Ars Ventures

Consulting CEE & Venture Building

Ars Ventures provides strategic consulting and venture building for companies and investors entering Central & Eastern Europe. We combine market entry expertise, deal & financing structures, and executive strategy with optional equity participation for full alignment.

Arvydas Strumskis – Ars Ventures

About Arvydas

Arvydas Strumskis is the Founder and Manager of the Business Angel Funds in Lithuania and Co-Founder of LitBAN. He brings more than 30 years of experience in finance, investment fund management, venture capital, and corporate governance. Arvydas has served on the boards of multiple companies and advised leading organizations. His professional track record spans Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Ukraine, and the wider CEE region.

Services

Market Entry Blueprint

Validation, regulation, 3–5 vetted partners, entry plan (6–12 months).

Deal & Financing Structure

JV/SPV/rent‑to‑own, convertible bonds, shareholder terms, compliance & risk.

Capital Attraction & Business Financing

Investor materials (plan, deck), financial model, target list, negotiation support.

Executive Strategy & Leadership Advisory

Strategy workshops, board advisory & governance, leadership mentoring.

Selected Experience

  • Fund creator & manager: Business Angel Funds I & II
  • Board: Lietuvos Draudimas; Itella (Finland); Nordwealth Family Office
  • SME boards/advisory: Paystrax, Integrated Optics, Optonas, BeKredito
  • Consultant to Baltic Beverages Holding (Carlsberg Group) – acquisitions in Ukraine for large investors
  • Head of Cap Gemini (Ukraine); strategy workshops in Lithuania, Poland, Germany
  • Deep knowledge of Ukrainian market; fluent in Russian

How I work

  • • Discovery call to clarify goals and feasibility
  • • Tailored scope; deliverables agreed upfront
  • • Option to include meaningful equity (10–35%) for venture building

Contact

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