About us

Andor and Gergő were classmates in high school and share a passion for the environment and entrepreneurship. During one of their friendly conversations, they discovered the problem of recycling aerosol products. They were keen to find a solution to this problem that would not only make the aerosol industry more sustainable, but also provide a commercially viable opportunity for companies producing these products. This is how the founders came up with the idea of refilling spray deos which lead to the name Respray.

The idea of Respray was first refined in the joint incubation program of BME Z10, Hiventures and Startup Campus, where after a successful pitch the team received its first investment of HUF 20 million.

After an exciting summer, Respray Solutions Kft. is officially established! Then the team, together with investors (Hiventures, Startup Campus), could start the development process. As a second-year university student, the founding team had a lot to learn about the ins and outs of hardware development, but thanks to the help of external engineers, the first prototype designs and implementation plans were quickly outlined.

After six months of development and design, the first machine was built, which was able to refill spray bottles several times. With this machine, the concept and technology was simulated, but many features were still missing to enable customers to refill spray deodorant products in a consumer environment. After a lot of testing, the team collected and defined these features and started preparing the next version.

Additional funding was needed to start further improvements. One of the previous investors, Hiventures Zrt., continued to have confidence in the team and provided a HUF 45 million member loan to take the project to the next level.

In addition to the technological solution, it was very important for the team to develop the business side of the project. This was supported tremendously by the Design Terminal mentoring programme, where the founders were able to advance Respray's business concept, covering a wide range of topics from communication and presentation skills to business and financial planning, IPR and organizational development.

Complemented by a super team of software developers, the next version of the Refill Station was realized in about a year. It's the world's first spray deodorant refill station, allowing users to refill their own aerosol cans in a customer environment. But before customers could try it out, there was still a lot of testing to be done. The team wanted to give users the best refilling experience possible, so they worked night and day to perfect the station's various functions.

The next big milestone was winning the WAVE accelerator programme organised by the Blue Planet Foundation. The team gained an additional HUF 3 million for the project, and met a lot of organisers and mentors who offered guidance in achieving Respray's goals.

Before the concept of Respray was released to a wider audience, it was essential to test the refilling process many times. A great opportunity to do this was to be present at LUPA beach with our refillable face and body spray solution, which was a great success.

After 3 years of hard work and dedication, the our project has been launched in partnership with Rossmann Hungary. The world's first deodorant Refill Stations have been installed to 3 Rossmann stores in Budapest, Hungary. This pilot validated our technology and that there is a need from customers for eco-conscious solutions.

Thanks to our amazing pilot results we were able to secure a deal with Rossmann to place out 30 more stations all over Hungary. For this, Impact Ventures, STRT and Nesprit joined our investment round to secure the funds needed for the development. By this investment round, we enlarged our talented team with Business Development specialists and Mechanical Engineers.

After a hard year of mechanical and software engineering, the 3rd generation of Refill Station is ready! This station can accomodate up to 20 different products and can fill different pressurized products as well. Therefore, we are no more limited to deodorants. This station is made of wood and has a lower carbon footprint.