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FIRSTPICK is a high-speed VC fund and an accelerator for tech startups in the Baltics, focusing on early-stage investments in sectors...
FIRSTPICK is a high-speed VC fund and an accelerator for tech startups in the Baltics, focusing on early-stage investments in sectors such as Fintech, SaaS, deeptech, and marketplaces. The company provides funding ranging from โฌ50K to โฌ1M and offers equity-free grants for idea stage startups. FIRSTPICK supports founders through pre-acceleration and acceleration programs, facilitating early market access and impactful partnerships.
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Headquarters
Vilnius, Vilniaus
Size
1-10 employees
Industry
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- FIRSTPICK's Managing Partner Jonฤ Vaituleviฤiลซtฤ will moderate a panel discussion on attracting top investors at the Startup Fair 2024.
- On September 24, Andra Bagdonaite, Partner at FIRSTPICK, gave a keynote at ISM University on VC funding and startup trends in the Baltics.
- Dmitrij Sosunov from FIRSTPICK participated in a panel at NGL Summer Fest 2024 discussing the role of boards in startups.
- FIRSTPICK hosted an exclusive networking event with Practica Capital, Earlybird Digital East Fund, and Northzone, bringing together over 100 startup innovators.
- FIRSTPICK launched a campaign to inspire future founders to apply to their accelerator during the Startup Fair and Investor Camp.
- Marijus Andrijauskas from FIRSTPICK launched an AI-powered podcast called Venture brAIn covering Baltic startups, venture capital, and innovation.
- Jonฤ Vaituleviฤiลซtฤ, Managing Partner at FIRSTPICK, will speak at the Investor Camp during Startup Fair. Pulse 2024 in Vilnius on October 3.
- FIRSTPICK is inviting applications for its 5th Accelerator program, offering up to โฌ100K investment and opportunities for significant growth.
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- FIRSTPICK is hiring an Accelerator Program Intern in Vilnius to assist with workshops, mentor sessions, and daily operations.
- Andra Bagdonaite, Partner at FIRSTPICK, has joined the board of Mindnet, with the first event scheduled for November 14 in Vilnius.
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- FIRSTPICK invested $500,000 in WhiteBridge's pre-seed funding round to support the expansion of their AI-powered online reputation management platform.
- FIRSTPICK participated in a $2.7M seed funding round for Amlyze, a company focused on anti-financial crime tools.
- FIRSTPICK invested in Sort A Brick's โฌ1.15M funding round to help expand operations and business reach.
- FIRSTPICK has invested 1.15 million euros in a company developing AI technology to sort and recycle unused Lego pieces.
- Lithuanian AI-powered startup Sort a Brick has raised โฌ1.15M in a pre-seed round led by FIRSTPICK, with participation from nine business angels, including Vinted co-founder Mantas Mikuckas, to enhance its brick sorting technology and expand into Germany by October 2024.
- FIRSTPICK co-led a โฌ700,000 funding round for Estonian healthcare startup Certific to support its market expansion.
- FIRSTPICK Accelerator is looking for tech startups with full-time teams to apply for investment and expert connections.
- FIRSTPICK announced a โฌ275,000 investment in CBRX's pre-seed round alongside ScaleWolf.