Team and Advisors

• 
  Rokas Tamošiūnas
  Co-founder
  
  Rokas Tamošiūnas
  Co-founder
  
  

  • Co-founder of StartupHighway and Open Coffee Club Vilnius;
  • Host to events like Open Coffee Club, Startup Weekend, Mentoring day and many more;
  • Actively assist startups accessing early stage financing, mentors and more;
  • Past co-founder of a startup (exited in 2010) and M&A consultant.

   

  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly at rokas@startuphighway.com!
• 
  Agnė Adomaitytė
  Marketing and Advertising, Internet marketing
  
  Agnė Adomaitytė
  Marketing and Advertising
  Internet marketing
  
  

  • Communication Geek StartupHighway,
• 
  Valerio Genovese
  StartupHighway catalyst in Western Europe
  
  Valerio Genovese
  StartupHighway catalyst in Western Europe
  
  

  - online marketing strategist;

  - advisor of several startups; 

  - digital nomad.
• 
  Martynas Matekonis, CFA
  Chief Portfolio Manager
  
  Martynas Matekonis, CFA
  Chief Portfolio Manager
  
  

  • Almost 20 years experience in asset management and capital markets.
  • Martynas held numerous positions in financial markets portfolio management in state and private financial institutions.

   

   

  • Sound knowledge and long term experience in European and Eastern European, CIS debt markets within variety of business sectors.
  • He is CFA charterholder and graduated Continuing Professional Education Program in Finance portfolio theory and derivatives at World Bank in Washington DC.

   

   

Board

• 
  Tadas Langaitis
  Investments, Business angel, Serial entrepreneur
  @tadaslangaitis
  Tadas Langaitis
  Investments
  Business angel, Serial entrepreneur
  
  

  • Founded social initiatives such as Global Lithuanian Leaders, DAROM (largest civic action in Lithuania), Aukok.lt (the first online donation portal in Lithuania)
  • Chairman of the board at Civic Responsibility Foundation (PAF)
  • Co-founded Webmedia group
• 
  Jon Bradford
  Advisor
  @jd
  Jon Bradford
  Advisor
  
  

  • Co-founder Springboard and founder of The Difference Engine
  • Past Investment Manager at Design and Creative Fund
  • Generally all round trouble maker
• 
  Cristobal Alonso
  Advisor
  @cristobalalonso
  Cristobal Alonso
  Advisor
  
  

  Cristobal Alonso, Bite Group’s CTO is an experienced Global Executive and INSEAD MBA. Cristobal has spent over 10 years in different executive roles in the TMT space and has himself launched 2 startups in the past years; series A funded mmCHANNEL and mmC Group.
• 
  Antanas Danys
  Banking, strategic management, finance
  
  Antanas Danys
  Banking
  strategic management, finance
  
  

   

  • Currently: head of Swedbank Lithuania
  • Previously: head of retail banking, CFO at Swedbank Lithuania

   

Investors

• 
  Toivo Annus
  Investments, Investments
  
  Toivo Annus
  Investments
  Investments
  
  

   

  Toivo built ASI's technology investment side after leaving Skype and has spent last few years among diverse startup fields ranging from high-power semiconductors to virtual worlds and back, seeing around 30 investments from ASI during the last 5 years and investing in around 5 companies personally.

  He was a co-founder of Skype where he built and managed engineering organization, based in Tallinn, Estonia, being responsible for the hiring, engineering processes in general and delivery of the core p2p functional component until Ebay acquired the company in late 2005.

  He has led number of smaller technology teams prior to Skype.
• 
  Norbertas Pranckus
  Investments, Investment Management
  
  Norbertas Pranckus
  Investments
  Investment Management
  
  

  Bussines management and development director at MG BALTIC INVESTMENT
• 
  Martynas Nikolajevas
  Advisor
  @martynasn
  Martynas Nikolajevas
  Advisor
  
  

  • Co-founded Salonium
  • Co-founded and developed some of the most successful IT companies in the Baltic states: MicroLink (one of the largest IT and datacompanies in the Baltics), DELFI (leading online news portal in the Baltics) and HOSTEX (one of the largest web hosting and datacenter services provider in Lithuania, acquired by Telia Sonera group in September 2010)
• 
  Martin Stasaitis
  IT, Entrepreneur & Investor
  
  Martin Stasaitis
  IT
  Entrepreneur & Investor
  
  

   

  • Co-Founder & Business Manager at DevBridge Inc
  • Managing Partner at MooseVentures LLC
  • Investor and advisor of multiple internet-based projects
• 
  Marius Krikštopaitis
  IT, Social networking
  
  Marius Krikštopaitis
  IT
  Social networking
  
  

   

  • CEO and owner of multiple internet-based projects
  • Past assumed several key roles with Bite Group (second-largest telecommunications group in the Baltic countries) 
  • Takes active role in startup community and early stage investment
• 
  Darius Žakaitis
  Investments, Marketing professional
  
  Darius Žakaitis
  Investments
  Marketing professional
  
  

  • Co-owner at AT Investicija, Tulips&Roses
  • Marketing and investment professional
  • Also engaged with contemporary art
• 
  Darius Kriukas
  Investments, Management
  
  Darius Kriukas
  Investments
  Management
  
  

  • Director at  "AT Investicija" and General director at "Viena Saskaita"
  • Past managing director at "Star1 Airlines", general director "MG Valda", director "Girteka"
  • Active investor and supporting startups