Karolina Urbonaitė

As Head of Startup Lithuania at Innovation Agency Lithuania, Karolina Urbonaitė is on a mission to elevate the country’s startup ecosystem—strengthening founder support, sharpening investor readiness, and accelerating international growth.

She brings global perspective from her time at Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley—one of the world’s leading startup accelerators—where she supported early-stage startups and collaborated with major corporations like Nike, Colgate, and IGT.

At Startup Lithuania, her work centers on increasing the competitiveness of Lithuanian startups, building strong international partnerships, and reinforcing Lithuania’s position as the fastest-growing startup ecosystem in Central and Eastern Europe.