🚀 Vilnius Founders in London 🇬🇧 Lithuania–UK Business Forum 2026

​🚀 Vilnius Founders are coming to London! 🇬🇧

​Looking for customers, investors, or business partners in the UK? Join Vilnius Founders in London.

​We’re partnering with the Lithuania–UK Business Forum 2026 to host events that connect founders with investors, business leaders, and potential customers in the UK.

​Whether you’re exploring the market, already building there, or looking to connect with Lithuania’s startup community, we’d love to have you join us.

​Register your interest to receive event details and information about pitching opportunities as they’re announced.

​If you are interested in participating in Lithuania–UK Business Forum 2026 events on Oct 22 & 23, get your ticket here.

​Agenda

​You can participate in the Lithuania–UK Business Forum 2026 events you choose. Here are some of the events exclusively designed for investors and startups from Lithuania:

• ​OCT 21 - 1 PM to 3 PM: Reception at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom

  • ​Welcome remarks by Edvinas Grikšas, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania

  • ​Presentation: Baltic Defence Tech Landscape: Innovation & Investment Opportunity by Kasparas Jurgelionis, Managing Partner, Iron Wolf Capital.
    An introduction to Lithuania’s defence startup ecosystem, emerging companies and investment opportunities within the wider Baltic region. Kasparas will explore what makes Lithuanian defence and dual-use technologies attractive to international investors and industry partners, with a brief look at Iron Wolf Capital’s role in backing founders building solutions for Europe’s security.

  • ​Panel: Raising Your First Round: What UK Investors Look for in Lithuanian Startups
    What makes an early-stage Lithuanian startup ready for UK investment—and what should founders prove before approaching investors?

    • ​Speakers:

      • ​Magda Lukaszewicz — Partner, Inventure invested in Biomatter €6.5m seed and Whatagraph $7.2m series A.

      • ​Igor Bilous — Managing Partner at Flashpoint, invested in TransferGo through a direct secondary investment.

      • ​Ugne Musneckyte — Investor, byFounders invested in Watalook €3m seed.

      • ​Andrin Bachmann — Partner at Piton Capital, invested in Ovoko €14m series A.

      • ​Moderator: Edmundas Balčikonis, Founder, Such Much AI & Vilnius Founders

  • ​Lithuanian startup pitches

    1. ​Callsy AI — AI agents for customer communication, lead qualification, and appointment booking.

    2. ​Guideless — AI-powered video guides that simplify software training and onboarding.

    3. ​SORT A BRICK — Refurbishment infrastructure for toy resale at scale.

    4. ​M11 Labs — AI for commerce, with an agentic trust platform that verifies product claims and tracks competitive threats.

    5. ​Goops — AI agents for logistics.

    6. ​Nannow — An on-demand childcare marketplace connecting families with babysitters, tutors, child specialists, and after-school activities.

    7. ​Sofidus.tech — a construction data management platform designed to help teams organize and manage project information more efficiently.

    8. ​Skaaltec — wearable devices with AI-automated brain stimulation designed to accelerate hand and arm motor recovery after a stroke.

    9. ​Inbalance — EV charging hardware and software; operates a Baltic charging network with 3k points.

• ​Oct 21 - 6 PM to 8.30 PM: Evening networking event with UK investors and startups

• ​Oct 22 - 9 AM to 5 PM: The main conference day at the Lithuania–UK Business Forum 2026

  • ​2.30 PM to 3.15 PM - Panel: Beyond Borders: Building Lithuania–UK Tech Partnerships

    • ​How Lithuanian and UK technology businesses turn connections into customers, commercial partnerships, and growth. Speakers will share real examples of finding partners, building trust, negotiating deals, and overcoming challenges—with lessons relevant to businesses across sectors.

    • ​Speakers:

    • ​Benas Šidlauskas, Co-Founder, President at Turing College

    • ​Liudas Kanapienis, Co-Founder & CEO at Ondato

    • ​Justinas Lasevicius, Co-founder & Director, Regulated Entities at TransferGo

  • ​4:15 PM to 4:30 PM - Lithuania’s Startup Landscape: Growth, Investment & Opportunity Marijus Andrijauskas, FIRSTPICK

    • ​An introduction to Lithuania’s startup ecosystem, its standout companies and investment trends within the wider Baltic region. Marijus will explore what makes Lithuanian startups attractive to international investors and business partners, with a brief look at FIRSTPICK’s role in supporting emerging founders—setting the scene for the startup pitches that follow.

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    • ​4:30 PM to 5 PM - Startup Pitch Session: Lithuania’s Next Big Things: AI & Tech Startup Showcase
      Meet some of Lithuania’s most promising startups in a live pitch session curated by Vilnius Founders. Selected founders will present their AI applications and technology businesses, explain the problems they solve, and share their ambitions for growth in the UK and beyond.

    • ​5 PM to 9 PM - Closing Reception & Networking

    • ​6 PM to 8 PM - VIP Networking event for selected senior executives.

• ​OCT 23 - 12 PM to 2.30 PM: Exclusive Business Networking Reception at the House of Lords

​About Vilnius Founders

​Vilnius Founders brings together 4,000+ founders, investors, and technology professionals. We organize monthly meetups and have hosted 30+ events, typically welcoming 200–500+ attendees in Vilnius.

​Our past events have featured founders from Vinted, TransferGo, Ovoko, Pulsetto, CoinGate, Ondato, and other growing Lithuanian companies. Expect practical conversations about building businesses, finding customers, and raising funding — with plenty of time to meet fellow founders and investors.

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