Her comment on Friday followed a meeting with the founders and CEOs of Nord Security, Eimantas Sabaliauskas and Tomas Okmanas, where the prime minister congratulated the company on becoming Lithuania's second "unicorn", a start-up with a market value exceeding 1 billion US dollars.
"It's a huge step forward and major international recognition. It’s also concrete proof that investors can feel safe in Lithuania, and in this case, they voted with their money that Lithuania is a safe country. I congratulate and wish you not to lack the enthusiasm to reach new goals, and I hope that this will be an incentive for those Lithuanian start-ups that are just taking their first steps today," Simonyte said in a statement.
Earlier this week, the Lithuanian-founded start-up Nord Security raised 100 million US dollars in investment, pushing its market value to more than 1.6 billion US dollars
Okmanas told BNS earlier that the company did not seek such a status, adding, however, that such recognition is good news not only for business but also for Lithuania as the country may attract more foreign investors.