FIRSTPICK DAY 2026
FIRSTPICK DAY is back 🪩
And we’re coming in fast.
FIRSTPICK DAY 2026 brings together founders, investors, and operators who are building the Baltic startup scene. One room. HIGH energy.
We’re taking over Dūmų fabrikas in Vilnius for a day of fast-paced talks and insights, followed by an evening where connections turn into conversations - drinks in hand, good food on the table, and beats carrying us through the night. You know the drill.
And we are not throwing this bash alone, we have the best co-organisers by our side - Go Vilnius, PayPal and Google.
Missed FIRSTPICK DAY 2024? People still talk about it.
This one’s invite-only, spots are limited, and hesitation is expensive. RSVP now.
Event Agenda
15:30 Doors open
16:00 Opening
16:05-16:15 10 MINS ON FIRSTPICK w/ Andra Bagdonaitė, Partner @ FIRSTPICK
16:15-16:25 10 MINS ON ONLINE IDENTITY w/ Paulius Taraškevičius, CEO and Co-founder @ Whitebridge
16:25-16:35 10 MINS ON AI MARKETING w/ Deividas Kovgeris, CEO and Co-founder @ Holo
16:35-16:45 10 MINS ON GOOGLE w/ Jan Smerhovsky, GenAI GTM CEE Lead @ Google
16:45-17:15 30 MINS ON INVESTING IN STARTUPS w/
Filip Mark, VP @ Creandum
Luca Bocchio, Partner @ Accel
Sara Rywe, General Partner @ byFounders
Magda Lukaszewicz, Partner @ Inventure
Moderated by Cate Lawrence, Senior Journalist @ Tech.eu
17:15-17:30 BREAK
17:30-17:50 20 MINS ON INVESTING IN FUNDS w/
Daniel Keiper-Knorr, General Partner @ Speedinvest
Karolina Mrozkova, General Partner @ Emergence Ventures
Domilė Juozapaitė, Senior Analyst @ Willgrow
Moderated by Andra Bagdonaitė, Partner @ FIRSTPICK
17:50-18:00 10 MINS ON BIOMETRICS w/ Matiss Lacis, Head of Device @ Handwave
18:00-18:10 10 MINS ON AI VOICE w/ Margiris Laučys, Co-Founder @ ChaseIt
18:10-18:20 10 MINS ON CLAUDE CODE w/ Stephan von Perger, Head of EMEA Startup Partnerships @ Anthropic
18:20-18:30 10 MINS ON BALTICS w/ Dmitrij Sosunov, Managing Partner @ FIRSTPICK
18:30-18:50 20 MINS ON BUILDING BALTICS w/
Tadas Burgaila, Co-Founder & Chairman @ Kilo
Marius Burgaila, Co-Founder @ Lost Astronaut
Moderated by Marijus Andrijauskas, Partner @ FIRSTPICK
18:40-22:00 200 MINS OF CONNECTIONS