The purpose of the Culture and Creative Industries Incubation Program is located in the Culture Factory, Klaipėda. The purpose of this program is to support beginner artists and growing creative industries businesses including startups operating in performing arts, film, design, fashion, photography, architecture, and other creative fields, reducing risks at the beginning of their business, helping them acquire practical entrepreneurial skills and relevant knowledge. The free program includes extensive support from mentors and consultations for every resident. Both individuals and legal entities (SME subjects) can apply.
Antler Nordics supports founders arriving with or without an idea to build successful companies from day one. We provide access to a cohort of brilliant future co-founders from day 1, pre-seed funding after 10 weeks for high-performing teams, regular coaching as well as master classes by experienced entrepreneurs, a global network of top-tier advisors, office access, and more.
We’re looking for experienced business operators, technologists, or serial entrepreneurs with or without an idea who can motivate themselves and others to join their mission to build game-changing businesses. Whether you’re an individual or a team at the early stages of their journey, we are here to help as a partner obsessed with your success.
Fields of interest: Industry agnostic. Examples include Fintech, B2B SaaS, Sustaintech, Proptech, and Healthtech
Investment per team: USD 125.000
Investment conditions: Equity
Benefits for founders and teams: Team formation, problem and idea validation, investment pre-incorporation, ongoing fundraising support
FIRSTPICK is a high-speed VC fund and an accelerator for tech startups in the Baltics.
We are investing in Fintech, SaaS, Deeptech and Consumer marketplaces, but are not limited to those. Our initial ticket is €50-€250K, but we can invest up to €1M into a single company through follow-on rounds. Idea stage startups can use our equity free grants to get started.
Founders access our bulletproof combo of investment and know-how through our pre-acceleration and acceleration programs. While founders train for the marathon, we are like coaches running by their side and supporting them from the idea to the growth stage. Our portfolio startups receive precious early market access, impactful partnerships, and deep expertise of the early stage.
Waiting for Startups with: Idea, Team, MVP/Product, Initial traction
Fields of interest: Generalist, Fintech, SaaS, Deeptech, Consumer marketplaces, B2B
Benefits for Startups: Pre-accelerator and grants, Accelerator and investment
Fund range per team: Grants - €5K grants per team member, Investment - initial ticket starts at €50-€250K EUR
Investment conditions: Equity and convertible
Market focus: Baltics
Innovation Agency Lithuania is the official public agency responsible for the development of Lithuanian innovation ecosystem and the promotion of innovation at all stages of business development – from developing ideas to delivering products and services to end-users.
Supporting SME’s establishment and development by consulting businesses and providing them with e-tools and services.
Providing business-partner search services for both local and foreign businesses.
Organizing trade missions and participation in international trade fairs and exhibitions.
Consulting on regulations, requirements, licenses as well as quality support to establish business in Lithuania.
Implementing and administrating financial and other support measures for Lithuanian businesses.
Facilitating and developing high value-added industries and ecosystems, including startup community.
We are a venture capital fund operating in the CEE since 2021 and investing at the pre-Seed, Seed, and Round A. At Level2 Ventures, we’re on the lookout for innovative and interesting ideas, led by Founders full of passion and commitment, who believe that their solutions will change the world for the better.
Waiting for Startups with: Idea, Team, Prototype, First Incomes, Growth
Fields of interest: B2B SaaS and Marketplace, AI-based solutions, WEB 3.0 & Blockchain, Industry 4.0, Sustainability, and Pet Tech
Benefits for Startups: Investment, support in strategy, management, operations, marketing, HR, and IT within the Development4Startups Program.
Fund range per team: Ticket sizes range from €250k to €1.5m
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: CEE region
You've just developed a killer product. All you need now is just that pinch of sales salt. That's why we are here. To season your current setup with a reliable B2B sales playbook.
Who can apply: MVP, early stage (bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed) startups
Fields of interest: B2B SaaS, , selling in Europe/US
Benefits for Startups: mentorship, network, training, workshops, community.
Agmis startup development programme is aimed at startup founders ready to make the next step in their journey. During a product crash course, they will help to turn your idea into a workable product. A team of product specialists and developers will be dedicated to you and your product, ensuring that a product prototype will reach the market with your graduation.
Who can apply: entrepreneur, teams across the EU with ideas of how to solve business problems.
Fields of interest (preferentially): health, sustainability, enterprise software, food, AI, robotics, retail, education, transportation, security, real estate, travel, jobs recruitment, legal, telecom, IoT, fintech, deep tech, sports, marketing construction.
Benefits for startups: workspace, mentoring, investment, administration, valuable contacts, prototyping, building product, legal advice.
Fund range per team: from 20 000 to 200 000 Eur.
Investment conditions: to be agreed.
The flexible options of Workland’s private offices and coworking spaces fit everybody, from freelancers and startups to larger companies. Workland saves you from the tedious procedures related to finding and managing workspaces, so you are able to focus on nurturing your business and use your resources wisely! The centres provide workspace flexibility by offering a mixture of open coworking areas and private offices together with meeting rooms.
Workland’s mission is to provide inspiring and scalable workspaces, professional support services and a supporting community for businesses to bloom in.
Benefits for startups: networking, community, co-working space.
Imaguru Startup HUB is the community of free-thinking innovative entrepreneurs and tech talent and the birthplace of a large number of startups. Imaguru Startup Hub in Minsk was shut down by the regime, while the community and startup support is continued by the team virtually today, and at the office in EU. Ms Minister A. Armonaite invited Imaguru to work in Lithuania, and since October 2021 Imaguru has a hub in Vilnius.
Imaguru within 8 years helped over 300 Belarusian startups. It educated over 12,000+ people, held over 3500+ events and contributes to organizing international conferences to attract international investors for the ecosystem. Imaguru startups created 3500+ jobs, attracted $160M+ in investments.
Waiting for startups with: MVP, team.
Benefits for startups: training, mentoring, community, events, workshops, networking, co-working space.
We partner with deep tech and brand-driven companies obsessed with challenging category norms. The Nordics are our home, but we take on a global front in spotting the unexpected - from B2B to B2C, with a sweet spot for scientific advances, strong IP, and customer understanding that looks beyond convention.
Waiting for Startups with: Idea, Team, Prototype, First Incomes, Growth
Fields of interest: Deep tech and brand-driven companies, any verticals
Benefits for Startups: Investment
Fund range per team: Initial ticket sizes range from €200k to €3m
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Focus is Nordics and Baltics, but we have a global mandate