treats – #FoodTruck ♡

Network

The Party will be a super chilled networking focused type of event. Keep you daily convos going or MEET the new crowd joining for the evening – Control is yours.

Music

Let loose and have fun! Just remember, what happens at the party stays at the party... Unless you post it on socials!

Accommodation & Extra program

We’ve got your travel needs covered! Enjoy exclusive hotel rates to make your stay even sweeter. Let’s make your experience as hassle-free as possible—because the only thing you should be scrambling for is a good spot to network, not a place to sleep! We've even got a city tour planned for the next day!

SATURDAY 9th OF NOVEMBER

Want more? Next day Tour & Detox

Why stop the fun? Full day and night Friday is cool but what if we continued with a full Saturday Netflix & Chill with a few more activities? Now… for that one am afraid we’ll ask you to participate and register too. Here’s what we’ve got in stock for you:

Tour of Budapest
Museums
Detox lunch
Hours shweating and more...
11th of November onward

For Travelers to Budapest

We are all free souls – You can come for the day, spend the weekend, or event stay for the full week from the 11th of November onward where we’ll be able to give you desks or an office in the Coworking.

Ping us with your needs - (click +Scroll)
Special rates

We’ve also negotiated Rates in two hotels close to location for you.

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IT startup team discuss their software product in a meeting room in Puzl CowOrKing Sofia.