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Hello Geeks!
Lithuanian startup community invites you to
Vilnius during your trip in Eastern Europe.
We have came up with list of exciting tech facts about Lithuania which should
convince you to stop in our wonderful country, have awesome event and some
beer. Read on and make the right decision. Official invitation from Enterprise
Lithuania (Lithuanian government institution which supports startups) should
follow ours.
1. Bloomberg says - Lithuania is among top 5 countries by most entrepreneurs applying for Angel funding: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/89247913/ 1. USA, 2. Canada, 3. France, 4. LITHUANIA, and 5. China…
1. Bloomberg says - Lithuania is among top 5 countries by most entrepreneurs applying for Angel funding: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/89247913/ 1. USA, 2. Canada, 3. France, 4. LITHUANIA, and 5. China…
2. In 2010 of all pan-European
accelerators winners - 15% were from Lithuania
(LT contributes 0.35% of total population in Europe).
3. Startup accelerator form Silicon valley Startup Monthly had a conference in Vilnius, 3 startups were selected for the 2 month program. http://vilnius.startupmonthly.org/
4. We are leading the world by quality of internet and mobile services:
3. Startup accelerator form Silicon valley Startup Monthly had a conference in Vilnius, 3 startups were selected for the 2 month program. http://vilnius.startupmonthly.org/
4. We are leading the world by quality of internet and mobile services:
o
fastest Internet
speed worldwide.
o
2nd fastest
Internet upload speed worldwide.
o
World’s 6th and
Europe’s No. 1 fiber to the home (FTTH) optic communication penetration
(23%).
o
Europe’s
greatest fiber broadband penetration, Europe’s highest fiber optic density,
Europe’s densest network of public Internet access points (875).
o
Global
leadership in mobile e-signature 2nd best Internet upload speed worldwide
5. Success stories from Lithuania:
o
GetJar, being
the world’s 1st multi-platform mobile application download provider from 2005 was
founded in Lithuania.
o
Pixelmator
currently ranks as the 4th best-selling mobile application on the Mac App
Store, trailing only Apple’s own applications. Founded and developed in Lithuania.
o
Mokipay has
implemented mobile payments solution as the official payment system of European
Men’s Basketball Championship 2011 (September) putting London Olympics 2012
“big surprise” to rest. Founded and
developed in Lithuania.
o
ActiveSec
developed mobile-first social network Eskimi, which just in 9 months grew to 3
million registered members, having a unique focus on mobile only customers and
emerging countries. Founded and
developed in Lithuania.
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Update! :)
ReplyDelete"Hi Edmundas,
Thank you so much for your email. We are in the midst of planning Geeks on a Plane Latin America. We will be in touch when we start organizing Geeks on a Plane Eastern Europe if Lithuania will fit into the schedule.
Thanks,
Sheila"