Daniel joined Portfolion in 2020 as an Investment Analyst and has been talking to founders ever since. As part of a small, hands-on team investing across the Eastern European venture ecosystem, he focuses on early-stage companies, working closely with founders to understand products, markets, and the data behind them. Daniel most often works with founders building in cybersecurity, developer tooling, IT infrastructure, enterprise software, and applied AI. He has a soft spot for technical founders who are their own first customers and for teams taking on complex, overlooked, or seemingly “unsexy” problems with ambition. At Portfolion, Daniel currently works closely with the teams of SEON, Deskbird, NORBr, Uvionix, Riptides, and Kodesage. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Corvinus University of Budapest and a Master’s degree in Finance from Central European University. Outside of work, he enjoys playing racket sports and basketball, hiking, cooking, and tasting the world.

Donat is Investment Analyst in the early-stage venture capital team at Portfolion, working closely with founders from day one – and often even before – of company building. He joined the firm in early 2025 after roles at Boston Consulting Group and Morgan Stanley. At BCG, Donat worked on projects analyzing CEE markets, and helped test and develop new AI tools for case use. During his studies, Donat researched what makes regional companies resilient to change, participated in the Hungarian Startup University Program, and completed an exchange semester in Frankfurt. There, he studied startup law and social innovation, and gained insight into the emerging startup scene in one of the continent’s most influential business hubs. He brings these insights into his work across the CEE region, with a particular focus on developing Hungary’s startup ecosystem. Talk with Donat in four languages about what you’re building, and if you really want to get to know him, invite him to play football, or mention rockets or helicopters.