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Ecosystem Map
A guide to curated initiatives, programs, and resources for everyone building in Kaunas. It helps you easily find accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces, events, support organizations, and other essential ecosystem resources – all in one place.
(Resources for startups)
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Idea Stage
This is where new entrepreneurs get inspired, learn best practices, acquire skills, validate ideas, and start building their teams.
Media for startups
Kaunas resources
15min
A news portal featuring a dedicated section for startup-related updates.
Aha Momentai Podcast
Interviews SME owners (including startups), exploring challenges of growing business.
Antanas Bakšys Substack
A newsletter focused on building startups from 0 to 1 with a focus on B2B SaaS and Gen AI.
Kaunas IN Startups Linkedin Page
Kaunas startups ecosystem and community news.
KTU NIVC
Kaunas University of Technology innovation news.
Tech-Park Kaunas
News from Kaunas science and technology park and some general city news.
VDU KTPC Facebook page
Vytautas Magnus University innovation news.
National
bzn start
Business news outlet with a startup news section.
LT Startups’ Community Facebook group
Mokslo sriuba
Online science show for curious people.
Proto Industrija
The biggest business vlog on YouTube in Lithuania.
Startup Lithuania
National startup ecosystem facilitator.
Startup Sales Talks
YouTube channel about sales.
Tech Philomaths
Startup scene in Lithuania and Baltics
Unicorns Lithuania
Lithuanian startups’ association news
Verslo Žinios
The biggest business news outlet with an innovation news section
Inspirational startup events
Open, inclusive, beginner tech events.
Kaunas
Best practice startup events
Beginner knowledge-sharing events that serve to educate more than inspire.
Kaunas
Business Women's Network
Initiative by Kaunas Chamber of Commerce to help women entrepreneurs succeed in starting a business by sharing know-how.
EDIH Take Out
Remote meetings connecting those looking to digitize their business with those offering digitization.
00AI
Gathering spot for AI enthusiasts and experts in Kaunas to share experience.
Kaunas Hack & Tell
Makers (look “makerspace”) showcasing their projects and sharing knowledge.
Kit Club
Kaunas IT community open to all enthusiasts who are interested in IT.
Turbolink
Speed networking for SME’s.
Startup training & events
Skill and idea development events, bootcamps and comprehensive training programs.
Kaunas
BIT
Training programs in the technology sector.
Dataschool
Training programs in the technology sector.
EDIH skaitmeninimo mokymai
Digital transformation training.
EdON Academy
Training programs in the technology sector.
HealthTech Catalyst incubator
Training program focused on developing competencies and building new products in healthcare.
ideaPoint Hackathons
Hackathons for students to learn and develop and idea.
I-Days Kaunas
Hackathon like events.
Private Equity and Venture Capital Course
Knowledge and skills needed for success in private equity and venture capital.
Spiečius Kaunas public events
Various educational events.
VDU CTTC Hackathons
Hackathons for students to learn and develop and idea.
Build first product
Hackathons, product workshops & other resources to help you start building minimum viable product (MVP)
Kaunas
Baltic Sandbox Hackathon
Life Sciences and Deep Tech oriented.
Hospiton
Life Sciences oriented.
Invention House
By Ąžuolynas Library – maker space.
Makerspace
Collaborative hardware workspace where people gather to create, invent, and learn using shared tools and resources.
Rockit Hackatons
Fields of interest vary, but do not include deep tech.
Tech-Park Hackathons
Life sciences, deep tech, and defence oriented.
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Launch Stage
Here entrepreneurs finish building their MVP, establish and formalize the company, get feedback from customers, develop the product and enter the market. It includes early-stage funding.
Law firms specializing in helping startups and new companies
Banks that specialize in helping startups
Workspace: Co-working and other workspaces
Kaunas
Ąžuolynas Library
Freely available workplace and meeting rooms in a newly renovated library.
Design Friends
Coworking space.
Kaunas Artists’ House
The reading room where free coffee is available.
Konversus
Office building with a coworking space.
KTU Library
24/7 library on the student campus.
Pixel Hub
Coworking space.
Project Hub
Coworking space.
Redakcija
Coworking space.
Vincas Kudirka Public Library
Modern and creative, freely available workspaces in the city center.
