TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Climate tech is cool now, but Peciulaitis’s Lithuania-based venture firm is sticking with its name anyways. Contrarian has completed 21 deals to date, and this year it expanded beyond Lithuania with new partners in Berlin and London. To that point: PitchBook tracked 1,130 climate tech deals globally in 2021, topping $44.8

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The company notes that it’ll roll the feature out to additional countries in the future.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The investment highlights once again the strength of the Baltics region as a tech ecosystem, after Lithuania produced its first Unicorn in the shape of Vinted , and Estonia added Pipedrive to its unicorns list. With the increased shift to digital entertainment during the pandemic, the startup has managed to garner much more U.S. traffic.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

It will also be available in Chile, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates soon.

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The Verge

JANUARY 20, 2021

The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This broke the EU’s Digital Single Market rules which prohibit those types of barriers.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

A community for the founders who dare In 2020, Tech5 2020 is going to be an even greater podium, with the likes of Lithuania competing for the first time. This year we’re focusing on the ways technology can help create change and have a positive impact on society.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

With the problem settled, Facebook Dating is now offered in over 50 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, (..)

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Singapore, Vilnius (Lithuania), Munich (Germany), Newcastle (U.K.), . “Our mission is to reinvent, unbundle and democratise access to the complex, opaque and byzantine 70-year-old credit card market, which is worth $4 trillion in the U.S. alone” Meanwhile, Railsbank now employs 200+ people, who between them speak 40+ languages.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

The startup plans to now scale up in its European markets of Germany, Poland, Romania and Lithuania. Existing investors such as Christian Vollmann, Johannes Schaback, Laura Esnola, Dr. Steffen Zoller and Julian Stiefel also participated. The market it’s addressing is an €18 billion market in the DACH region alone.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

In Europe, Revolut has a specialized license from the Bank of Lithuania — some customers are already moving their account to Revolut Bank. The company recently announced that it was applying for a banking license in the U.K., its home country and its biggest market.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

In an open letter, the leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said that Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter had become accessories to Russian aggression by allowing the country space on their sites and apps. Many European nations have called on platforms to do more to stop the spread of Russian misinformation.

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Medium Technology Section

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Vilnius, Lithuania — ProBit Global was excited to announce the listing of BasedPepe, a community-driven token that made waves on the… Continue reading on Medium

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

The company has been spread out from the beginning, even before COVID, with offices in Seattle, New York and Lithuania, and that has helped in terms of having a broader base to recruit from.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

This week, TechSoup Global/Guidestar International's Keisha Taylor has been participating in the Internet Governance Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania. A beautiful rendition of "What a Wonderful World" opened this year's IGF in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Montonio currently supports all major banks in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and a few major banks in Finland. If customers choose to pay using payment links, Montonio charges €0.05 + VAT per payment. That’s much cheaper than card payments. The startup is going to focus on Poland next.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

What’s notable here is that Vilnius, Lithuania-based Nord has been bootstrapped for the last 10 years (it was founded in 2012), a state that doesn’t seem to have held back its growth. This round values the startup at $1.6

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The full list of countries includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UAE, and the UK.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

We launched 24 new retail and business products, expanded into the US, Japan and Australia and launched banking services in Lithuania, all while significantly improving our profitability,” founder and CEO Nikolay Storonsky said in a statement. “We

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Lightyear’s expansion includes the following markets: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. And less than a year after first launching to early U.K.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Nilos is registered under the supervision of the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) in Lithuania, but the company already plans to apply to become a virtual asset service provider in France under the PSAN scheme. Some of the first clients are AnotherBlock, Rocket3, Metafight and Rarecubes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

18 European countries have already signed a non-binding pledge saying that they plan to contribute to this EIF’s fund of funds — Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. More countries should join the list soon.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

Most recently these deals included acquisitions of the business-focused mobile banking platform Paysolut in Lithuania, as well as Goodtill and Tiller to expand into point-of-sale for bigger venues. Over the years, SumUp has picked up a number of other startups to expand the services that it offers, as well as its markets.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

It also now has a subsidiary in Vilnius, Lithuania, in order to serve its EU-based following Brexit, and partnered with Samsung for its Pay Card. In December, Curve created a JV with Plaid to bring open banking to the U.K., allowing users to connect and see their bank accounts in one place. However, it hasn’t all been plain sailing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

its home country), the company now has a full banking license in Lithuania. Revolut’s core product is an account to send, hold and receive money combined with a payment card. While Revolut has yet to obtain a banking license in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

and has part of its workforce based there, the bulk of its 50 employees are spread across offices in France, Germany and Lithuania. For acquisitions specifically, we explore those that can accelerate our strategic vision to create the best subscription service for active people serving the largest active community in the world.”

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

Parliamentarians from the UK, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia had all arranged video calls with a hoaxer claiming to be Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to imprisoned Russian anti-Putin politician Alexei Navalny. . | Artist: William Joel. From here it seems the line spread. We encourage all to remain vigilant yet open”.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. Interestingly enough, Russian users of two other major online work marketplaces – Elance and Freelancer - reported earlier that those also were active in engaging with Eastern tech professionals lately.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

“I used to run the product team at a fintech startup in Lithuania, and one of my responsibilities was compliance and fraud prevention,” Ozkan said in an email interview. Ozkan is the founder of Flagright , a startup that aims to prevent financial crime, like money laundering or terrorist financing, with an API-first product.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Turing College: The Lithuania-based online data science school uses income-share agreements to bring affordability to education. However, the pandemic did show how much community and network enhances a school experience.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

And it’s a movement that is playing out in other categories, too, with Vinted (out of Lithuania) now valued at $4.5 billion for its used-clothes marketplace. “It’s a huge business, one that is even overtaking primary in some markets.” ” Cassau said he sees Back Market as a key competitor in its area.

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The Verge

MAY 30, 2021

The city of Vilnius, Lithuania has interesting solution: A real-time “portal” to another city. Vilnius, Lithuania says hi to Lublin, Poland. Circular portals in Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin, Poland allow people to view each other in real time, meant to inspire a new idea of unity. Go Vilnius. Go Vilnius. Go Vilnius.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Proton , the Swiss company behind encrypted email service ProtonMail , already has hubs across its native Switzerland, Lithuania, North Macedonia, and Taiwan. So why are some companies thumbing their noses at all of this, and opening shiny new offices instead? Financial independence. capital.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

These countries include Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Malta and Cyprus.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

Here is the list of new countries getting Disney Plus, per The Hollywood Reporter : Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Oman, (..)

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2022

The New York Times confirmed this policy applies to people using the service from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. We still won’t allow credible calls for violence against Russian civilians.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

May 25, 2023 ChatGPT app is now available in 11 more countries OpenAI announced in a tweet that the ChatGPT mobile app is now available on iOS in the U.S., Europe, South Korea and New Zealand, and soon more will be able to download the app from the app store.

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Ars Technica

MARCH 28, 2025

On April 14, the Pixel 9a will arrive in Europe, launching in Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Finland.

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