Europe is waking up according to the need to invest in defense, and So there are European VCs. But with a traumatic history of the Soviet professors, Lithuania did not wait for the third anniversary of the third anniversary of the attack on Ukraine, Ukraine so that it could commit its third birthday. 5 % to 6 % of its GDP Military costs – and to fund defense start.
Lithuania’s autonomous VC Fund Quinwest Capital There was a lead in this regard, and it is still an outlet in the need for urban use. “We were the first in this region [to be] Defense investment is fully authorized in March 2023, “said Victoruja Trams, its managing partner from February 2023.
Unlike many Lithuanis, the trauma is not long. But it has a lack of basketball capacity, it is involved in energy and restraint, especially when it comes to advocating for defense tech to stabilize Europe’s security.
Unmanned defense system (UDS), a villain -based company focused on improving “Kill China”, gaining Quinoest’s largest investment in this domain, but it is not the only. According to Trams, the Sada Bihar Fund has invested about 6.8 million (about $ 7.37 million) at the beginning of aerospace, defense and dual use from 2023.
Compared to Round of billion dollars Flooding in US defense tech companies, this money may not seem impressive. Unless you consider it per person, some people often request you to do this small Baltic country of 2.89 million inhabitants.
Mutual creation is another idea that Lithuania often emphasizes, such as harmony. As its name shows, an early stage fund is investing in startups with business angels and other VCS. For early -stage deals, he adopted a capacity The co -structure in the profit She is particularly excited.
As a board member of the Lithuanian Business Angel Network (Lateban), which now has 324 members, they are especially looking to see more smart money flow in the market. While the collective price of Lithuania’s Startup Environmental System Increased 39 times in 10 yearsThis country still lacks as much influence as Skype Estonia.
Still, such as leukemic events The secondary sales of Venteed The drip down was the effect, and Trams believe that the quintenders can multiply these euros. When it just got out of the interactive after 18 months, its rules increased the return of angel investors from 9x to 34x. “I believe it was one of the factors that facilitated the explosive growth of the business angel environmental system,” said Tribble.
Even in Defense Tech, the success of others in the pursuit of capital to the Tribal Champion. The only limited partner of Quinwest, Lithuania’s National Development Bank, “also provided other local VCs to BSV ventures or Scale Woolf, including BSV Ventures or Sky Wolf. [the] Lithuanian contributions to the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), “They Were celebrated LinkedIn is in.
The same, is the tramable Glad Seeing governments across Europe to see the trend of “prevention and defense” trends in preventing the competitiveness and flexibility of European countries “.
It is needed about Lithuania, often personally. When I was 18, I saw with my own eyes, Russian tanks killed people. So for us, this is not a textbook story, ”said Trams citing the 1991 January events In which the Soviet army tried to suppress the Lithuania independence movement.
The trauma of the Soviet rule, which is deeply engulfed in the collective memory of Lithuania, has spread more than 1991. “This is something in which every family has experienced in some way: occupation, exile, killings. We do not need to teach why we need to invest in defense.
Nevertheless, since the war in Ukraine, there is a new sense of urgency and solidarity. Edition of 2025 RadarA public fundraising campaign for Ukraine, submitted Over $ 5.6 million For drone and anti -drone systems, including UDS. Tribble endorsed it, “supported Ukraine now … and supported the victory another day.”
Like almost all Lithuanian residents, the tribble recalled where it was when Russia attacked its eastern neighbor on February 24, 2022. A few days ago, she was abroad with her two breastfeeding, and she discussed whether she should return as a symbol of war-until her younger daughter pointed out that she had left the cat.
There is no cat or a cat, the tramable would potentially return to Lithuania in any way. He said his first name, Victoria, or victory, is a good match for his relentless personality. His girlfriends’ circle is also equal: “Instead of going to the bar and discussing a new handbag or dress or lipstick, we go to the shooting limit.”
Indeed, not everyone reacts similarly – it is just a human being who experiences flight or freezing reflux. However, immediately the war. Later, the purpose is to expel others from this paralysis by encouraging others to take practical steps. One of them was to join the volunteer actions that have won steam in Lithuania.
The most symbolic organization in this sector is the government -backed Lithuanian Rifleman Union (lru) Although it is dedicated to the defense and strengthening of Lithuania, its activities are beyond military training: together with quintenders and others, it jointly organized it. Fire Shield HackshaunWhich will return in 2025 for the third edition.
This is the context in which the picture is given to the above, as well as the Commander of the Union, Lieutenant Colonel Lens Adezelis (in uniform) and retired Lieutenant Colonel Velerages Aerials, former squadron commander of the Special Operations Forces Not a random country After 9/11, Afghanistan was sent to support NATO allies in Afghanistan.
The LRU also participated in a civilian response during the Kovide 19 pandemic diseases, as was also done by Trams, which invested in one in efforts. Helmet -based ventilation Protection Project. He said, “Covid was a good exercise to mobilize society at the time of danger. For that, now the risk has changed, but it is a lot of reality.
But still, Tramable also cares about areas other than defense tech, as well as Quinst. She was enthusiastic about Portfolio Startup Walk 15 And his coming “Labrador walk“To encourage people to take further steps to stay more dynamic to go out with dogs.
However, as he wrote in a recent Post LinkedIn“The withdrawal of any other investment will not matter if Ukraine will not get enough support from the allies and further attacks in Europe.” As his name and personality shows, he will not be involved in his efforts to stop these results.