| Date | Title | Description |
| 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... |
| 21.10.2025 | Ondato Launches AML Ranger: AI Assistant Tool Automating Real-Time AML Compliance | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AML Ranger, one of the world’s first AI-powered assistant tools for anti-money laundering compliance, has officially launched and is currently available to use for free. To impr... |
| 07.07.2025 | SCOTUS Porn Ruling A Boon For Age Verification Companies; 40% Of Americans Now Live Under Anti-Porn Age-Gating Laws | The conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 in favor of upholding an age verification measure targeting adult content platforms on the internet that the state legislature of Texas adopted during the 2023 legislative sessi... |
| 06.04.2023 | Fraudsters are Underestimating The Power of AI to Detect Fake IDs, Says New Ondato Report | Analysis of millions of ID verifications carried out by Ondato for its customers in 2022 indicates fraudsters incorrectly believe ID cards are an easy target
Fraudsters are underestimating the power of AI to detect fake IDs, according to a ... |
| 08.09.2022 | Introducing: the 51 companies selected for Fintech 5.0 | We are delighted to announce the 51 companies selected for our Fintech 5.0 programme.
The companies on the newest fintech cohort are working to transform all areas of the finance sector; from insurance and investment, to blockchain and dig... |
| 31.03.2022 | Startup Wise Guys Celebrates 10-Years Anniversary | Estonia-based startup accelerator Startup Wise Guys marks 10 years of steady progress With almost 300 portfolio companies, the accelerator constantly diversifies by industries and geographies With 6 active acceleration programs so far, Star... |
| 30.11.2021 | Lithuanian KYC/AML Service Ondato Nabs Extra EUR 3.6M in Seed Extension and Prepares for Series A | Ondato, a Lithuanian Compliance-as-a-service startup, raises additional EUR 3.6M in Seed extension round The company’s comprehensive solution provides for an ever increasing demand in its services The new investment will help the company ke... |
| 26.10.2021 | KYC fintech startup Ondato raises €3.6M in Seed extension round; plans Series A in early 2022 | With digital banking and the digitisation of financial services, customer identification and other aspects of KYC compliance have become unavoidable. Financial services companies need to overcome this and are looking to smoothen the onboard... |
| 26.10.2021 | Ondato Raises €3.6M in seed Extension; Brings Seed Total To €5.6M | Ondato, a London, UK and Vilnius, Lithuania-based compliance-as-a-service KYC fintech startup, closed a €3.6M seed extension round.
The seed extension sees the addition of LitCapital. The round was also led by OTB Ventures and Startup Wise ... |
| 21.10.2021 | Bet On Compliance And Security: KYC In The Online Gambling Industry | Liudas Kanapienis, Co-Founder and CEO of Ondato. |
| 13.07.2021 | OTB Ventures launches new €50.6M growth fund; plans to invest in 15 companies by mid-2022 | Europe-based venture capital firm OTB Ventures has unveiled a new fund called OTB Growth Fund I. This fund, totalling $60M (€50.6M) will extend its support to companies with more investments as they look to scale up to pursue and accelerate... |
| 13.07.2021 | Warsaw’s OTB Ventures launches €50.5 million CEE region focused growth fund | OTB Ventures has announced the launch of a new growth stage fund totaling €50.5 million. Through this fund, OTB Ventures plans a number of follow on investments in portfolio companies. The typical ticket size for the Warsaw-based firm range... |
| 28.01.2021 | Lithuanian Digital Security Company Ondato Boosted by 2$M in Seed Funding | Ondato is a Lithuanian company providing security solutions for companies, financial institutions, and end-users.
The company has reached 25 countries in just under 5 years, with a total of over 170 clients.
Startup Wise Guys and OTB Ventur... |
| 18.01.2021 | Lithuanian startup Ondato raises $2 million in seed funding | Lithuanian startup Ondato raises $2 million in seed funding
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| 31.12.2020 | Lithuanian startup Ondato raises $2 million and moves HQ to London | Even after Brexit, some EU startups are choosing to move their headquarters to the UK. Namely Ondato, a Baltic digital identity business that plans to expand into other European countries in the next year.
The Lithuanian company will now be... |
| 31.12.2020 | This is the first tech startup that moved to London after Brexit | Vilnius-based Ondato, a digital and biometric authentication company has announced its European expansion plans. The company has named London as its new headquarters. The announcement follows the seed funding it raised and it intends to pow... |
| 02.06.2020 | Digital ID verification gaining momentum in European fintech: Lithuanian startup Ondato secures funding | Lithuania-based know your customer (KYC) solutions provider Ondato develops remote KYC and compliance solutions that help in identifying private individuals and legal entities, review data registers and authenticate clients with the highest... |
| 01.06.2020 | Lithuania-based Ondato attracts €450K for its KYC solutions | Lithuanian startup Ondato, which offers know-your-customer (KYC) solutions, has closed a pre-seed round and attracted €450K from the Startup Wise Guys accelerator fund.
Ondato, founded in 2016, is developing remote KYC and compliance soluti... |
| 18.12.2019 | Space3ac started the acceleration of 25 startups with total funding of €1.25M | Founded back in 2015, Space3ac is a B2B polish acceleration program connecting corporates with startups in the field of space technologies, data science, prop-tech, transport & logistics, smart city, bioeconomy, and IoT.
25 European st... |
| - | The Land of 1000 Startups: How Lithuania Serves as a Launchpad For Future Unicorns
| Ambitious goals are what drive innovation and progress. That’s true for many things in Lithuania – from its ascent as a world-class biotechnology hub to the country becoming a top-of-mind location for film producers. Lithuania’s vibrant sta... |
| - | Warsaw’s OTB Ventures launches €50.5 million CEE region focused growth fund | OTB Ventures has announced the launch of a new growth stage fund totaling €50.5 million. Through this fund, OTB Ventures plans a number of follow on investments in portfolio companies. The typical ticket size for the Warsaw-based firm range... |
| - | Ondato Raises €3.6M Seed Extension To Support Rapid Expansion Of Its Compliance-as-a-Service Model
| Compliance-as-a-Service startup Ondato has closed a €3.6M seed extension round led by OTB Ventures, LitCapital, and Startup Wise Guys, bringing the total amount raised by Ondato so far to €5.6M. The seed extension sees the addition of exper... |
| - | The Lithuanian Startup Ecosystem Year-in-Review: Records, Global Recognition And Startup Awards
| Thursday evening, the Wrap Up of 2021 & Startup Awards were held at Talent Garden Vilnius. Not only the record year was reviewed, but also awarded those startups that attracted a record amount of investment and stood out with other indi... |
| - | Ondato Rise €1.63 Million Investment And Expands in Europe To Power The Digital Economy, Naming London as HQ
| Seed capital raise of over €1.63M is led by OTB Ventures, as Covid-19 accelerates demand for Ondato’s digital compliance & biometric authentication software
London, UK, and Vilnius, Lithuania – Ondato, the digital & biometric authen... |
| - | Startup Of The Week: Ondato
| In the real world, proving your identity is pretty straightforward. When you show up in person to some institutions, you present your ID, or whatever else might be required for the procedures, and the company you’re doing business with can ... |
