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Laimonas Noreika is a fintech entrepreneur and one of the leading alternative finance experts in the CEE region. He is the co-founder and CEO of HeavyFinance, a climate technology firm providing sustainable finance and investment solutions for agriculture. Earlier this year, the company raised a 50mEUR fund to support its mission. In 2015 Laimonas founded a direct lending peer-to-peer platform FinBee, which he successfully exited in 2020. On this episode we talk about:Building marke...

Anna Strubel is the founder of CARA Health, a FemTech startup supporting women in their journey to motherhood. The company recently raised a seed round and is part of a burgeoning wave of FemTech startups. Prior to building CARA, Anna worked over six years as a pediatric nurse, specializing in intensive care for premature and newborn babies, as well as in maternity care for women. She moved to Tallinn during Covid from Germany, and is now building her company there.On this episode we talk abo...

Kaspar Korjus is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Pactum AI - a tech startup that is revolutionizing the world of business negotiations with chat and AI. Walmart, Maersk and other Fortune 500 companies are among its clients! Prior to Pactum, Kaspar was the founding Managing Director of Estonia’s e-Residency.On this episode we talk about:How AI can help in business negotiationsThe effect of openAI on the AI industryWhat unique challenges are builders in AI facingHow to tackle adopti...

Jone Vaituleviciute is the managing partner and co-founder of Firstpick, an early-stage VC and accelerator program based in Lithuania and operating across the Baltics. In this episode we decided to focus more on VC as a business. If you are a founder, this is a great chance to learn how the VCs tick. Before starting Firstpick, Jone was a partner at StartupWiseGuys. On this episode we talk about:When and why startups should consider VC funding.The importance of local presence and knowledg...

Fabian started podcasting in 2016 when most people didn't know what a podcast was (including 4 out of 5 of his guests). Since then has built the largest platform for tech and startup discussions in Germany. Named among Forbes' 30 under 30, he has accumulated extensive industry expertise from interviewing countless world-class founders and investors.On this episode we talk about:Why content creation matters for Founders and InvestorsPrinciples for captivating & effective Content CreationDo...

Anna Andersone and Kristofs Blaus are co-founders of StartSchool, a brand new transformative IT and business education program in Latvia, aimed at nurturing future technology leaders. With a unique curriculum combining comprehensive coding education from Silicon Valley and practical startup skills, the program is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready to launch their own startups or join tech companies. Applications for 1st batch are closing May 31, 2024, find out more here > htt...