fff.club: Investor Story Tim Vaino

Today our guest someone, who got into Venture Investment back in 2011. He started off his investment career in Real Estate before becoming one of the founding partners of Practica Capital, the leading Lithuanian Early-Stage fund, focusing on the Baltics.

Among other investments, Practica Capital have invested in Montonio, Ovoko, PvCase, TransferGo while recently announcing their fund III, ready to deploy another 80m€ into future success stories of the Baltics.

This person is… Donatas Keras 

Today our guest is someone who has been a Chairman of the biggest Baltic asset management company. He has experience in active fund management across multi asset classes, having managed over 2b € worth of assest across his career. 

Currently, he is serving as a Managing Director of efTEN, the largest Real Estate fund in the Baltics. We talked about what is a real estate fund, how does it operate and addressed specific example of latest fund of EfTEn - Special Opportunity Fund.

This person is Kristjan Tamla. 

Today our guest is someone, who within last several years has became one of the strongest early stage fund GPs in the Baltic region. 

Despite the fact that she is running marathons, word "acceleration" is not something that fully describes what they do at FIRSTPICK.

We talked about how to get access to the deals and pick first, looked intro early stage market in Lithuania and discussed the power of the community as a bridge to foreign markets.

Today, our guest is someone, who started off his career as an investment banker in NY, handled deals across the globe. Form 2017 he is a Partner in one of the leading Climate tech funds in Europe- Contrarian Ventures.

We talk about the perception of ClimateTech, how is it to operate with a Pan-European fund from Lithuania, raising the Fund II during challenging times on the market and touched the importance of the community around Contrarian Ventures and at large.

 Ladies and Gentlemen, this person is Tomas Kemtys, the Genral Partner of Contrarian Ventueres! 

Today our guest is someone who has built one of the biggest payday loan companies, Cash On Go, in the UK without even living there. He then successfully managed and grew its spin off, Every-Pay before starting to invest himself.

These days he is a CEO of Stebby - the largest wellness marketplace in the Baltics. Stebby was acquired by Livonia Partners in 2022 and our guest was the mastermind behind this transaction. Since then, company has shown outstanding growth and our guest claims there is more to come.

In this episode we will talk about his background, Stebby deal and Private Equity in general. Please welcome… Kristjan Novitski!

Today, we have a special episode on fff.vc where Akim and Tim share their entrepreneurial adventure in the US. They spent a month exploring Silicon Valley and California, attending the Nevada Trust Conference scouting for potential partners.

In this episode, they delve into the numbers: 23 days, 11 cities, approximately 4000km traveled, 5 events attended, and 70 new contacts made. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of these experiences. They also discuss the impact versus cash multiples, the speed and volume of US businesses, and shed light on the true meaning of "Fail Fast".

Join us for an hour filled with insightful learning and thought-provoking discussions in this special episode: "Investor story in the US" with our fff.vc hosts.