For investors

The research institutes of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network have—partly for historical reasons—primarily focused on basic research and have limited experience in applied research. As a result, most of their projects are at low TRL levels (3–4), meaning they can offer investment-worthy projects mainly to pre-seed and/or angel investors as well as accelerators.

What we can certainly promise is that researchers will not appear before investment committees “naively.” We conduct market research, help prepare the pitch, and thoroughly verify the financial assumptions of the projects through several review rounds. We do not let any project reach investors until there is a team with the necessary competencies in place. We ensure clarity on intellectual property matters, set up a data room, and handle all related formalities.

The intellectual property management policy is designed entirely to ensure that researchers are fully motivated and properly incentivized in the success of any investment.

HunrenTech is not a profit center. We exist to help researchers succeed, and this is the mindset we bring to every meeting. We request only a very small ownership stake in the resulting ventures—not to generate revenue, but to maintain visibility over governance. We will not delay decisions for weeks, and we will not hold any privileged rights.

At HunrenTech, everything revolves around ensuring that each project reaches its intended goals. We do everything we can to reduce investor risk down to the level of technological risk.