Rasa Petrone

The total value of Lithuania’s startup ecosystem reached €16.4 billion in 2025, according to the latest Dealroom report initiated by Startup Lithuania, a division of the Innovation Agency. In just one year, Lithuanian startups attracted €220 million in venture capital investments from 77 unique investors. The ecosystem’s growing maturity was further confirmed earlier this year with the addition of a new unicorn to Lithuania’s startup map — Cast AI. “Over the past five years, Lithuania’s...

Good news for innovators in Kaunas, ROCKIT is opening a new branch there! As Head of ROCKIT Lina Žemaitytė-Kirkman says, expanding to Kaunas is a natural step toward creating more space for innovation-driven teams to work together and more easily receive the support they need. “ROCKIT Kaunas is a place where ideas and people meet, where you can learn, create, make mistakes, and move forward. We want to contribute to the growth of Kaunas innovation community, and we believe that many success...

Palanga Energy Bootcamp 2025 winners In late August, Palanga turned into a buzzing hub of innovation as 12 startups came together to...