How to Build an EdTech Unicorn? ✨

A networking event, organized by Startup Lithuania, Civitta, xEdu, and EdTech Lithuania, offers an opportunity for EdTech entrepreneurs and investors to learn, connect, and engage with a growing EdTech ecosystem in Lithuania.

What to expect?

Keynote Panel Discussion with Will Cardwell (Courage Ventures) and Ghita Targhi (Brighteye Ventures) on what it takes to achieve unicorn status, attract major funding, and scale your EdTech startup globally.

Edu Challenger Accelerator Launch: Be the first to discover the Edu Challenger Accelerator—an initiative by Startup Lithuania, Civitta, xEdu, and EdTech Lithuania aimed at empowering startups to create groundbreaking EdTech solutions. Get all the details you need to join this exciting journey!

Networking Session: Connect with EdTech ecosystem players, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals. Expand your network, exchange ideas, and explore new collaborations that could take your startup to the next level.

AGENDA:

5:30 - 5:40 pm – Event opening

5:40 - 6:40 pm – Startup story and Panel discussion with EdTech stars, investors, and industry experts

6:40 - 7:00 pm – Edu Challenger Accelerator launch & Q&A Session

7:00 pm - onwards – Networking with EdTech Ecosystem Players

️Date: Thursday, September 5th

Location: Civitta office, Gedimino pr. 27, Vilnius

Stay tuned for more information and secure your place: https://bitly.cx/D98L

Join us for the 5th cohort of the Startup Guide Pre-accelerator online program led by the experts from Startup Wise Guys! It is a perfect opportunity for beginners in the startup world! This 5-session online mentoring program is designed to guide you through the early stages of building your business. Each online session, based on Startup Guide, will be approximately 1,5 hours long.

What to expect from Startup Wise Guys? Here is a short message from them:

Planning Your Business Idea 
The workshop will answer the following questions:
- How to get startup ideas?
- How to avoid mistakes?
- How do you evaluate your idea?
- How to improve your idea?
- And how to make business out of it!
By understanding these concepts participants should fix their mindset about how to think about their first steps toward building the next unicorn.

Testing Your Business Idea 
In the upcoming workshop, we will cover 30+ discovery and validation methods that can help you confirm that your startup is proceeding in the right direction. By the end of the workshop, all attendees should be able to select at least one framework to test their next hypothesis.

Funding Your Business 
In the webinar, we will cover:
- What type of investors you should reach out to as per your startup stage?
- What do angels look for in a startup?
- What do VCs look for in a startup?
- How to structure your pitchdeck
- Nilanjay's personal investment thesis
- Short into about Wise Angels Network
- Q&A session

Go to Market 
The workshop will cover how to step-by-step go from MVP to Product-Market Fit and scale traction from first customers.

Save the date! Wrap up of 2023 is finally here. This time, we invite you to celebrate the record year for Lithuanian startups together! Join us to reflect on 2023 and recognize the successes of the ecosystem.

The event will be held at Cyber City, the largest tech community campus in the capital Vilnius, bringing together the most successful tech talent and businesses.

Detailed program is here. 

Date and time: 13th February; 11AM
Location: Ciber City, Švitrigailos st. 36, Vilnius
Secure your place: here

🌟 Get ready to light up the night with startup magic! After an exhilarating day at the Startup Fair, we're thrilled to invite you to the Startup Fair's Afterparty, powered by Unicorns Lithuania! 🦄

🗓️ Date: September 7th
⏰ Time: From 9:00 PM to 12:00 PM
🏢 Venue: Kablys, Kauno g. 5, 03214 Vilnius

The afterparty of the Startup Fair is more than an event; it's a celebration of the milestones we've achieved and the limitless potential that lies ahead. This is your moment to shine, connect, and bask in the excitement of what's to come. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening! Here's what's waiting for you:
🎉 Sparkling Conversations: engage in meaningful exchanges and forge connections that can shape the future of your startup journey;
🕺 Dance into the Night: let loose and dance to the rhythm of success with fellow entrepreneurs and visionaries;
🦄 Unicorn Magic: immerse yourself in the whimsical world of Unicorns Lithuania, where inspiration knows no bounds.

Amid the excitement of the Startup Fair's afterparty, we extend a heartfelt invitation to Lithuanian startups to join our ranks and become a part of the Unicorns Lithuania community. Together, we'll cultivate a vibrant ecosystem, exchange invaluable insights, and build the future of Lithuania - the best place in the world for unicorns. 🌟

You will be able to get into the afterparty with a Startup Fair ticket, if you don't have one yet, book it here.

If you want to attend the afterparty only, grab your free ticket here.🚀

More about Unicorns Lithuania.
More about Startup Fair.
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🌏 Transport and logistics sector being a significant economic player is still living in digital transformations. Change is of utmost importance to shorten the delivery time and reduce empty mileage thus decreasing negative impact to climate change.

🚀 Although there are many digital solutions offered in the global market, there is still a big gap between vision for paperless logistics and adoption of digital solutions in transport and logistics sector.

🤝 Transport Innovation association is organizing an international hackathon DigiLogistics Hack on 24-26th of March in Vilnius, which aims to bring partners, stakeholders together, join efforts and work together to identify which digital solutions will create the highest value in the journey of transport sector’s transition towards digital.

ℹ️ More information: https://www.tiasoc.eu/hakatonas/

📣 Interested to register your team? Follow link here: https://forms.gle/PeWrogq8Dd3JSJ7k7

📣 Interested to become a Mentor? Contact us via e-mail [email protected] or register here: https://forms.gle/Z3ifTdv1LpWjc3tL6

For 2023 IMAGURU Startup Hub Vilnius introduces a new Pitch Imaguru concept - Pitching Tournament!

Imaguru will have 2 pitching contests and the finals happening every quarter. The best 3 pitches from the contests in January and February will be selected to advance to the final round in March.
In the final round, startups will pitch in front of a jury panel of investors and entrepreneurs. The winner will receive a special prize from Imaguru, like mentorship, dinner with an investor, and more!
All participants will receive valuable feedback as well as broaden their professional network. It's a great time to pitch at the upcoming Pitch Imaguru event!

If you would like to participate, please apply by the link: https://airtable.com/shrRCjjMULI7GtAoy

If you would like to give feedback, please apply by the link: https://airtable.com/shrHj1oPCps4O26ok