We are building a "tech bridge"
from Europe (CEE) to global markets, helping startups find their product-market fit
Are you developing your own technology in hardware or Smart & Eco Environment?
Let's estimate its market value with Bridgio Accelerator!
HardTech business in Lithuania and beyond
Bridgio is excited to announce the HardTech conference, bringing together owners, top management of tech companies, venture capitalists, ecosystem players, engineers, scientific researchers. We invite you to join us in the vibrant city of Klaipeda this October for the "HardTech Business in Lithuania and Beyond: Success Stories & Challenges" event.
What We Do
Let's develop your innovation agenda to make your project or business ready for tomorrow!
  • Acceleration Programs
    We support tech projects for Smart & Eco Environment:
    • Devices with AI, computer vision, and IoT.
    • Green energy solutions.
    • Smart office, urban mobility, industry 4.0.
  • Bridgio One Fund
    Our EU-based venture capital invests in early-stage technology companies in the following sectors: mobility, sustainability, electronics/hardware, energy. Investment amount: €50K—250K

    Contact us for details
  • Corporate Services
    We bring innovations and startup spirit to corporate businesses by driving digital transformation and solving business problems with the latest technologies.

    Contact us for details
  • Hardware Ecosystem
    We drive an open community for businesses and engineers by providing them with a common platform to communicate and create innovations together.

    Visit the community website
How We Accelerate Your Project
A high-level overview of our acceleration program
    Pre-Acceleration
    1 month
    • Screening of your project, team, and goals
    • Registration of your legal entity in the EU
    • Landing your core team in Lithuania or another EU country (if necessary)
    • Drafting a business plan and fundrising documents to bring your product to the target market
    Acceleration
    5 months
    • Finding your product-market fit and securing your first sale(s)
    • Engineering and manufacturing support for your first product batch
    • Attracting investment from early-stage investors (business angel, syndicate, VC funds)
    Post-Acceleration
    18 months
    • The growth phase of your startup, when Bridgio helps you meet your goals in:
    • — raising the next round of investment;
    • — supply chain management;
    • — partnership management
    Who Can Apply?
    We work with tech startups and corporations
    Early-stage startups & engineering teams for funding and acceleration
    Here is our ideal startup profile:
    1. Your goal is to design a hardware/software product with your technological know-how.
    2. Market: B2B or distribution-supported B2C.
    3. Industry: Smart & Eco Environment. Devices and software with AI, computer vision, and green energy solutions for IoT, smart office, urban mobility or industry 4.0.
    4. Your MVP is ready. First sales will be considered an advantage.
    Let's take your product to the next level and attract the first investment!
    Real sector companies for digital transformation & venture building
    Here is how we work with corporate clients (retail, logistics, real estate, manufacturing):
    • Auditing companies and researching their markets to find innovation hotspots.
    • Creating corporate innovation strategies.
    • Finding experts, team building, and piloting internal tech projects.
    • Supporting innovation activities and defining criteria for technological scouting (search for external tech projects).

    Let's unlock the innovative potential of your business together!
    Who We Are
    Meet the Bridgio team, who will help you accelerate your project toward new business goals
      Roman Pakholkov
      Founder & CEO
      Roman helps engineering teams transform their potential into a final product / meaning / business.

      After starting his career as an Engineer, he founded Promwad Electronics Design House in 2004. Today, millions of people worldwide use devices and software created by his engineering team.
    • Leonid Gasan
      Partner & COO
      Leonid has senior-level experience in providing support and global deal structuring with bank financing in the Asian and European markets.

      You can rely on his expertise in tracking processes and strategy adjustment to adapt your product to customers' needs.
    • Vitali Mozolevski
      Partner, Independent Tech Expert
      Vitali will be your guide to the world of R&D, product design and manufacturing. Also, he will involve the right experts in your project.

      Vitali helps startup teams meet engineering challenges and bring their ideas to life with the most appropriate technologies, including AI.
    • Andrei Charnysh
      Partner, Acceleration Manager
      Andrei is responsible for driving your project and turning your tech ideas into business cases with the best track to investments.

      His expertise in strategy & project management is highly appreciated by his clients at Key Decisions Consulting, where he holds an executive position.
    Our External Experts
    Their mission is to help you transform your technology into a product for the global market
    • Gytenis Galkis
      Expert in assessing the investment attractiveness
      Venture Partner at Superhero Capital. Invested and managing a portfolio of 50+ high-growth companies. Actively looking for more.
    • Sam Baker
      Expert in assessing the investment attractiveness
      Managing Partner at MobilityFund (Germany). Passionate about innovations that have a positive impact on people and our planet.
    • Viktar Khamianok
      Expert in hardware business & robotics
      Victor spent many years running his own robotics company — the only one in Eastern Europe that worked in the global market.
    • Denis Voytulevich
      Expert in project management & manufacturing
      Denis can guide you through the development lifecycle of your new product, transforming it into manufacturable reality.
    • Denis Dybsky
      Expert in international marketing & business dev
      Denis a co-founder of Teslasuit and IAGC that have successfully entered the global market with innovative hardware products.
    • Igor Solovyov
      Expert in industrial design for manufacturing (DFM)
      Igor is an award-winning designer with a portfolio of 80+ products for the USA & UK, France, Italy, China, Thailand, etc.
    • Rokas Adiklis
      Expert in hardware startups
      Rokas is CTO at AISPECO as well as actively helps hardware startups with prototypes, consulting, outsource engineering
    Our Supporting Partners
    • Tech partner
      The largest independent electronics design house in Eastern Europe with HQ in Vilnius, Lithuania. Commissioned by clients worldwide, it creates new mass-produced products and tech solutions.
    • Consulting partner
      An independent consulting company providing professional services to build effective management systems. Its portfolio includes hundreds of completed projects for medium and large enterprises.
    • Community supporters
      The biggest ICT startup hub in the Baltics and Scandinavia, uniting startups, tech companies, VCs, accelerators, and incubators.
    • Community supporters
      An open community for the electronics industry players: engineers, executives & entrepreneurs, company owners & investors.
    • Global tech partner
      One of the world's biggest providers of products, services, and solutions for electronics manufacturers.
    • Venture partner
      A group of 70+ entrepreneurs and top managers who invest smart money in early-stage startups.
    • Venture partner
      An investment company targeted at IT, hi-tech, and hardware that break boundaries and scale opportunities.
    • Venture partner
      MobilityFund's mission is to accelerate our transition to sustainable mobility by backing the best founders in European mobility startups.
    • Legal partner
      This is an international business law firm working for a single goal – helping you succeed in business.
    • Global Tech Partners
      A full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.
    • Global partners
      Amazon is multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
    • Infrastructure supporter
      LinkMenų Fabrikas is the first centre of its kind in Lithuania dedicated to developing student creativity, expressing a modern approach to the study process by creating, developing and maturing, as well as implementing ideas in practice.
    We are ready to start an acceleration program tailored to your project.
    Welcome aboard!
    We'll get back to you as soon as possible
    Contacts
    Visit us at the Vilnius Tech Park
    for a cup of coffee and a friendly talk about your projects

    Our address: Antakalnio g. 17, Vilnius LT-10312, Lithuania

    Send us a message below or write to us via LinkedIn.
    Start your exciting journey with our acceleration program!