| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.03.2026 | WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 in Seed Funding | WhiteBridge AI, a Vilnius, Lithuania-based AI-powered people research platform provider specialising in deep personal insights, raised a €2.6M in Seed funding.
The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC, with participation from First Degree, NGL.VC,... |
| 16.03.2026 | WhiteBridge AI raises $3M to redefine standards in people search and research | WhiteBridge AI, a team developing an AI-powered people search and research engine, has raised a $3M seed round. The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC, with participation from First Degree, NGL.VC, Scalewolf.VC, BADideas.fund, Nectolabs, Plug an... |
| 15.03.2026 | WhiteBridge AI Secures €2.6 Million for Pioneering People Research Engine | WhiteBridge AI, a Vilnius-based AI startup, raised €2.6 million in seed funding. This capital fuels its innovative AI-powered people research engine. The platform transforms fragmented public online data into structured, actionable insights... |
| 15.03.2026 | WhiteBridge AI: €2.6 Million Raised For AI-Powered People Research Platform | WhiteBridge AI, a Vilnius-based AI startup focused on building a people search and research engine, has raised €2.6 million in seed funding to expand its platform and accelerate product development. The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC and inc... |
| 13.03.2026 | Vilnius-based WhiteBridge AI raises €2.6 million for its AI-powered people research engine | WhiteBridge AI, a Vilnius-based AI-powered people research platform specialising in deep personal insights, has raised a €2.6 million ($3 million) Seed round.
The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC, with participation from First Degree, NGL.VC, ... |
| 08.03.2026 | Baltic Tech Boost: FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund for Early-Stage AI Innovators | FIRSTPICK launches a €25 million fund, targeting early-stage Baltic startups. The fund focuses on unconventional, overlooked founders in AI-first software. Initial checks are €100K to €500K, with follow-on up to €1 million. This initiative ... |
| 08.03.2026 | Spain's PLD Space Fuels Europe's Space Future with Major Investment | PLD Space secured a critical €180 million Series C funding. Mitsubishi Electric led the investment. Key Spanish government funds also backed the venture. This capital propels PLD Space towards commercial launch operations. It scales MIURA 5... |
| 06.03.2026 | FIRSTPICK: €25 Million Fund Launched To Back Early-Stage Baltic Startup Founders | Vilnius-based venture capital firm FIRSTPICK has launched a €25 million fund to support early-stage startups across the Baltic region, with a focus on founders who may not fit traditional venture capital profiles.
The new fund will target s... |
| 06.03.2026 | PLD Space raises €180M, EIF makes largest defence investment yet, and February funding rebounds | 💸. This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve highlighted the most imp... |
| 05.03.2026 | FIRSTPICK launches €25 million fund to act as VC “fairy godmother” to Baltic founders before their Cinderella moment | FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. It focuses on founders who don’t fit the typical VC mould and are open to entrepreneurs with no FAANG... |
| 05.03.2026 | Firstpick launches €25M fund to back overlooked talent at the heart of Baltic tech | Firstpick, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, is launching a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups, focusing on founders who may be overlooked by traditional venture capital criteria. Backed by local e... |
| 05.03.2026 | FIRSTPICK raises €25M to find the Baltics’ next breakout founders | Vilnius-based first-check VC fund FIRSTPICK has launched a new €25 million fund focused on early-stage investments.
The aim is to support Baltic founders who don’t fit the typical VC mold. No FAANG background or Ivy League degree needed.
In... |
| 28.02.2026 | Baltic Vision: Fueling Gen Z Founders with €100K for 100 Startups | Baltic VC Firstpick and venture builder Lost Astronaut launched All-stars. They plan €100K investments in 100 early-stage Gen Z startups over three years. This initiative addresses a global 'youthquake' trend in tech, where younger founders... |
| 26.02.2026 | Baltic VCs partner to fuel 100 new startups | A new collaboration between Baltic VC Fund Firstpick and venture builder Lost Astronaut aims to invest in 100 early-stage startups over three years, focusing on Gen Z founders.
Who do these kids think they are, dropping out of college, vibe... |
| 25.02.2026 | €100K, 100 startups, 3 years: The Baltics double down on early talent | Get ready to feel old.
According to a recent report, the average age of AI unicorn founders dropped from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024. And the trend continues.
It’s been called a “youthquake,” shaking up the Silicon Valleys of the world. An amb... |
| 24.02.2026 | Copla: €6 Million Series A Raised To Build Real-Time ICT Compliance Infrastructure | Copla, an ICT compliance platform serving regulated financial institutions, announced it has raised €6 million in a Series A round as regulatory demands across Europe intensify and become more operational in nature.
