Lithuania's startup calendar is busiest in November, with founder meetups in Vilnius and Kaunas, AI Summit Europe, Build Stuff and ROCKIT's accelerator graduation. In 2027, Life Sciences Baltics, the Baltic Miltech Summit and the LOGIN festival fall in a year when Lithuania holds the EU Council Presidency (January to June).
This guide lists startup, tech, investor and women-founder events in Lithuania from November 2026 to the end of 2027, in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. We checked every date on the organiser's own website. Where a date isn't published yet, we say so, and we mark each event as Confirmed (date on the official site), Announced (date from a reliable second source) or Expected (based on past editions only).
This article is regularly updated with new events. Do you know about an event that needs to be added? Send us some info and we will see if it's a fit.
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Best Startup Events in Lithuania 2026–2027: Calendar from November 2026 to October 2027
November 2026
Digital Marketing Europe, Vilnius: 10–12 November 2026
Run by DATA MINER, with keynotes from Andre Alpar, Dorka Nagy-Jozsa, Aurimas Paulius Girčys and Jessica Redman. Until 5 November, two 2-day tickets cost €720 and two 3-day tickets €1,100.
Vilnius Founders on defence startups: 12 November 2026
Viktorija Trimbel, managing director of the state-backed co-investor Coinvest Capital, explains how defence startups get funded. Vilnius Founders holds monthly meetups and says it has more than 4,000 founders and investors in its community. See our defence tech events list for the rest of Europe.
Berkeley Innovation Forum Europe, Kaunas: 12–13 November 2026
An expensive event, but one of the few in Lithuania where corporate buyers come to find technology to pilot, with links to the Berkeley ecosystem.
Startup Crash Course: Product Design, Kaunas: 17 November 2026
Arvydas Venckus (ex-Vinted) and Daumantas Banys (slicer.dev) talk about going from designer to funded founder and how to test an idea with users.
Startup Meetup Vilnius and ROCKIT Kaunas: 24 November 2026
The Vilnius meetup at Tech Zity (the former Vilnius Tech Park) is listed on the unicorns.lt calendar; its October edition had talks from Coinvest Capital and CIVITTA on funding. The same evening in Kaunas, ROCKIT celebrates its hub's first year and graduates its fifth pre-accelerator batch.
AI Summit Europe, Vilnius: 24–27 November 2026
One ticket covers AI Summit Europe and Big Data Conference Europe, both run by DATA MINER. There is a track for founders, startups and AI innovators, but no pitch competition. More in our AI events list.
Wine & Robotics for Women, Vilnius: 25 November 2026
Run by Roboquark. It is not a founder event, but it is a friendly way for women to try hardware and meet others in tech.
Build Stuff, Vilnius: 2–4 December 2026
Kent Beck, who created Extreme Programming, and AI safety researcher Roman V. Yampolskiy give the keynotes. Online tickets start at €440, and Build Stuff also offers diversity tickets.
December 2026
Vilnius Founders: How to Build a Unicorn, 9 December 2026
Julius Černiauskas, co-founder and chairman of Oxylabs, tells the story of the proxy and data company and of Source.ai.
2027
Life Sciences Baltics, Kaunas: 27–28 April 2027
Innovation Agency Lithuania runs this forum every two years. For 2027 it moves from Vilnius to Kaunas, and some listing sites still show other dates and Vilnius, so trust the official site. See our healthtech events list.
PyCon Lithuania, Vilnius: 28–30 April 2027
Useful for hiring and for data and AI founders who want to speak: talk proposals are open until 13 January 2027.
Baltic Miltech Summit, Vilnius: 29 June 2027
Run by Innovation Agency Lithuania, with a new Defence Technology Expo in 2027. It is the main way into the Baltic defence market for dual-use startups.
LOGIN, Vilnius: 7–8 October 2027
Run by the media group Delfi. The 2026 edition had more than 8,000 visitors and 250 speakers in six halls; the 2027 speakers are not announced yet.
Dates not announced yet
- Vilnius TechFusion Awards: the seventh edition was held on 30 January 2026, with an Early-Stage Star award; expect the next one in early 2027. govilnius.lt
- Startup Fair and Investor Camp, Vilnius: Lithuania's biggest startup event, with a Pitch Battle; last held on 16–17 September 2026. startupfair.lt
- European Defense Tech Hackathon, Vilnius: last held on 29–31 May 2026.
- PORTATHON, Klaipėda: a 48-hour port and maritime hackathon at the Klaipėda Science and Technology Park, last held on 25–27 September 2026. kmtp.lt
- HIPTHER Fintech Summit, Vilnius: announced for 2027, with no dates yet.
- Vilnius AI Summit: the organiser's partner form gives 14–16 April 2027 at Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, but there is no event website yet.
Global Entrepreneurship Week runs worldwide on 16–22 November 2026, but we found no Lithuanian programme. We found no startup events in Šiauliai for this period.
