About us
Welcome to Kaunas IN Startups, a group dedicated to helping startups of all kinds thrive and succeed
- Events – We host open, free gatherings like Startup Social Kaunas, Pitch Night Kaunas, and others with our partners. These monthly meetups are made to inspire, connect, and educate.
- Ecosystem visibility – We share startup news, success stories, upcoming events, and valuable resources from across Kaunas
- Startup resources – Explore the Kaunas startup ecosystem map and discover who’s doing what: Kaunas Startup Ecosystem: Resources List
- Your contact point – Don’t know where to start? We’ll help you find the right people: mentors, founders, experts, or support organizations
- Consultations – We offer advice and insights on both startup growth and ecosystem development.
Upcoming events
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Startup Social Kaunas #39: Antanas Bakšys (Ace Waves)
Kaunas "Science Island", Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 50, Kaunas, 44333 Kauno m. sav., Kaunas, LTTrue serial entrepreneur at May’s startup meetup 🫡
Startup Social Kaunas is a monthly meetup happening every first Tuesday for 3+ years. The goal – to inspire, connect, and educate people about the startup world. Open to everyone: founders, service providers, investors, or just anyone curious about the Kaunas startup scene 👀
May’s event is likely the last one before summer break, so we’re closing the season with FIRSTPICK VC – the most active VC fund in Lithuania, investing in Baltic startups from inception to pre-seed. Co-organizing this one together 🤝
Together with FIRSTPICK, we’re bringing a true Kaunas founder – Antanas Bakšys. You may know him from the story of a 16-year-old who created the successful startup SearchNode and exited in 2022. Since then, he’s built multiple ventures. Now he’s Co-Founder & CEO of Ace Waves, building AI agent platform for enterprise customer service. So yeah – a real startup builder sharing the raw reality: challenges, lessons, and what it actually takes to build and scale a startup.
❗ Don't forget to register
When: Tuesday, May 5th, at 6:00 pm (doors open)
Where: Kaunas Science Island🕧 AGENDA:
18:00 - Doors open + networking
18:30 - Intro
18:35 - Founders Spotlight: a fireside chat with Antanas Bakšys, Co-Founder & CEO @Ace Waves + QnA from the audience
Moderator: Marijus Andrijauskas, General Partner @FIRSTPICK
19:35 - networking, snacks, and drinks❗️IMPORTANT:
The event will be photographed.
Interview language - English.49 attendees
Past events
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