Barely two years after debuting on the Budapest Stock Exchange’s (BÉT) Xtend market, STRT Holding, one of Hungary’s most prominent startup investment and entrepreneurial training companies, has initiated a move to the regulated Standard market while simultaneously launching a public share offering.
The company plans to raise up to €10.7 million from retail and institutional investors to finance its investment activity and support its growth strategy. Retail subscription opened on 24 November and will remain available until 5 December. Newly issued shares may be subscribed for via K&H Értékpapír.
Founded in 2023, STRT Holding set out to become a major Central European technology and knowledge-industry group, targeting ownership stakes in 1,000 start-ups within ten years. In 2024 the company acquired the education division of Kürt Akadémia and launched its own fund management business to create dedicated venture funds for institutional investors.
By the end of 2025 the group had surpassed 100 investments, making it one of Hungary’s most active venture capital players. Although sector-agnostic, STRT focuses predominantly on early-stage companies (pre-seed and seed), with stakes in high-growth edtech, medtech, agtech and fintech ventures including GenuForm-AI, OpenMeter, PastPay, Genomate, Molin-AI, Giggle and the recently announced Lightyear.
“STRT Holding’s trajectory demonstrates that rapid growth is possible even amid economic turbulence. We launched shortly after the pandemic’s economic fallout, then weathered the global contraction in capital markets, witnessed the rise of a new entrepreneurial generation and finally faced the accelerating disruption of artificial intelligence. Our move up to the regulated market and the IPO is not only about us — it underscores the value and potential within the broader innovation and start-up ecosystem,” said Petya Balogh, chief executive of STRT Holding.
The company has requested its transfer from the BÉT Xtend market to the Exchange’s regulated Standard category, while opening its public capital raise on 24 November. Subscriptions are available exclusively through K&H Értékpapír. The retail offer runs from 24 November to 5 December (subject to early closure as set out in the Prospectus), while the institutional bookbuilding is scheduled for 1–5 December.
According to István Horváth, head of K&H Értékpapír, the offer gives investors the opportunity to gain diversified exposure to innovative, digitally-driven start-ups through a liquid, publicly traded equity. He added that the partnership between the companies enables investors to continue using K&H Értékpapír’s domestic and international investment services beyond the IPO. Innovation remains central to the K&H Group’s strategy — exemplified by more than a decade of support for start-up initiatives via its corporate incubator, Start it @K&H.