Past events
- Startup Social Kaunas #43: 3 November 2026, Mokslo sala (Kaunas Science Island), Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 50, Kaunas.
Recurring meetups and communities
- Vilnius Founders: monthly meetups with well-known founders and investors, like the 12 November and 9 December evenings above.
- Kaunas IN Startups: Startup Social evenings and Startup Crash Course workshops in Kaunas. meetup.com
- Startup Meetup Vilnius at Tech Zity: monthly meetups on funding and support. techzity.com
- ROCKIT, Vilnius and Kaunas: pre-accelerator batches with graduation evenings.
- LitBAN, the Lithuanian Business Angel Network: an angel school and deal matching, but no public event calendar. litban.lt
- Inactive: Startup Grind Vilnius (nothing since 2021), Imaguru's Vilnius hub (closed), Fintech Inn (last held in 2021), and Founder Institute, Startup Weekend and DevFest in Vilnius (nothing found for 2026).
Events for women founders in Lithuania
- Wine & Robotics for Women, 25 November 2026, Vilnius: a hands-on evening for women new to tech (see above). luma.com
- EPIC-X Founders Showcase: 20 women-led deep-tech startups presented at Tech Zity on 16 September 2026, during Startup Fair; watch for a 2027 edition. startuplithuania.com
- Women Go Tech: a mentoring programme for women in tech, run in seasons rather than as public events. womengotech.com
We found no women-founder conference with 2027 dates in Lithuania. Read our guide to funding for female entrepreneurs and the female entrepreneurship and women in tech events lists. If you organise an event for women founders in Lithuania, send it to us and we'll add it.
Funding and support to know before you go
- Innovation Agency Lithuania runs Startup Lithuania, Life Sciences Baltics and the Baltic Miltech Summit, and holds webinars on its funding calls. startuplithuania.com
- Startup loans: the national development bank ILTE offers "Startuok" loans for companies up to 5 years old, and "Verslumo skatinimas 3" loans for micro and small companies up to 1 year old through partner lenders. ilte.lt
- Company set-up: a private limited company (UAB) needs €1,000 of share capital since 1 May 2023 (fondia.com); a small partnership (MB) has no minimum capital and up to 10 members, all natural persons (govilnius.lt).
- Employee stock options: from 1 January 2026, shares from employee options sold at least three years after the option was granted are taxed at a flat 15%. kpmg.com
- Startup Visa Lithuania: Startup Lithuania assesses the startup and the Migration Department issues the residence permit. Sources differ on the permit length, and the official visa site was down when we checked.
Compare countries in our guides to startup visas in Europe and the best countries for building a startup in Europe.
How to get the most out of Lithuanian startup events
- Go in November. Vilnius Founders, AI Summit Europe, Build Stuff, the Kaunas meetups and ROCKIT's graduation all fall within four weeks.
- Start with the free meetups. Vilnius Founders and the Kaunas IN Startups Crash Course cost little or nothing, and the founders who speak there are easy to approach.
- Don't skip Kaunas. Kaunas IN Startups, ROCKIT, KTU's innovation forum and, in 2027, Life Sciences Baltics make it the second startup city.
- Plan around the EU Presidency. Lithuania holds the EU Council Presidency from January to June 2027, so book hotels for Life Sciences Baltics early.
- Combine it with a Baltic trip. See our guides to startup events in Estonia, Poland and Finland, the Tallinn, Warsaw and Helsinki city guides, and our guide to startup events in Europe.
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FAQ
What is the biggest startup event in Lithuania?
Startup Fair in Vilnius, with its Pitch Battle and Investor Camp, was last held on 16–17 September 2026; the 2027 date is not out yet. LOGIN (7–8 October 2027) is the largest tech festival.
Where can I meet investors in Lithuania?
At Vilnius Founders evenings (12 November 2026, with Coinvest Capital), Startup Meetup Vilnius at Tech Zity (24 November), the Life Sciences Baltics partnering meetings (27–28 April 2027) and Startup Fair's Investor Camp.
Are there free startup events in Lithuania?
Yes: the Vilnius Founders unicorn talk (9 December 2026) is free, and the Kaunas IN Startups Crash Course (17 November) shows no fee.
Are there events for women founders in Lithuania?
Few. Wine & Robotics for Women in Vilnius (25 November 2026) is a hands-on evening for women new to tech, Women Go Tech runs mentoring programmes, and the EPIC-X showcase presented women-led deep-tech startups in September 2026.
When is the Baltic Miltech Summit 2027?
On 29 June 2027 at LITEXPO in Vilnius, run by Innovation Agency Lithuania, with a new Defence Technology Expo.
How much capital do I need to start a company in Lithuania?
A UAB needs €1,000 of share capital since May 2023; a small partnership (MB) needs none. Read more in our guide to startup visas in Europe.
About the Author
Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as MeanCEO, is an experienced startup founder with an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 5 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely.
