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Day One Capital Fund III

Geography: Hungary
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €45M
Focus: AI/ML, Creator Economy, Cybersecurity and Data Infrastructure
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Day One Capital Fund III

Budapest-based early-stage fund focused on CEE startups with a third fund of €45M.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionHungary

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Creator Economy

Cybersecurity

Data Infrastructure

Defense

Robotics & Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

CEE B2B software/robotics founder, pre-seed/seed, global

CEE early-stage

Pre-seed & Seed

B2B software

deep tech

hardware robotics

Bullish Signals

Fund 3 operational since 2024external

8+ portfolio cos, exits incl. aiMotiveexternal

Turbine hits $25M Series Bexternal

Allonic $7.2M pre-seed, Feb 2026external

EU Horizon 2020 + EFSI backedexternal

Orqa raises €12.7M Series A, Mar 2026website

Portfolio spans robotics, drones, TechBio, AIwebsite

Active founder retreat program + wellness supportexternal

GPs personally chauffeur & engage foundersexternal

~15 portfolio companies, growing cohortexternal

Orqa Croatia: 80-sec drone assembly, Europe mfgexternal

Portfolio company featured Scaling Europe podcastexternal

Visible at Shift conference w/ tier-1 VCsexternal

ABZ Innovation: largest EU civil drone factoryexternal

ABZ: garage to US market in yearsexternal

Tariff cycle boosting CEE manufacturing advantageexternal

Csaba keynoting EIF/European Investment Bank eventexternal

Allonic founder spotlighted at Budapest tech summitexternal

Day One Capital aligned with EIF prioritiesexternal

Contrarian Signals

CEE-only geography limits deal flowexternal

Small tickets: max €2M per dealexternal

Heavy corporate/policy GP backgroundexternal

Ticket floor €300K — micro-check onlywebsite

Founder Do's

Be CEE-based or CEE-rooted

Target global markets from day one

B2B software or deep tech focus

Show innovative product + growth signal

Leverage EIF/EU financial instrument access

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch consumer or late-stage

Don't expect >€2M at seed

Don't ignore CEE talent angle

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€45M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Day One Capital

Csaba KákosyManaging Partner, CEO

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