Lighthouse
2020 02 05
Why Vilnius Is So Attractive To Fintech Startups?
It is no secret that Lithuania is seen as one of the best hubs in Europe for fintechs, becoming more and more competitive in the global market. Lithuania’s strength is in possessing a shared strategic outlook found at every level of the ecosystem. The Bank of Lithuania is creating great conditions for startups to test […]
Lighthouse
2019 05 08
Fintech Innovators Choose Lithuania: Over 50 Startups to Attend Vilnius Fintech Week
Lithuania has made the news as one of the best hubs in Europe for FinTechs and the demand to see what it has to offer is high. Startup Division, the leading startup ecosystem organization in the Baltics, brings 50 FinTech startups together with FinTech innovation leaders from all around Europe and beyond for a 5-day […]
Softlanding
2019 04 29
Neo Finance secures investment at Soft-Landing mission to the Netherlands
At the end of 2018, a Lithuanian fintech startup NEO Finance—a peer-to-peer lending platform—has attracted a 71.000 euro investment from Crosspring B.V., an incubator and seed investment company from the Netherlands. The investment was made as part of the crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs platform, through which NEO Finance raised a total of 216.000 eur. The Bank of […]
Lighthouse
2019 04 29
Apply: 15 Grants for Rapid Immersion Programs Abroad
Until the end of March, Lithuanian startups have the opportunity to apply for 15 grants to cover the fee of taking part in rapid immersion missions in foreign startup ecosystems. These programs are targeted at advanced startup managers who want to save time on validating whether they should scale to more advanced markets in Berlin, […]
Softlanding
2018 11 30
Cracking the Silicon Valley: work fast, embrace failures & network
There’s no shortage of expectations when visiting the Silicon Valley. Many companies famed or failed in this gold rush state and we wanted to know everything they learnt along the way. Visiting Facebook, UC Berkeley, 500 Startups were definitely the highlights of the mission, but what surprised 44 Soft-Landing mission participants—10 startups and 30 ecosystem […]
Softlanding
2018 08 06
India is calling all startup ecosystem builders in Europe
The 2nd largest startup ecosystem in the world – INDIA is calling all ecosystem builders in Europe! If you are an ecosystem builder in Europe, this Mission is for you. What to expect? Identify and implement next steps towards collaborations/ soft-landings in India, the 2nd largest startup ecosystem in the world. Interact with game changing Indian […]