CREATE26 Turns 3 🎂 - Open Day
Three years ago we opened CREATE26 with a handful of desks and a bet on Budapest's startup scene.
Today this floor is home to ElevenLabs, Attrecto, OpenMeter, Startup Hungary, FlixBus, DEPT, Believe, Cursor Insight, Danube Data Labs, Cloudaware, Janus Henderson Investors, AI companies, scaleups, and investors, all building in the same space.
That's not a coincidence. We built CREATE26 on a simple idea: great teams don't just need a desk, they need to be near other great teams. Founders, operators, and investors sharing a floor, running into each other, and making things happen because of it.
Three years in, that's exactly what's happening. Come see it for yourself, and hear where it's headed next.
📅 September 23 · 09:30–17:30
📍 CREATE26, 1061 Budapest, Kiraly street 26, 1st floor
🎁 Register and get 2 free day passes to explore CREATE26 for yourself - come work from here before you decide on anything. Limited to the first 60 registrations, so grab your spot early.
We're marking the anniversary with a full day open to the community, brought to you together with Startup Hungary.
09:30–13:00 — Open Day Office walkthrough, meet the teams working here, grab a coffee.
13:00–13:15 — Where We've Been, Where We're Going A quick look at three years of Create26 — and the companies that started here and made it big.
13:30–14:15 — Bobcats & Attrecto: From Neighbours to One Company Two Create26 companies who worked side by side for years — and recently became one, following Attrecto's acquisition of Bobcats. From the first day in the office to the acquisition news: how the story unfolded, how they see their market evolving, and what comes next for the combined team. Panel: Barbara Fazekas, CEO & Co-Founder at Bobcats Coding
14:15–15:00 — Fireside Chat: ElevenLabs Who is ElevenLabs, and how did a hyper-growth AI company end up building part of its team in Budapest? A fireside conversation on their rise over the past year, and why Create26 became home base for their local team. Moderator: Csongor Biás. Guest: Gergely Bihary.
15:15–16:00 — How to Scale Without Becoming a Bureaucracy As startups grow, they often add managers, approval layers, meetings and processes faster than they add clarity. In this interactive session, impact investor Rudolf Nanne draws on lessons from decentralized organizations, his experience as an early investor in Krisos, and his research into trust in distributed teams — helping founders move decisions closer to the people with the best information, without losing accountability. Speaker: Rudolf Nanne — Principal at Pentacon Capital | Impact Investor.
16:00–16:30 — Meet Waylens: Eyes on the Road
Waylens builds cameras that understand the road, helping commercial fleets drive safer with AI developed right here in CREATE26. Join us for a short introduction to the company, the team behind it, and a glimpse of what's coming next. Speaker: Tamás Kern — Lead AI Research Engineer at Waylens.
16:40 - 17:30 — Meet Iwebma: Beyond Clicks
Rethinking Digital Growth in the Age of AI. Speaker: Vajda Éva - Partner/CEO - iWebMa Magyarország
17:30 — 18:00 Talks, Breakouts & a Live Quiz Wrap up the day with quick talks, small-group breakouts, and a live quiz with a free Create26 membership up for grabs for the winner. Hosted by Riccardo Ienco
See you there! 🎊
CREATE26 Team!