In his short-film video series The Art of Thinking, Márton Szirmai presents the stories of Hungarian inventors and startups that have achieved success abroad, focusing on the birth of innovative ideas and the often challenging path to their realization—all in an entertaining and visually engaging format. Among the recently published new episodes are two startups whose founding teams include alumni of Corvinus University. 

One of the founders failed an anatomy exam. This is where the story of Voovoo began: Benedek Hermán, who also has a background as a professional tennis plazer, refused to accept that there was no more effective way to memorize large amounts of information. Today, Voovoo—a tool that supports learning through repetition, recurring questions, and quizzes—has more than 15,000 users and is used at several Hungarian and U.S. universities. One of the four founders, Benedek Szilágyi, is a Corvinus alumnus. The story of Voovoo can be watched online HERE. 

The Hungarian startup Turbine has developed a technology that uses artificial intelligence to simulate cells, enabling researchers to fight cancer faster and more effectively than ever before. Their story began at Semmelweis University in a small research room that eventually had to accommodate eight people. “We could work there, but there really wasn’t much air,” one of the founders recalls with a smile. 

Today, they have an office one hundred times larger near the university and employ more than 80 people. One of their three founders, Szabolcs Nagy, graduated from Corvinus University. The story of Turbine’s launch and growth can be viewed HERE.