In 2008, the year Milda Mitkute co-founded fashion resale marketplace Vinted with Justas Janauskas in Vilnius, Lithuania, the country’s start-up scene was basically non-existent.
“I call it the wild, wild West in Lithuania,” Mitkute said. “It was like zero start-ups at that time.”
Vinted was among the first. In its early years, the company operated as a hobby project for Mitkute and Janauskas, who held down regular jobs while working…