Baltic Sandbox invites you to join an intensive six-week pre-accelerator program designed for early-stage DeepTech startups from Lithuania’s regions (outside Vilnius). This program is not about hype or quick wins — it is for teams building technologies rooted in science, engineering, and long-term innovation that can fundamentally reshape industries.
The program is structured to help DeepTech teams validate their technology, sharpen their value proposition, and prepare for investment readiness. Participants will work on DeepTech founder mindset, technology-to-market fit, intellectual property strategy, regulatory pathways, and business model development for science-based ventures. The program combines hands-on workshops, expert mentorship, investor-focused pitch training, and culminates in a demo day with real investors and ecosystem stakeholders.
What kind of teams/startups are we looking for?
- Startups – young, innovative companies that are already operating and want to grow.
- Teams – scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators aiming to turn their projects into market-ready solutions.
In short:
- Where? Kaunas + Online
- When? Start: March 4, 2026
- Duration: 7 weeks
- Intensity: 1 workshop per week
Baltic Sandbox invites you to join an intensive six-week pre-accelerator program designed for early-stage DeepTech startups from Lithuania’s regions (outside Vilnius). This program is not about hype or quick wins — it is for teams building technologies rooted in science, engineering, and long-term innovation that can fundamentally reshape industries.
The program is structured to help DeepTech teams validate their technology, sharpen their value proposition, and prepare for investment readiness. Participants will work on DeepTech founder mindset, technology-to-market fit, intellectual property strategy, regulatory pathways, and business model development for science-based ventures. The program combines hands-on workshops, expert mentorship, investor-focused pitch training, and culminates in a demo day with real investors and ecosystem stakeholders.
What kind of teams/startups are we looking for?
- Startups – young, innovative companies that are already operating and want to grow.
- Teams – scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators aiming to turn their projects into market-ready solutions.
In short:
- Where? Klaipėda + Online
- When? Start: March 4, 2026
- Duration: 7 weeks
- Intensity: 1 workshop per week
nsfw: your 9-5 exit strategy
3 weeks. 3 phases
w1: cook — finish the last bits of your product.
w2: serve — find users.
w3: close — get them to pay.
explained
no one will know who you are (you're just a number)
every thursday you show up. real progress. what shipped, what's stuck, what you need.
founders who've been there before are in the room to help you push through.
whos this for
you're tired of building someone else's dream
you've already shipped something (no ideas only)
solo or team (max 3)
agenda
feb 5 - kickoff: you pitch what you're building, commit publicly to what you'll demo in 3 weeks, and get the key to the hq.
feb 26 - demo: show what you built. show traction.
demo day question: tmrw comes. are you still clocking in, or?
only 10 spots available. chopchop
Register: https://luma.com/gskxxa04
Mastercard Ligthtouse is the leading startup partnerships platform in the Nordics & Baltics. Unlike typical accelerators, the Lighthouse program is free & equity-free and entirely focused on creating partnerships between promising fintech and impact tech startups and large organizations. Apply to join one of the 3-month programs:
Lighthouse FINITIV for fintech & fintech-enablers: https://mclighthouse.com/FINITIV/
Lighthouse MASSIV for impact tech startups: https://mclighthouse.com/MASSIV/
Startup Lithuania invites ecosystem leaders, organisations, and partners to join us in organising Startup Fair 2026.
Startup Fair is the largest annual startup ecosystem event in Lithuania, bringing together startup founders, investors, policymakers, and innovation leaders from Lithuania and abroad. The event serves as a key platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the growth of a strong, internationally competitive startup ecosystem.
Date of the event in 2026: September 17
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Main Goals of the Event
- To encourage the creation of new startups in Lithuania;
- To help Lithuanian startups grow and attract investments;
- To promote international cooperation and increase Lithuania’s visibility in the global innovation market.
Target Audience
- Founders and teams of Lithuanian and foreign startups;
- Venture capital funds, accelerators, business angels, and investors;
- Innovation led ecosystem organizations, technology companies, students, and potential startup founders.
Why Partner with Startup Fair 2026
We are seeking experienced ecosystem players who can strengthen the impact and quality of Startup Fair 2026. Partners are invited to actively contribute to shaping the event agenda, content, and overall experience.
