Biography
Danielius Stasiulis is a Lithuanian entrepreneur working at the intersection of EdTech, AI and Web3. He is the co‑founder and CEO of BitDegree, a Web3‑enabled education platform focused on blockchain and technology skills that has reached tens of millions of learners, and a co‑founder of Ogvio, a global third‑generation neobank based on blockchain that aims to make everyday financial services more efficient and accessible. Alongside building these and other companies, he invests in early‑stage technology startups with a focus on Web3, AI and impact‑driven innovation.
Earlier in his career, Danielius spent almost a decade at Civitta - one of the region's leading consultancies, where he became a Partner and part of the firm’s innovation leadership. He helped build the startups and innovation practice across Central and Eastern Europe, leading programmes funded by EU frameworks such as FP7 and Horizon 2020 as well as by national governments and international organisations. His work ranged from designing and running accelerators, deep‑tech and soft‑landing programmes to advising ministries, development agencies, corporates and high‑growth startups on innovation strategy, funding and ecosystem development, and included working directly with hundreds of startup teams.
As a startup ecosystem developer and public‑interest advocate, Danielius founded Startup Division, co‑founded EdTech Lithuania and launched several communities, including CryptoMondays Vilnius, contributing to the growth of Lithuania’s startup, EdTech and Web3 communities since the country’s first hackathons and startup meetups around 2009. He has consistently worked for the benefit of the Lithuanian startup ecosystem by representing founders in discussions with ministries and public agencies and by participating in startup community working groups and national councils on EdTech, innovation and AI in education. Across these roles he has argued for policies and instruments that make it easier for founders to start, scale and internationalise technology companies from Lithuania and Europe.