György Simó
Co-founder, Managing Partner and CEO of Day One Capital, a Budapest-based venture capital firm investing in Central and Eastern European founders; former CEO of T-Online Hungary and founder of innovation hub Kitchen Budapest.
György Simó is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Day One Capital, a Budapest-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in Central and Eastern European founders, where he serves as Managing Partner and CEO. He began his career as a journalist before joining the Magyar Telekom Group in 1998, where he led the launch of [origo], Hungary's leading internet portal at the time. From 2003 he served as CEO of T-Online Hungary and held executive positions at Magyar Telekom overseeing new-media company acquisitions and new business development across media, e-commerce, and data-management services, and he established the company's innovation center, Kitchen Budapest.
Overview
- Role
- Co-founder & Managing Partner (CEO)
- Based in
- Budapest, Hungary
- Prior experience
- Magyar Telekom Group; T-Online Hungary; Kitchen Budapest
- hu.linkedin.com/in/gyorgysimo
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- Who is György Simó?
- György Simó is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Day One Capital, a Budapest-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in Central and Eastern European founders, where he serves as Managing Partner and CEO. He began his career as a journalist before joining the Magyar Telekom Group in 1998, where he led the launch of [origo], Hungary's leading internet portal at the time. From 2003 he served as CEO of T-Online Hungary and held executive positions at Magyar Telekom overseeing new-media company acquisitions and new business development across media, e-commerce, and data-management services, and he established the company's innovation center, Kitchen Budapest.
- What is György Simó's role?
- György Simó is Co-founder & Managing Partner (CEO), based in Budapest, Hungary.
- Where did György Simó work before?
- György Simó's prior roles include Magyar Telekom Group; T-Online Hungary; Kitchen Budapest.
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György Simó is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Day One Capital, an early-stage technology investment fund focused on innovative CEE startups; he started as a journalist, joined Magyar Telekom in 1998 to launch [origo], later became CEO of T-Online Hungary, and established Magyar Telekom's innovation center Kitchen Budapest
Day One Capital: György Simó | Day One CapitalVerified2026-08-11 - 2
Gyorgy Simo listed as Managing Partner, CEO at Day One Capital
Crunchbase: Gyorgy Simo - Managing Partner, CEO @ Day One CapitalReported2026-08-11 - 3
Gyorgy Simo listed as Managing Partner at Day One Capital Fund
LinkedIn: Gyorgy Simo - Managing Partner at Day One Capital FundReported2026-08-11 - 4
György Simó featured as guest on The Recursive Podcast, identified as Day One Capital partner discussing CEE entrepreneurs and US policy engagement
The Recursive: Embracing Trump, US Entrepreneurs Defend THEIR Interests ft. Gyorgy SimoReported2026-08-11