Workland
Coworking space.
Pre-acceleration and incubation programs
Helps founders validate their idea, build an MVP, develop their initial business model and get first users. Often provides free or affordable office space.
Kaunas
Baltic Sandbox incubator and pre-accelerator
Med tech, bio tech, agro tech, food tech, pharma tech, health tech.
Design for Creative Business and Innovation
3-year entrepreneurship bachelor's degree program.
Junior Achievement Lithuania
program for 5th–12th grade students teaching them to create, develop, and manage a business.
Kickstart Lab
pre-accelerator and incubator by Spiečius for youth under 30 years old.
KTU Startup Space incubator
Cross-industry.
Rockit incubator and pre-accelerator
Cross-industry excluding deep tech.
Tech-Park Kaunas incubator and pre-accelerators
Two separate programs: Med tech and Digitech.
VMU Biotechnology and agrifood Incubator
Cross-industry.
National
GovTech Lab
Focused on encouraging the creation and use of innovative solutions for the government.
Katalista
Sustainability and social pre-accelerator.
Scale Wolf
Dual use technologies catering defence and commercial applications simultaneously. Provides up to €10,000 equity free grant for each participating team.
Startup Guide
by Startup Lithuania – free online pre-acceleration program for entrepreneurs.
Academic research resources
Kaunas
KTU Artificial Intelligence Center
Coordinating and providing services for AI projects.
M-Lab
Interdisciplinary prototyping laboratory center.
Nemunas Valley
Integrated science, study and business center for the development of the agriculture, forestry, and food sector.
Santaka Valley
Integrated science, study, and business center for the development of the chemistry, biopharmacy, energy, mechatronics, and IT sectors.
VDU CTTC laboratories
Laboratories of Vytautas Magnus University Communication and Technology Transfer Center.
Advanced knowledge-sharing events
Kaunas
Founders Morning Coffee Club
Bi-weekly entrepreneurs’ gatherings to learn from each other, gain connections, and new business partners.
Tech-Park Kaunas R&D Meetups
Contact Tech-Park Kaunas to get invited; the events are semi closed.
EIT Health Morning Health Talks
Series of events launched to stimulate thought-provoking discussions.
Mentorship programs or events
National
Business Mentors
Project developed by the Innovation Agency, free of charge.
LT Big Brother
Voluntary professional mentoring program for Lithuanians around the world.
Idealogue
Mentorship platform for current and future professionals.
Association “Lyderė”
Voluntary program for women who want to develop their careers in management positions and corporate boards.
International Coaching Day
A set of startup support speed-coaching sessions. Contact Tech-Park Kaunas to get more information.
Sandboxes
National
Financial Innovations Regulatory Sandbox
Created by the Bank of Lithuania.
Ignitis Sandbox
Ignitis Group sandbox provides free access to its DSO grid, EV charging infrastructure, data and more.
RealBox Baltic Proptech Playground
Sandbox by Proptech Baltic to test and pilot products.
Swedbank Sandbox
Gain access to Swedbank and 58 other Savings Banks (Sparbanken) customers in the Swedbank family.
Seed accelerators
Helps startups to develop and launch product, acquire customers, refine business model, prepare for seed investment and scaling. Often accelerators provide funding to all or part of the accelerated startups.
National
Baltic Sandbox Ventures
Software, hardware, and life science accelerator providing investment to all participating startups.
Bridgio
Hardware accelerator providing funding to selected startups.
FIRSTPICK
Focuses on fintech, SaaS, deeptech, consumer marketplaces, but are open to other areas. Provides funding to selected startups.
Plug and Play
One of the top accelerators in the world operating in Lithuania. Industry agnostic. Provides a journey to Silicon Valley for selected startups. Provides funding to selected startups.
Scale Wolf
Dual use technologies catering defence and commercial applications simultaneously. Provides funding to nearly every participating startup.
Investor networking
Pitch & demo events, groups, and associations connecting founders with investors and the business community.
Kaunas
Angel investors
They are mostly financing pre-seed and sometimes seed rounds. We have listed angels living in Kaunas or having strong ties to the city. This does not increase your chances of getting financed but creates good conditions for initial investor conversations.
