Lost Astronaut is a self-funded experiment in backing relentless builders. We’ve built and broken enough things to know the magic usually starts where the playbook ends.
We invest our own capital - €25K to €250K - and make decisions in 24 hours. No committees. No gatekeeping. No pretending to be more professional than we are. Just velocity, curiosity, and a little bit of beautiful madness.
Sometimes it flies. Sometimes it explodes. Either way, we learn, build again, and keep moving.
Waiting for Startups with: team, MVP, first income
Fields of interest: Generalist – open to opportunities across all sectors
Benefits for Startups: fast, founder-first investment and hands-on mentoring
Fund range per team: from 25 000 to over 250 000 Eur
Investment conditions: equity-based investment
Market focus: Europe-focused, with a global outlook
🦄 Jaunaragiai - Backing Lithuania’s youngest founders with capital, opportunities, and network
Jaunaragiai is a philanthropy-powered startup fund that supports youth (16–29 y.o.) with their first capital, network, and growth opportunities. Whether you're still in school/university or fresh out, we believe your startup idea deserves a chance - no matter your background.
We invest in very early and early-stage, youth-led teams with small tickets, co-investment support, mentorship, and programs that help turn ideas into businesses. We're especially excited to support Junior Achievement alumni!
What we can help with:
• Early-Stage Investment – €10K–40K from Jaunaragiai, plus intros to VC funds and angels
• Pre-Accelerator – programs to help you build & validate (first edition launched, more coming soon)
• Hackathons/Bootcamps – our annual startup event for young creators
• Mentorship – from experienced founders & operators
• Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs – up to 6 months abroad with EU funding
• Equity-free grants – coming soon
Waiting for Startups with:
Idea, Prototype, MVP, or First traction stage – led by youth (aged 16–29).
Fund range per team:
• Investment – €10K–40K per team
• Co-investment support – up to €500K rounds with partners
• Grants – coming soon
Investment conditions:
Equity (standard or convertible), often co-investing with angels/VCs
Support from our board:
• Martynas Kandzeras (Entrepreneur, Investor)
• Vladas Lašas (Investor, UPS Lithuania Founder)
• Milda Mitkutė (investor, Vinted Co-Founder)
• Greta Monstavičė (Katalista Ventures Co-Founder)
• Tomas Moška (Turing College Co-Founder)
• Andželika Rusteikienė (LJA CEO)
• Marijus Andrijauskas (FIRSTPICK Partner)
Project "Startuolis": Building The Startup Highway
We help startups to grow through the hackathon, pre-acceleration, and incubation programs in central and western Lithuania by offering a mix of mentorship, peer support, and networking opportunities.
Effective innovation framework establishment for the creation, acceleration and development of startups and promotion of product idea development through hackathons and incubation services (SEIV system) (STARTUOLIS)
No. 02-025-K-0001
Implementation period: 2024 Feb. - 2027 Feb.
Project Objective: To create a coherent system for promoting innovation in central and western Lithuania.
Project Description:
The project aims to assist startups in central and western Lithuania in their growth and development, establish a sustainable, resilient, and thriving innovative business community within the country, and reduce innovation disparities between the capital's business environment and other regions.
Building on ROCKIT’s success in cultivating a dynamic innovation ecosystem in Vilnius, we are now poised to extend our expertise to central and western Lithuania.
Our program offers a comprehensive suite of services including acceleration programs, training, and networking opportunities, designed to support the growth of startups across the country. We invite innovative individuals, teams, and businesses interested in open innovation to join us in this program.
Expanding to the Kaunas and Klaipėda regions, ROCKIT will provide incubation services, hackathons, and pre-acceleration programs, leveraging our proven experience to build a supportive startup community nationwide. Our mission is to lead in financial technology and sustainable innovation, ensuring startups across Lithuania have the resources, knowledge, and network to thrive.
Financed by European Union funds for 2021-2027
Project value: 979 567,09 Eur
Project funding: 832 632,03 Eur
Voima Ventures, founded in 2019, is a Nordic early-stage investor investing in science-based innovations and companies across the Nordics and Baltics. Voima Ventures helps founders scale deep technology ventures to global markets. Voima Ventures is a team of 12 investment and growth entrepreneurship professionals who share a passion for science-based tech. Voima Ventures holds a strong track record in investing in high-growth science-based solutions by being an early investor in success stories like those of Solar Foods, Dispelix, MVision, Betolar and Enifer.
