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Foglaljorvost

Booking your doctor online in Hungary — a great idea that arrived too early.

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Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Foglaljorvost underestimated the behavioral and institutional resistance to online appointment booking in the Hungarian healthcare system.

Founded	2014
Closed	2017
Country	Hun
Sector	Healthtech

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2014-03

FOUNDING

Foglaljorvost founded in Hungary to digitize doctor appointment booking for the local healthcare market.

2015-06

FUNDING

Foglaljorvost receives early-stage investment to grow its doctor network and patient user base.

2016-04

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Platform expands doctor listings but faces slow adoption from both medical practices and patients unfamiliar with online booking.

2017-09

SHUTDOWN

Foglaljorvost shuts down quietly after failing to reach critical mass in the Hungarian healthcare appointment market.

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Foglaljorvost was a Hungarian online doctor appointment booking platform that failed to achieve sustainable growth due to structural market barriers. The startup struggled with low adoption among both medical i...

nstitutions and patients, primarily because conservative Hungarian healthcare providers and patients maintained entrenched traditional booking habits and were reluctant to adopt digital solutions. The

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