The round was led by Iro... |
| 23.02.2026 | Copla Raises €6M in Series A Funding | Copla, a Vilnius, Lithuania-based developer of an ICT compliance operating system, raised €6M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Iron Wolf Capital, with participation from Operator Stack, Specialist VC, SuperHero Capital, FirstPick, ... |
| 20.02.2026 | Lithuania leads Baltic startup resurgence with record €238M funding and surge in exits | As global venture markets continue to rebalance, the Baltics are emerging as one of Europe’s more resilient early-stage ecosystems – and in 2025, Lithuania has taken the regional lead.
According to a new early-stage funding report by FIRSTP... |
| 19.02.2026 | Tingit raises €1.5M to scale AI-powered repair platform across Europe | Tingit, a startup transforming how we repair fashion and electronics, has raised €1.5 million investment round to take its AI-driven repairs platform across the European Union.
Led by Coinvest Capital and joined by Firstpick, NGL Ventures, ... |
| 13.01.2026 | TechChill announces record €1M prize pool for 2026 pitch competition | To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the leading Baltic startup and technology conference TechChill
has unveiled its largest-ever prize pool for the TechChill Founders Battle pitch competition – €1 million. Startups from across Europe that qu... |
| 15.12.2025 | Algori: €3.6 Million Raised To Expand AI Shopper Insights Platform | Algori, a purchase and behavioural data platform built for the FMCG industry, has raised €3.6 million in additional growth capital to support international expansion and broaden its data capabilities. The round included new investors Red Bu... |
| 13.10.2025 | CBRX Secures €540K: Fueling Europe's Cybersecurity Revolution | Lithuanian cybersecurity innovator CBRX secured €540,000 in pre-seed funding. This significant investment accelerates its advanced AI-powered cloud platform. The technology streamlines incident management, threat monitoring, and analysis. I... |
| 09.10.2025 | Lithuanian cybersecurity startup CBRX raises €540k to accelerate European expansion | Vilnius-based cybersecurity startup CBRX has raised €540k in pre-seed funding to further develop its cloud-based cybersecurity platform and expand across the European Union. The funding round included participation from venture capital fund... |
| 09.10.2025 | Cybersecurity startup CBRX secures €540K for European expansion | Lithuanian cybersecurity startup CBRX has raised a €540,000 pre-seed round from Coinvest Capital and partners including Scalewolf, Plug and Play Tech Center, and Firstpick. Coinvest Capital invested €270,000, marking its 80th deal and addin... |
| 29.09.2025 | Unive nets €410K to make admissions guidance more accessible | Unive, an AI-driven college and career counselling platform, has raised €410,000 to enhance its platform by pairing AI with expert tutor guidance and to broaden access to affordable application support. The total comprises €350,000 from Fir... |
| 12.09.2025 | From seed to success: 35+ accelerator programmes transforming Europe’s startups | Startup accelerators can play a crucial role in helping early-stage startups succeed. They are structured, time-limited programmes that typically last a few weeks or months. Accelerator programmes provide startups with mentorship, initial f... |
| 12.08.2025 | Lithuanian GREÏ secures €650K to reduce operational inefficiencies in AI software | Lithuanian SaaS GREÏ has raised €650,000 in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-powered operational intelligence platform. The company aims to address a growing need in the manufacturing, logistics, and retail industries manage overwhelming am... |
| 11.08.2025 | Lithuanian DeepTech startup GREÏ raises €650k to bring AI monitoring to complex industrial and retail sites | GREÏ, a Kaunas-based DeepTech startup, has raised €650k in pre-Seed to expand its AI-powered operational intelligence platform, which helps businesses with large physical sites detect risks and inefficiencies in real time.
The funds, invest... |
| 03.08.2025 | Handwave Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding | Handwave, a Rīga, Latvia-based developer of palm-based payment identity solutions, raised $4.2m in seed funding.
The round was led by Practica Capital with participation from FIRSTPICK, Outlast Fund, and Inovo.vc.
The company intends to use... |
| 01.08.2025 | Handwave raises $4.2M to launch palm-based payments in Europe and the US | Latvian biometric startup- Handwave has raised $4.2 million in Seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US.
Handwave turns your palm into a secure, contactless way to pay, prove your age, activat... |
| 01.08.2025 | Latvian startup Handwave raises €3.6 million to make payment and identification as easy as a wave of your hand | Riga-based Handwave, a biometric startup founded in Latvia, has raised €3.6 million in Seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US.