Partners are expected to contribute across several core areas, depending on their expertise and capacity :
- Programme and Content: development of themes, sessions, speakers, workshops, and side events;
- International Dimension: engagement of foreign speakers, investors, and partners;
- Community Engagement: activation of startups, investors, corporates, and ecosystem organisations;
- Event Experience: shaping networking formats, matchmaking, and participant journey;
- Strategic Alignment: ensuring the event supports national startup ecosystem goal.
Roles and responsibilities will be defined jointly and formalised in an organising partnership agreement. As a Partner, your organisation will:
- Shape the vision and delivery of Lithuania’s most important startup ecosystem event;
- Hold a leadership role within the national and regional startup ecosystem;
- Build strong working relationships with key ecosystem stakeholders;
- Contribute directly to measurable ecosystem outcomes and long-term impact;
- Receive official Partner status visibility for your company name and/or brand across all event communications and during the event itself.
Organisations interested in partnership are invited to submit a short pitch or relevant information outlining their proposed contribution.
To build a meaningful and effective organising partnership, Startup Lithuania will consider partner proposals based on the relevance and expected impact of their contribution. Assessment will take into account alignment with the strategic goals of Startup Fair 2026, experience and expertise within the startup ecosystem, and the value each partner can bring to the event’s programme, reach, and overall participant experience. Contributions may span multiple areas or focus on a specific domain. Partner involvement is expected to be supported through each organisation’sown resources and capacities. In all cases, selection will be guided by the potential to create tangible benefit for the event and the broader startup ecosystem.
If you have questions or would like to discuss the partnership opportunity before submitting, you are also welcome to get in touch.
Please contact us at [email protected]
Submission deadline: January 23, 2026
TBDC Horizon is an equity-free, outcomes-driven market entry program for European “born-global” tech startups exploring North American expansion, using Canada’s stable and welcoming innovation ecosystem as a practical launchpad.
Startups begin with a Scout Report: a personalized, in-depth market viability and go-to-market research package that helps founders de-risk market entry by clarifying demand, positioning, buyer priorities, competitive context, and the most realistic pathways into the market, before you invest time and budget on the ground.
With that groundwork in place, founders join Horizon Sprint Week in Toronto for curated, pre-qualified meetings with customers, partners, mentors, and investors. These are not cold introductions: every room is built intentionally by the TBDC team, so conversations start further ahead. We focus on fit, pilots, partnerships, and next steps, so you can focus on closing business, not repeating your elevator pitch 150 times.
During Sprint Week, founders also attend clinics and workshops covering legal and regulatory considerations, IP, compliance, and Canada’s non-dilutive funding opportunities, including R&D tax incentives and innovation support programs available to eligible companies operating in Canada.
After the in-market week, Surge helps ensure you don’t lose momentum. Founders can tap TBDC’s network of fractional executives for targeted, one-on-one support to move opportunities forward—available on an as-needed basis.
This Program is best for startups at TRL 7–9 with the team capacity and resources in place to expand into a new market.
Register here: https://forms.tbdc.com/tbdc/form/Getintouch/formperma/4DnAFXiW6iD75XwrterwBNzvkKBu4E6sy_zwBfwt0bA
The 6-week program provides infrastructure proven at Disney, Xbox, and Nvidia scale, expert mentorship on growth, and VC access to help AI startups scale from thousands to millions of users.
The consumer AI market is booming, but infrastructure remains the critical bottleneck. While AI development tools have made building products faster than ever, most startups struggle to scale beyond early adopters, lacking both the technical infrastructure for millions of concurrent users and the business expertise to drive growth.
The program, which runs January 12 – February 20, 2026, will select 15 AI-native startups from applications worldwide to address these challenges. The curriculum focuses on three critical areas: growth strategies, fundraising, and AI infrastructure.
Selected startups benefit from 25+ fireside chats and 1-on-1 mentorship sessions with operators from Character AI, Flo, Higgsfield, Pinterest, and Bible Chat — companies that have successfully scaled consumer AI products to millions of users. Topics include user acquisition, growing LTV, monetization strategies, and strategic hiring.
