About FIRSTPICK
FIRSTPICK is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Vilnius, Lithuania. As of Oct 2026, FIRSTPICK is an active investor, having invested in 63 companies, with 10 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Lithuania based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Holo Overall, FIRSTPICK portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Realtify. A lot of funds co-invest with FIRSTPICK, with names like BADideas.fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. FIRSTPICK has team of 7 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
FIRSTPICK's List of Top Investments
FIRSTPICK has a portfolio of 63 companies. Their most notable investments are in Toy Club and Swotzy.Their portfolio spans across Lithuania, United States, Estonia and 8 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by FIRSTPICK:
AI powered digital identity platform that provides background information of individuals. It aggregates publicly available data to provide background information on individuals. The companys platform uses natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to analyze online data, offering insights on an individuals professional and personal life. With its advanced analytics and reporting features it helps businesses and professionals with information for informed decision making.
Key facts about WhiteBridge AI
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.5M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: First Degree, Necto Labs and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 13, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Algori
AI enabled consumer analytics solutions for retailers and brands. Its solutions offered are consumer segmentation insights, pricing insights, customer switching analysis, pricing alerts, audience segmentation analysis, trigger surveys, customer ad hoc solutions, and more.
Key facts about Algori
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Madrid (Spain)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.73M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Flashpoint, Change Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. AMLYZE
Online platform offering risk assessment, case management, and transaction monitoring solutions. It facilitates the automated process for customer risk profiling. It also provides a rules editor, automated reporting, and real-time and post-event transaction monitoring for financial companies. It uses case management solutions for monitoring suspicious activities.
Key facts about AMLYZE
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.61M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Practica Capital, Ngl and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 02, 2024, $*****
4. InSoil
Firm providing funds to farmers to restore soil health. It is a key enabler throughout the entire carbon credit lifecycle for regenerative agriculture, actively participating in farmer engagement, financing, implementation support, verification, certification, and monetisation. Its top priority is ensuring the highest integrity of its carbon credits. It applies rigorous quality assurance protocols across every stage of the project lifecycle, resulting in credits with demonstrable additionality, robust measurement and verification, and tangible benefits for both farmers and the environment.
Key facts about InSoil
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.3M
- Employee Count: 45 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Pollen Street Group, bValue Fund and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Vocal Image
AI-based platform offering solutions for vocal training. It helps users to improve their voice, vocals, speech, rhetoric, diction, articulation, and others. Its platform also enables users to improve their singing. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Vocal Image
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.85M
- Employee Count: 21 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Educapital, Specialist and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
FIRSTPICK's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
FIRSTPICK has invested in 63 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 9 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 11 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Holo and most recent follow-on round was in WhiteBridge AI.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2024 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
FIRSTPICK's Investments by Stage
FIRSTPICK has made 30 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.05M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.64M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 30 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
FIRSTPICK's Investments by Sector
FIRSTPICK has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, Retail and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 39 Software companies and at least 25 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
FinTech | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
Retail | 5 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Others | 22 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
FIRSTPICK's Investments by Geography
FIRSTPICK has made most investments in Lithuania (21), followed by Latvia where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Lithuania | 21 |
Latvia | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
FIRSTPICK's recent investments
FIRSTPICK has made 11 investments in 2026 so far. Holo and EnforceShield are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by FIRSTPICK:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 15, 2026 | Lithuania | Seed | 1251 | [+4] | |
Sep 15, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8180 | ||
Aug 20, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7705 | [+2] | |
Jul 27, 2026 | Lithuania | Seed | 3583 | ||
Jul 07, 2026 | - | Seed | 7954 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in FIRSTPICK's Portfolio
1 company from FIRSTPICK's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Realtify in Jun 2021 by PriceHubble for $*****.Here are FIRSTPICK's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 26, 2021 | - | - | 7675 |
Team profile of FIRSTPICK
FIRSTPICK has a team of 7 members including 6 Partners located in Lithuania, United Arab Emirates and 1 more location. FIRSTPICK's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in FIRSTPICK:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Dubai | - | - | |
Partner | Vilnius | - | ||
Partner | Lithuania | - | - | |
Partner | Vilnius | - | - | |
Partner | Vilnius | - | - | |
Partner | Lithuania | - | - | |
Partner | Vilnius | - | - | |
Partner | Oslo | - |
Co-investors of FIRSTPICK
Over the past 3 years, 78 investors have co-invested in FIRSTPICK's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before FIRSTPICK: Shilling Capital Partners, Change Ventures and 5 others have invested in rounds before FIRSTPICK. There is 1 company where Shilling Capital Partners has invested before FIRSTPICK and 1 company where Change Ventures has invested before FIRSTPICK.
- Top Co-investors of FIRSTPICK: 53 investors entered a company along with FIRSTPICK. These include investors like BADideas.fund (5 companies).
- Invested after FIRSTPICK: A total of 18 investors have invested in FIRSTPICK's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Ngl (4 companies), CoInvest Capital (3 companies) and BADideas.fund (2 companies).
Recent News related to FIRSTPICK
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Vilnius-based EnforceShield raises €1.7 million Seed round to fight AI-powered IP abuseEU-Startups•Sep 15, 2026•Vendep Capital, EnforceShield, FIRSTPICK
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Guideless Raises €1M in Pre-seed Funding to Expand AI Software Training Platform InternationallyThe SaaS News•Aug 21, 2026•Guideless, Superhero Capital, FIRSTPICK
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Lithuanian startup Superpal raises €500K for its AI coworker platform integrated into SlackThe SaaS News•Jun 23, 2026•FIRSTPICK, Outlast Fund
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Lithuania’s Backoffice Raises €150k To Expand Hospitality Platform Across EuropeStartup Rise EU•May 25, 2026•FIRSTPICK, Back Office Pro
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BirdyChat Secures €1.7M Seed Funding to Separate Work and Personal CommunicationsTech Funding News•May 05, 2026•FIRSTPICK, Dig Ventures, Tesonet, Tiny and 3 others
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Vilnius-based WhiteBridge AI raises €2.6 million for its AI-powered people research engineEU-Startups•Mar 13, 2026•WhiteBridge AI, ScaleWolf, Ngl, FIRSTPICK and 4 others
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FIRSTPICK and Lost Astronaut to back 100 Baltic startups with €100K each.Tech.eu•Feb 25, 2026•FIRSTPICK, Lost Astronaut
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Copla Secures €6M Series A To Boost EU Regulatory ComplianceStartup Rise EU•Feb 19, 2026•Copla, Wolf Capital, Specialist, Operator Stack and 5 others
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Algori secures €3.6M to expand AI shopper insights in Europe, Latin AmericaTechStartups.com•Dec 09, 2025•Tech Transfer Agrifood, Red Bull Ventures, Algori, schillingbeer.com and 6 others