The round includes backing from regional investors, led by Prac... |
| 29.07.2025 | Coinvest Capital backs Psylink’s next-gen mental health biotech solution | Lithuanian startup Psylink has raised €501,521 in a pre-seed round to develop further its proprietary biotechnology platform, which focuses on the sustainable production of plant- and fungi-derived compounds.
Psylink is a deep-tech biotechn... |
| 29.07.2025 | Lithuanian BioTech platform Psylink raises over €500k for mental health innovation | Psylink, a Vilnius-based startup focused on developing innovative treatments for people facing mental health challenges, raised over €500k in a pre-Seed investment round.
The round was led by the VC fund Coinvest Capital, with Firstpick and... |
| 23.07.2025 | How I raised: THEO Growth shares its journey to €430K pre-seed funding | THEO Growth
is a startup that helps companies maximize their AI usage by refining their unique business context into an “AI-ready” format. We spoke to the founder and CEO Guntis Coders
about the €430 000 pre-seed funding THEO Growth recentl... |
| 28.05.2025 | From jumbled box to build-ready set: How Sort A Brick is reinventing LEGO reuse | Aside from the pain of stepping on a Lego barefoot in the middle of the night, few things are worse in Legoland than nearly finishing a build only to realise a piece is missing.
Fortunately, Lithuanian startup Sort A Brick has you covered. ... |
| 02.10.2024 | AMLYZE raises €2.35M in Seed funding to fuel next growth phase | AMLYZE, a RegTech company transforming the anti-financial crime landscape for banks, FinTechs and Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs), has raised €2.35M seed funding round. This allows AMLYZE to extend its services to larger corporate ... |
| 19.09.2024 | Swotzy: The Rising Star of Logistics in the Baltic Region | In the bustling world of logistics, Swotzy is carving its niche. This Latvian startup has emerged as a game-changer in package delivery, helping clients send 65,000 packages to 97 countries in just one year. With over 400 clients and a stea... |
| 18.09.2024 | Swotzy has helped to send 65,000 packages | In its first year, the Latvian logistics technology startup Swotzy has helped its clients send 65,000 packages to 97 different countries worldwide. Currently, more than 400 clients use the platform, with approximately 60 new clients joining... |
| 05.09.2024 | The AI Revolution in Law: A Double-Edged Sword | The legal profession stands at a crossroads. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how lawyers work, but it comes with hidden costs. As AI takes over mundane tasks, a vital question emerges: Are foundational skills being los... |
| 05.09.2024 | Baltic states continue to punch above their weight in startup funding | Today FIRSTPICK and Change Ventures teams published The Baltic Startup Funding Report, a semi-annual publication of detailed data about funding rounds for startups in the Baltics, including companies with HQs elsewhere but with a dominant b... |
| 19.04.2024 | Lending tech startup Softloans bags €1M to transform small business financing | Read this article in:
Vilnius-based Softloans, a fintech startup specialising in embedded lending technology for business growth, has secured €1M in a pre-seed funding round aimed at transforming small business lending.
The investment was l... |
| 12.12.2023 | Estonian startup Inspectle Food raises €400k to streamline food inspections | Estonian startup Inspectle Food raises €400k to streamline food inspections
12 December, 2023, 12:58
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Tallinn-based startup I... |
| 21.11.2023 | Lithuanian toy subscription service Liledu secures €125k from FIRSTPICK VC | Lithuanian toy subscription service Liledu secures €125k from FIRSTPICK VC
21 November, 2023, 17:38
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Vilnius-based toy subscr... |
| 21.11.2023 | Long-Awaited Blockchain Compliance Solution from Micapass Secures EUR 240K | Lithuanian crypto AML/KYC startup Micapass closed a EUR 240K acceleration round The solution integrates into DeFi protocols, adding to their safety and compliance The funds will be used for product expansion and preparations for next year’s... |
| 25.10.2023 | Lithuanian Micapass, a regulatory technology startup secures €240k | Lithuanian Micapass, a regulatory technology startup secures €240k
25 October, 2023, 14:18
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Micapass, Vilnius-based regulatory techn... |
| 17.03.2023 | Lithuanian game-based edtech Three Cubes raises €250k from FIRSTPICK | Lithuanian game-based edtech Three Cubes raises €250k from FIRSTPICK
17 March, 2023, 17:58
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The Vilnius-based Three Cubes, game-base... |