During the program, participants will meet investors in person for a private networking dinner with VCs from Bitkraft Ventures, M12 Microsoft, Lightspeed, Maven, SignalFire, Accel, and Speedlight — firms that have backed the current generation of consumer AI companies.
Startups receive Inworld credits to build native AI experiences with access to LLM routing, top-rated AI voices, text-to-speech, real-time pipelines, live experiments, and low-latency infrastructure. Combined with deals from AWS, Cursor, Deel, and Superscale, participants get over $500K in total value.
"Founders can now launch AI products in weeks, but scaling to millions of users is where 90% fail. They hit infrastructure limits and lack growth expertise," Tania Ladanova, CEO at TRMNL4, says. "Consumer AI Accelerator solves both — combining AI infrastructure with direct access to investors and operators who have scaled consumer AI successfully."
"It's easy to prototype AI products, but scaling to millions of concurrent users is incredibly hard. We built infrastructure for Disney, Xbox, and Nvidia that solves this, and now we're making it accessible to the next generation of consumer AI founders through this accelerator," Kylan Gibbs, CEO & Co-founder at Inworld, comments.
The program is equity-free, targets AI-native startups worldwide across apps & copilots, gaming & media, voice agents, and live customer experience verticals. Applications open November 10 and close December 10, with selection on a rolling basis through pitch deck review and interview stages. The program culminates in a private demo day dinner on March 3rd with investors from Lightspeed, Accel, SignalFire, and others.
Apply at https://trmnl4.short.gy/kFqTME
About Inworld AI
Inworld delivers real-time conversational AI pipelines designed for applications at massive scale, supporting millions of concurrent users. Our best-in-class components enable seamless integration at the component level, with built-in metrics available out of the box, no migration required.
About TRMNL4
TRMNL4 [terminal] — a startup ecosystem connecting startups, investors, and global tech players in the consumer space. With 8,700+ startups in its pipeline, TRMNL4 runs acceleration programs with Meta and Snapchat, works with 100+ DTC experts and 300+ investors, and helps founders access everything they need to grow.
EPIC-X Open Call is now live!
We’re inviting women-led deep-tech startups established in one of the 16 EU countries classified as moderate or emerging innovators to apply for the 6-month Acceleration+ Programme.
What are the financial support and grant details?
EPIC-X offers a €60,000 lump sum grant to selected startups. This grant is equity-free.
Business coaching: A minimum of €20,000 of the grant must be allocated for business coaching as part of the Acceleration+ Programme.
What are the key components of the EPIC-X Acceleration+ Programme?
- Equity-free grant of €60,000 to support project growth.
- 15-20 days of business coaching, delivered by experts tailored to each startup’s needs.
- 10 follow-up sessions for ongoing guidance during the program.
- Monthly capacity-building sessions to strengthen startup capabilities.
- Cross-fertilization sessions
- Participation in four meetings (one in-person).
- One visit to a counterpart in another region to foster cross-border collaboration.
- Participation in 6 webinars
- Co-organization of a multiplier event to showcase results
- Attendance to the Demo Day: An event where startups pitch to investors and gain visibility.
Applications open on 3 November 2025 and close on 5 January 2026 at 17:00 CET.
Eligible applicants are startups founded before 1 January 2024, with at least one woman as founder or in a C-level role holding a minimum of 25% ownership or equivalent decision-making power and that have achieved market-product fit or have raised at least a seed round.
Full details and the application link are available on the project’s website: https://epic-x.eu/open-call/
Women Go Tech x DareIT is now accepting mentee applications for a 6-month program (Nov 2025 – May 2026) designed to help early-career professionals move from junior to next-level through 1:1 mentorship, HR coaching, and leadership workshops.
Why join?
✔️ Personalized career roadmap with an experienced technology industry mentor
✔️ CV, interview & salary advice from HR experts
✔️ Leadership and soft-skills workshops
✔️ Community, events & networking across the region
Tracks: Software | Product/UX | Cyber Security | Data
Apply by: November 4
Program runs: November 12 – May 7, 2026
Innovation Agency Lithuania community: use promo code FRIENDS15 for 15% off membership!
More information https://www.womengotech.com/acceleration-program/
Got questions? Write to [email protected]