Vilnius TechFusion Awards 2025: Emerging Vilnius Ambassadors

Earlier this week, CAST.AI appeared on the global unicorn lists, becoming Lithuania’s fifth unicorn. It added another concrete data point to a pattern that has been forming in Vilnius over the past few years: companies built here are scaling globally and being recognized well beyond the local ecosystem. That moment helps explain why the Emerging Vilnius Ambassador category exists.

Not every globally visible company becomes a unicorn. But before companies reach that level, they usually pass through a phase that’s easier to recognize in hindsight than in real time: international customers, growing credibility outside their home market, and the quiet shift from “local success” to global relevance.

The Emerging Vilnius Ambassador category focuses on that stage. It recognizes companies whose work already represents Vilnius abroad, often before it becomes obvious to everyone else.

This year’s nominees

The 2025 nominees come from different sectors and follow different trajectories, but all operate well beyond Lithuania’s borders.

• CAST.AI, cloud infrastructure optimization, operating globally

• Nexos.AI, AI-driven solutions with international customers

• Atrandi Biosciences, biotechnology products used by research teams worldwide

• RSI Europe, technology services delivered to global clients

CAST AI’s unicorn status provides context, not contrast. The category isn’t about size; it’s about visibility and reach, - how Vilnius shows up in global markets through the companies built here.

Why being there matters

The Vilnius TechFusion Awards is one of the few moments in the year when founders, scale-ups, investors, partners, and ecosystem builders are in the same room, comparing notes on what actually happened over the past year. Some stories are already widely known. Others are just becoming clear.

Missing the event doesn’t mean missing the news.
It means missing the context: the conversations, the signals, and the early sense of what’s gaining momentum. Be in the room where it happens — or hear about it later.