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Lithuanian electric bus manufacturer Dancer Group declares bankruptcy

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Lithuanian company Dancer Group , which includes subsidiaries Vėjo projektai and Elektrinio transport sistemos, has declared bankruptcy.

Canadian Enghouse Systems acquires Lithuanian Trafi

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Canadian software company Enghouse Systems has acquired Lithuanian mobility services platform Trafi . This is an exit for Lithuanian Practica Capital , Estonian BaltCap , British Octopus Investments and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Lithuanian Turing College acquires UK-based Boom Training

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Lithuanian technology education startup Turing College has acquired British company Boom Training , which provides training services in various fields, including data analysis, management, marketing, etc.

Winners of the Baltic Fintech Awards 2025

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Baltic companies that have contributed to the development of financial technology in the region have been honored at the Baltic Fintech Awards 2025.

Lithuania's BSV Ventures invests in Dutch biotech startup QurieGen

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Lithuanian fund BSV Ventures has participated in a €2.2M pre-seed funding round for the Netherlands-based biotech startup QurieGen . Czech investment companies Tensor Ventures (lead), Lighthouse Ventures, Moondust Ventures, 22 Hor Invest, and Tim Draper also participated in the financing.

Lithuanian startup Commody raises €500K

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Commody , a platform that opens up the collector car market to retail investors, has raised €500K. Investors include Lithuanian venture funds Firstpick and Coinvest Capital , as well as five private investors.

Lithuanian eany.io acquires Mentum AI

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Lithuanian B2B marketplace for home appliances, electronics and DIY products eany.io has acquired Lithuanian startup Mentum AI . 

Baltic venture capital funds are among the top 3 most active in CEE

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In the annual PitchBook 2024 Global League Tables ranking, Baltic venture funds FIRSTPICK , Coinvest Capital and Startup Wise Guys ranked  among the top three most active venture capital investors in CEE taking second and third place.

Lithuanian fintech startup myTU receives €10M in investments

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Lithuanian fintech startup myTU  has successfully closed  its investment round A, having managed to raise €10M against the planned €9M. The round was led by existing shareholders who increased their stakes, as well as two strategic investors - the company's long-standing business partners. Thanks to the successful round, the valuation of myTU increased to more than €35M.

Lithuanian Strato Create attracts €167.4K investment

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Architecture, engineering and construction startup Strato Create has raised an investment of €167.4K to expand into foreign markets and develop the functionality of its construction project automation technology. Lithuanian venture fund Coinvest Capital  and three business angels with industry experience participated in the round. 

Lithuanian venture fund BSV Ventures invests in medical startup Solid IO

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Vilnius-based venture fund BSV Ventures has invested in Finnish medical startup Solid IO . The €800K deal also included venture fund Nordic Science Investments, University of Helsinki funds and a private European investor.

ILTE National Development Bank launches new venture fund

Lithuanian bank ILTE  will launch a new venture fund Accelerator 3 to support local startups and is now looking for two managers for it. Among the objectives of the fund are to create, implement and disseminate advanced technologies and innovations through investments in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. 

Lithuanian startup Pulsetto receives €2M investment from ScaleWolf

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Pulsetto , a medical technology startup from Vilnius, has raised €2M from ScaleWolf , a Lithuanian dual-use technology gas pedal and venture capital fund. 

Lithuanian Atrandi Biosciences raises $25M in Series A

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Vilnius-based biotech company Atrandi Biosciences has raised $25M in a Series A led by Lux Capital . Vsquared Ventures , Practica Capital , Metaplanet and GRIDS Capital also participated in the financing. 

Lithuanian Veli raises investment from Omorika Ventures

Vilnius-based fintech startup Veli   has raised a six-figure investment from Serbian fund Omorika Ventures . 

Startups from Latvia collect all prizes at TechChill competition

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  In the TechChill  startup and technology competition, Latvian startups received  investment offers for €610K.

Estonian DeepTech startup DriveX raises €1.2M

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Estonian company DriveX has raised €1.2M to further develop its windshield damage detection technology using artificial intelligence. 

Baltic startups faced a slight funding gap in H2 of 2024

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In 2024, funding for startups in the Baltic countries decreased. However, the situation stabilized somewhat in the second half of the year. This is the conclusion reached by Change Ventures and FIRSTPICK in a new report on startup funding in the Baltic States for the second half of 2024. 

Lithuanian startups raised €128M in 2024

According to Dealroom's latest report, Lithuania's startup ecosystem continues to grow strongly. Last year, its total value increased by €2B, and in the decade since 2014, the value of Lithuanian startups has grown 39 times - from €419M to €16B.

Lithuanian nexos.ai raises €7.7M

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Vilnius-based AI startup nexos.ai has raised €7.7M from lead investor London-based Index Ventures with participation from Swedish early-stage venture capital firm Creandum, UK-based Dig Ventures, CEO of Datadog Olivier Pomel, CEO of Klarna Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Supercell Ilkka Paananen, and CEO of Wix.com Avishai Abrahami.