FIRSTPICK
Saul Hoggard is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as the Technical Director for Buildings at Aurecon since October 2023. Prior to this role, Saul held the position of Principal Engineer at X Engineering Design from July 2017 to November 2023. Saul's extensive career also includes a tenure as Principal Mechanical Engineer at Opus International Consultants, now part of WSP, from April 2006 to November 2023. Saul holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, earned between 1997 and 2001.
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FIRSTPICK
FIRSTPICK is a high-speed VC fund and an accelerator for tech startups in the Baltics. We are investing in Fintech, SaaS, Deeptech and Consumer marketplaces, but are not limited to those. Our initial ticket is €50-€250K, but we can invest up to €1M into a single company through follow-on rounds. Idea stage startups can use our equity free grants to get started. Founders access our bulletproof combo of investment and know-how through our pre-acceleration and acceleration programs. While founders train for the marathon, we are like coaches running by their side and supporting them from the idea to the growth stage. Our portfolio startups receive a precious early market access, impactful partnerships, and deep expertise of the early stage. Our capital consists of funds from private investors, the founding team, and an investment from the Lithuanian state-financed INVEGA fund, which is part of the Accelerator 2 program, funded by the Innovation Promotion Fund.