Firms

Day One Capital

Day One Capital

Budapest-based early-stage venture capital firm backing founders from Central and Eastern Europe and their diaspora. Leads and co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds in AI-native software, robotics, drones, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, defense and creative-industry technology. Its team supports companies in building products and expanding into global markets.

Founded
2012
Type
Venture capital

Funds1

  • Day One Capital Fund III€45M

    Third venture fund, with a EUR45 million second close announced on November 24, 2025; final closing was still expected in early 2026 at announcement. Targets a concentrated portfolio of approximately 20 pre-seed and seed technology companies originating from or operating in CEE, leading or co-leading rounds with initial investments of EUR500,000 to EUR2.5 million.

Team

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Csaba Kákosy

Day One Capital, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer

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Elek Straub

Day One Capital, Partner Emeritus

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Judit Lucz

Day One Capital, Partner and Chief Financial Officer

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Operations and support

Edit GulácsiOffice Manager

Co-investing

Credo Ventures
Brighteye Ventures
DFF Ventures
OTB Ventures
Partech

Investments