I suspect Budapest's tech companies exist because there's a very unusual market in Hungary due to being a language isolate. I saw lots of homegrown companies an

I suspect Budapest's tech companies exist because there's a very unusual market in Hungary due to being a language isolate. I saw lots of homegrown companies and ways of doing things of all types there. Bratislava on the other hand looks like it's being rebuilt almost from the ground up, has a reasonable tech scene (even hosts demoscene parties!) and also has some of the friendliest people I've ever met anywhere. Eset seems to be the anchor company.