Veronika Pistyur

She is one of the dreamers, co-founders, and managing director of Bridge Budapest, a non-profit organization founded by LogMeIn, Prezi, and Ustream. She started an investment firm with Gyula Fehér in 2019, called Oktogon Ventures. In 8 countries, they invest in early-stage technology companies. She was initially educated as a director, cultural and visual anthropologist, foreign affairs expert. She previously ran her production and communications agency. She mentored startups at Kitchen Budapest, the Design Terminal startup program, the Hungarian Templeton Program, and the Telenor Accelerate Program. In 2016, she received the Central European Startup Awards Most Influential Woman category award. In 2019 and 2021, Forbes selected her to the list of the Most Influential Hungarian Women. Also, this year, she received the Special Award of Managers for Society from the  Hungarian Association of Executives. She is a Member of the Board at Startup Hungary.