Waiting for Startups with: Stellar team with prototype, MVP, first income
Fields of interest: Deep tech, biotechnology, dual use technology, foodtech, agritech, climate, energy, semiconductors, optics, photonics, quantum, healthtech, life sciences
Benefits for Startups: Mentorship, network, board expertise
Fund range per team: 200k-2.5M for initial tickets, selective follow-ons
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Impactful technology innovations for the planet, people and industry. No specific market focus
ESA BIC Lithuania is an incubator for startups developing solutions for space (upstream) and Earth-based (downstream) applications. As part of the Europe-wide ESA Business Incubation Centre network, it provides financial support, technical guidance, and access to global networks to help entrepreneurs unlock their potential in the space industry.
We are looking for entrepreneurs and scientists with ideas in areas such as Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation, Robotics, AI, Space Communications, Extreme Environments, and more. Whether focused on space exploration or adapting space technologies for terrestrial use, ESA BIC Lithuania offers the resources and expertise to to help your ideas take off.
Prague-based fund investing €300k to 3M in Baltic & CEE startups. From pre-seed to Series A.
We love to lead rounds.
Waiting for Startups with: Pre-revenue startups with experienced founders and seed/Series A startup with great KPI metrics.
Fields of interest: All (except for Pharma, BioTech, Web3 and Blockchain)
Benefits for Startups: J&T bank network, fundraising support, follow-up rounds, leading rounds
Fund range per team: €300,000 - €3,000,000
Investment conditions: Equity or convertible notes
Market focus: Baltics & CEE
ATR is the core research of Keihanna Science City located in the middle Kyoto, Osaka and Nara in Japan. ATR drives innovation ecosystem from the perspective of a world-renowned research institute and organizes KGAP+, a distinguished startup acceleration program. In collaboration with international innovation organizations, KGAP+ carefully selects deep-tech startups from various sectors and supports their expansion into the Japanese market by facilitating local strategic partnerships. Over the past 10 batches, 155 companies from 17 countries have participated, achieving a 68% matchmaking success rate and a satisfaction rate of 4.3/5.
Fields of interest: Deep-tech sectors such as health care / medical, material, smart devices, manufacturing, agri/food-tech, green-tech, robotics, etc.
Benefits for founders and teams: Supports to explore to the Japanese market, such as Mentoring, exposure at virtual pitch events and being introduced to potential partners/customers
Have a business idea or started a venture recently? Want to succeed in the comfort of your hometown? StartupLAB Alytus got you covered!
StartupLAB Alytus, part of Sunrise Tech Park business ecosystem, is a hub for entrepreneurs of all backgrounds. A perfect place to transform your ideas into reality with free workspace, expert guidance, and a welcoming community to help your ideas thrive.
Submit your application for a chance to join the StartupLAB Alytus entrepreneurial community:
https://forms.gle/zYXXns2tRCQ5qDFF8
We can’t wait to welcome you and help your business to take off!
Kiilto Ventures is an impact first, early-stage VC focused on the sustainability and livability of the built environment.
Our purpose is to future-proof the built environment and make it great for the planet and people. That’s why we invest in and build companies that could positively impact key verticals in the built environment, which is currently responsible for nearly 40% of all global CO2 emissions.
We support startups in their early stages as an active owner. In practice, this includes potential board work and hands-on assistance with research, development and innovation, go-to-market, and fundraising. Our team consists of industry experts and entrepreneurs passionate about making a difference and our networks expands from industry professionals to global startup & investor scene. We normally come in as an investor at pre-seed or seed round.
Our portfolio is made up of companies that are accelerating positive change for the planet, people and the built environment – from emerging materials to AI-powered solutions. We are the venture arm of Kiilto, a over 100-year-old, family-owned company, so we are not afraid of a long-term horizon.
Waiting for Startups with: Protype, MVP
Fields of interest: PropTech, ConstruTech, DeepTech, Construction Circularity, Materials Innovation
Benefits for Startups: cooperation with our 80-person RDI department, mentorship, built environment contacts, discovery sprints
Fund range per team: €100-400k
Investment conditions: equity
Market focus: Europe