FIRSTPICK | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
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 β¬50K to β¬1M 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.
Website
Headquarters
Vilnius, Vilniaus
Size
1-10 employees
Industry
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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ποΈ FIRSTPICK Product and Pricing News
- FIRSTPICK will participate in the investor-startup matchmaking event at Startup Social Kaunas on April 1, 2025.
- On March 6, 2025, FIRSTPICK will co-host the SHIP IT. THURSDAY CHALLENGE KICKOFF with a β¬2,500 prize pool and a pre-accelerator spot for the top startup.
- Andra Bagdonaite from FIRSTPICK was featured in Vestbee's article discussing AI investments and VC strategies in 2025.
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πΌ FIRSTPICK Hiring and Layoffs
- FIRSTPICK has increased its number of female board members, C-level directors, senior managers, and employees since 2023, while the number of female founders has decreased.
- Tadas Gudauskas has joined FIRSTPICK as the Accelerator Program Manager.
- Silvija Kisieliute has joined FIRSTPICK as Compliance and Finance Manager in Lithuania, previously serving as Junior Risk Officer at Pervesk.
π€ FIRSTPICK Developer, Integration and Automation News
- FIRSTPICK is collaborating with ROCKIT Vilnius to offer an 8-week hybrid pre-accelerator program for MVP-stage startups in central and western Lithuania, with applications open until February 28th.
π FIRSTPICK Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- FIRSTPICK awarded β¬10,000 and a pre-accelerator spot to the team of Margiris LauΔys, Lukas Kairevicius, and Vykintas ValuΕΎis for their AI solution CHASEIT.AI at the basedspace_ x Talent Garden AI Hackathon.
- FIRSTPICK, a venture capital fund manager, invested in the Lithuanian startup Sort a Brick, which specializes in sorting Lego bricks.
- FIRSTPICK plans to make at least 12 more deals in 2025, as announced by Dmitrij Sosunov, an early stage VC investor at the company.
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