Living in Kaunas or has strong ties to the city
Andrius Dapkevičius
Antanas Bakšys
Arminas Kildišis
Arvydas Bložė
Audrys Leimontas
Dainius Serafimas
Darius Putna
Dominykas Milašius
Dovydas Reinikevicius
Giedrius Kukauskas
Ieva Lodaitė
Justinas Taruška
Karolis Samusis
Kipras Kazlauskas
Liudas Ubarevičius
Mantas Kavaliauskas
Mantas Radvila
Marius Siburkis
Modestas Povilaitis
Paulius Vilemas
Paulius Insoda
Rokas Jurkėnas
Tadas Kaminskas
Tadas Vybornas
Vladas Lašas
Early-stage VCs
Mostly financing pre-seed or seed rounds
National and foreign, actively looking for opportunities in Lithuania
500 Emerging Europe
Sector agnostic.
Balnord
DeepTech and Data-Driven Software.
Business Angels Fund
Sector agnostic.
Contrarian Ventures
Climate tech (green energy, transportation, carbon, built environment, climate).
Coinvest Capital
Sector agnostic (priority to green tech, life sciences, deep tech, transport, defence).
FIRSTPICK
Fintech, SaaS, deeptech, consumer marketplaces.
Gamedevfund
Premium indie games for PC/consoles with a playable demo on hand.
Ironwolf Capital
AI and Deep Tech.
Junicorns
Unites early-stage venture capital and angel investors to support and invest in Lithuania’s Junior Achievement students or alumni teams.
Open Circle Capital
ICT, robotics, and high-tech.
Orion Ventures
Sector agnostic.
Practica Capital
Sector agnostic.
Scale Wolf
Dual use technologies catering defence and commercial applications simultaneously.
SEB Baltic Venture Debt
Debt investments in high-growth companies in the Baltic countries.
SEB Greentech VC
Green technology (from renewable energy, energy storage, water and agricultural technology, circular business models, to waste management).
Superhero Capital
Software-driven startups in the New Nordics (Finland and the Baltics).
Taiwania Capital
Technology and biotech.
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Growth Stage
This stage focuses on startups that have launched and are looking to scale their business. Resources here help with, getting recognized, growing operations, scaling teams, expanding markets, and raising larger rounds of funding.
Later stage VCs
Mostly financing Series A and beyond
National and foreign, actively looking for opportunities in Lithuania
Expansion/ startup scaling
Growth accelerators and tech consultants. (i.e. programs and business consultants for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)
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To facilitate these steps, every ecosystem needs strong sponsors.
A list of potential advisors – successful local founders who lead within the ecosystem.
Public programs for startups, grants, chambers of commerce, and other services that promote local economic development
CERN Lithuania Incubator
A framework through which Lithuania collaborates with CERN, enabling cooperation in nuclear and particle physics.
EU Investments
Useful information about EU funding calls and other business support programs.
ILTE
A state-established financial institution whose main goals are to provide financial services, implement and manage funding, and administer other business financing instruments.
Innovation Agency
A state or non-profit organization that supports and promotes innovation at different stages of business development. Provides various types of funding for companies.
Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
Supports the economic development and growth of companies.
Kaunas IN
Kaunas city’s business promotion and startup ecosystem facilitation agency.
Lithuanian Innovation Centre
Provides innovation support services and implements Lithuania’s innovation policy.
Startup Lithuania
Connects fast-growing businesses, venture capital funds, business incubators/accelerators, startup-friendly companies, and the government.
The largest local universities
Delivering advanced technical or business programs and are employers (with more than 100 employees) who successfully attract and retain local talent.
Local universities
Lithuanian Engineering University of Applied Sciences (Lietuvos inžinerijos kolegija)
Prepares specialists in various engineering fields.
Kaunas University of Applied Sciences (Kauno kolegija)
Trains specialists in technology, IT, engineering, medicine, humanities, social sciences, arts, education, business and public administration, law, and agricultural sciences.
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
One of the largest technical universities in the Baltic States and a leading research university in Lithuania, conducting research and offering studies across all major fields.
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU)
Provides integrated and residency-level study programs in health sciences, life sciences, agriculture, and veterinary medicine.
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU)
Offers study programs at all levels, with a strong focus on social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, biotechnology, and the arts.
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