Renewed strategy launch on May 22

#CoInvestCapital has renewed its investment strategy and will be presenting it alongside inspiring ideas from inspiring speakers at a private event for its portfolio companies' founders, business angels, accredited by the fund, LitBAN community, and key stakeholders, startup & VC ecosystem players.

The themes of the keynotes are coded:

CNC in English, KDK in Lithuanian

For the first one, who will decode these letters, we have a prize - a bestseller, fully updated for today's tough times and worldwide financial crises, "Winners never cheat, even in difficult times", and an invitation to attend the event.

• Hint #1 think of #CoInvestCapital mission and activities, www.coinvest.lt
• Hint #2 decoding should work both in English & Lithuanian
• Hint #3 think of the first three speakers and their bios
• Hint #4 think of three actions/mindsets a startup, aiming for a unicorn horn, should possess
• Hint #5 think of what each speaker might may/represent (first letter in English, 2nd in Lithuanian):

C/K by Tomas Ramanauskas

N/D by Nick Price

C/K by Valerijus Serelis

Tomas Ramanauskas is one of the most sought-after public speakers on communication and creativity, and is the founder of advertising agency NEW! And content agency SUPERYOU, as well as branding studio GODSPEED. Tomas is the former Chief Creative & Marketing Officer at MTV Networks Baltic, a film director with animation short “After Death, Before Hell”, shown at more than 20 film festivals around the globe, and co-author of a book on creativity “The Man Who Knew It All”. Tomas is striving to read all Nobel Literature Prize winners. So far, he is way more successful in scrolling the internet. Also, he’s writing a book about the books he didn’t write.

Nick Price is the CEO and founder of the technology recruitment firm bright purple. He is based in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, and has been providing his expertise in securing top talent to global businesses for 33 years, so has seen the changing technology landscape move from the world of mainframes, through digital, to cloud, AI, and Data. His firm advises tech start-ups and global brands on best practice hiring and retention, for both permanent and contract professionals. Nick is a non-executive at a mental health social enterprise, Lifelink, which provides professional support for people suffering from poor mental well-being. He is also proud to hold the post of Honorary Consul for Lithuania in Scotland, where he acts as a link to a community of 15,000 Lithuanians or Lithuanian descendants living in Scotland. Nick also acts as a portal for Lithuanian culture, business, and political interests in Scotland, working with the Lithuanian Embassy in London. Nick loves watching his football team, Glasgow Celtic, drinking gin, and hanging out with his dog Winnie during the covid years he reacquainted himself with his trumpet, but he’s got a long way to go to get back to being a decent player.

Valerijus Serelis , Lieutenant Colonel (ret.), has served in the Lithuanian Armed Forces for more than 30 years. In January 1991 he joined the National Defence Volunteer service, while still studying at the University of Agriculture for a Master's degree in forestry, in March 1991 became students' platoon leader, and upon graduation in 1992, joined regular forces. He is the former commander of the first Lithuanian Special Operations Forces squadron (CSOF EAGLE) and Lithuanian SNR (Senior National Representative) in OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom). Valerijus has been deployed in Afghanistan 2002-2003, as trainer and adviser to IMAR (Iraq Military Academy Ar Rustamajah), Lithuanian SNR in NTM-I (NATO Training Mission - Iraq) 2005 (first Lithuanian mission there). He is the founder and the first director of the Institute of Military Studies, 2020. But, while his devoted service to the military is both respected and outstanding, he does have another life outside of the military. He is a lecturer, he’s a poet, and a writer (3 books published, so far), and also, Valerijus is the founder and leader of the postpunk band “Delčia,” with three CDs published. Valerijus is a singer-songwriter and he relaxes by plucking the strings of his guitar and also his setar.

Viktorija Trimbel , the newly appointed Managing Director of CoInvest Capital, hunting unicorns and breeding angels, as all profits from co-investments are given to business angels for building stronger wings in readiness for the next startup investment. With over 30 years of business acumen and an outstanding track record in M&A, strategic & corporate governance for local & international clients as well as personal experience in startups, Viktorija has a deep knowledge bank to call on and share with the ecosystem. Listed among the Top-100 Women in Tech in Europe 2012, recipient of Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2005, and Nominee for Global Lithuanian Leaders’ Awards 2020. Rotarian for over 20 years, Paul Harris Fellow (PHF), recipient of the National Rotary Award, and the honor of being the first-ever Lithuanian female Governor 2020-2021 D1462 of Rotary in Lithuania, during its 85-year history. A curious explorer of new ideas & experiences, loves photography, travel, visual arts & dances, as well as snowboarding, horseback riding, and driving fast cars. She is fascinated by the power of flux networks, collective & artificial intelligence, biohacking, and what the future holds for us all.

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