Startups to Watch in 2024

🇸🇰 Siml.ai

• One-liner: High-performance, AI-based numerical simulators for engineering and scientific breakthroughs
• Siim Teller, Lemonade Stand 🍋 on Michal Takáč & team: "The promise is to speed up complex physical simulations. Extrapolate small improvements to engineering challenges to critical areas like energy, infrastructure, mobility and you start seeing a real impact on our everyday lives. 2024 is all about early adopters!"

🇱🇹 Furnisystems

• One-liner: E-commerce platform for the furniture industry
• Marijus Andrijauskas, FIRSTPICK on Airidas Juškaitis & team: "Furnisystems is at the forefront of digitizing the furniture market with a unique approach to integrating manufacturers' ERP systems with products. With a booming market, Furnisystems is poised to capture a significant share in 2024."

🇫🇮 Kicker.cloud

• One-liner: B2B SaaS reshaping the private finance industry with an end-to-end deal execution platform
• Janiina Lammi, Vendep Capital on Heini Salonen & team: "After successful pilots, Kicker.cloud is focusing on sales to high-volume corporate M&A teams in Europe, offering an innovative solution that optimizes processes and data usage across transaction lifecycles."

🇷🇴 Veridion

• One-liner: AI-powered firmographic intelligence data
• Todor Breshkov, LauncHUB on Florin Tufan & team: "Veridion's AI-first approach to firmographic data is capturing the rapidly growing demand for reliable business data in risk assessment, M&A, and supply chain industries, positioning itself as a primary data source."

🇺🇸 Zendata

• One-liner: B2B SaaS for monitoring PII distribution and usage compliance
• Sviatoslava Luhovets, GeekVC on Narayana Pappu & team: "Operating in the booming market of data privacy, Zendata is recognized by industry leaders for its compliance solutions in a sector expected to grow significantly, led by a seasoned founder with a track record of success."

🇫🇮 Pixieray

• One-liner: Autofocus glasses using liquid crystal technology
• Magnus Hambleton, byFounders on Niko Eiden & team: "Pixieray is revolutionizing the eyewear industry by introducing glasses that adapt their focal length, targeting the vast market of over 4 billion people needing glasses."

🇱🇹 #walk15

• One-liner: Sustainable activity platform
• Gytenis Galkis, 70V on Vlada Musvydaite & team: "With explosive energy and significant traction, 2024 marks the year of cross-border expansion. Their model, aiming for both profitability and social good, has the potential to become a 🦓 in the sustainable activity space."

🇪🇪 Align

• One-liner: AI-powered client feedback intelligence platform
• Kaan Eren, 500 Emerging Europe on Georg Vooglaid & team: "Align has rapidly developed a strong product, scaling value for B2B SaaS companies with its system of intelligence leveraging generative AI, poised for significant growth in 2024."

🇱🇹 Biomatter.ai

• One-liner: Creating proteins and enzymes with Intelligent Architecture™ for health and sustainable manufacturing.
• Donatas Keras, Practica Capital on Laurynas Karpus & team: "Biomatter.ai's accumulated knowledge, partnerships, and commercial networks are set to deliver powerful results, both monetary and innovative, as they act global from day one."