Dainius Liulys (born 1980, Vilnius, Lithuania) is the founder of Pigu.lt, entrepreneur, investor, consultant, board member and advisor.

As the founder of Pigu.lt, ran the company for 15 years, since from the company's founding in 2007 until 2022. One of the pioneers of e-commerce and e-market in the Baltic States. Currently, he is engaged in mentoring, advising, and is a member of the board of Logismart company, also advisor for several companies in Baltic States, Balkan region countries.

Education

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Business projects

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"Pigu.lt"
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Founded the retail platform Pigu.lt in 2007 and managed it until 2022.

Raised company from 2 to 1000+ employees. During the year of management, the online store was acquired in Latvia 220.lv (2011) and in Estonia dlb.ee (2013), which was later rebranded to Kaup24.ee. In 2015, 2016 and 2017, Deloitte honored Pigu.lt for rapid growth. 2018 - merger of Pigu.lt and Polish company Morele.net. 2019 - Pigu.lt, 220.lv and Kaup24.ee started working as marketplace platform. 2021 - Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor, has completed the acquisition process of shares of Pigu and Hobby HobbyHall OÜ (HHG), which merged into one group forming the main online shopping centres in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. The joint group has become the largest e. trading player in the Baltics, entering Finland market. The Group's Marketplace ecosystem (e-marketplaces) has more than 4,000 sellers and a product range of more than 3 million products. The number of sessions per year is around 150 million. After leaving the office of the CEO in 2022 Dainius Liulys remains a shareholder of the company.

"Logismart"
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Founded in 2018, the company provides logistics process management and optimization services, with a particular focus on logistics warehouse management. Over the course of its history, the company has significantly increased its sales turnover every year. Dainius Liulys is the member of the Board and a shareholder of the company responsible for business development, M&A, corporate governance.

Global Snus production

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Global Snus is the factory of nicotine pouches in Lithuania which develops and produces nicotine pouches under its own brand “Camo” and provides white label production services to 3rd parties. Dainius Liulys is an investor and Member of the Board responsible for helping company’s CEO to manage super-fast growth in terms of people, processes and cashflow management.

BC Žalgiris

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Basketball Club “Žalgiris” is a professional basketball team (founded in 1944) that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania, which competes domestically and in EuroLeague. Dainius Liulys is advising the club on merchandising matters (online and offline).

"Ananas e-Commerce"

Project “Ananas” is the new local e-commerce champion in Balkans. Started in Serbia with the ambition to expand operations to other Balkan markets. The 2nd market (Macedonia) has been launched in June, 2023. Dainius Liulys is an advisor to the Company on key activities and decisions.

References

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  • https://www.vz.lt/prekyba/2023/05/15/d-liulys--apie-pigu-sekmes-istorija-kodel-jau-nebevadovauja-ir-e-verslu-ateiti-i-dalis
  • https://www.vz.lt/prekyba/2020/05/18/platformos-ant-bangos-pigu-ir-varle-virsija-rekordus
  • https://www.15min.lt/en/article/society/pigu-lt-takes-a-socially-responsible-step-the-company-gives-food-fit-for-consumption-to-maisto-bankas-and-supports-this-organisation-financially-528-1447322
  • https://www.delfi.lt/en/business/mid-europa-acquired-pigu-and-hobby-hall-group-formed-e-trade-leader-in-the-baltics-87490031
  • https://www.vz.lt/prekyba/2021/08/19/pigu-pletra-didziausio-formato-parduotuve-vilniuje-ir-ambicija-pasiekti-1-mlrd-eur
  • https://htecgroup.com/the-making-of-state-of-the-art-ecommerce-platform/