Tadas Burgaila (activist)

Tadas Burgaila
Born (1990-02-27) February 27, 1990
Lithuania
OccupationsEntrepreneur, startup founder, investor
Known forCo-founder and chairman of the board of Kilo Health

Tadas Burgaila (born 27 February 1990) is a Lithuanian entrepreneur, startup founder, and investor. He is best known as co-founder and chairman of the board of Kilo Health (now Kilo), a company supporting the development of startups across longevity, wellness, beauty, travel, and personal development.[1] Prior to his business career, he was a competitive youth basketball player, winning the Lithuanian youth championship title with the Sabonis Basketball Center team.[2] He is also the founder of the investment platform Lost Astronaut and a co-founder of Unicorns Lithuania, the country's startup association.[3][4][5]

Biography

Burgaila was born on 27 February 1990 in Lithuania. In his youth, he was an active competitive basketball player within the Lithuanian youth development system regulated by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (Lithuanian: Lietuvos krepšinio federacija; LKF). Playing under the auspices of the Lithuanian Youth Basketball League (MKL), he competed for the prominent Sabonis Basketball Center (Lithuanian: Sabonio krepšinio centras) youth academy in Kaunas, where his team secured a Lithuanian junior national championship title.[6][7] He later transitioned away from competitive sports to focus on higher education and corporate entrepreneurship.[8][9]

In 2013, Burgaila co-founded Kilo Health (now Kilo), a digital health company developing subscription-based health, wellness, nutrition, travel, and personal development products.[10][11] The company was ranked as the second-fastest-growing company in Europe in the Financial Times FT1000 (2022) and Deloitte Technology Fast 50 (2021) lists.[12] In 2025, Kilo reported consolidated revenues exceeding €500 million, with operations across North America, Europe, and Oceania. The company's products are used by more than 10 million users globally.[13][14]

In 2024, the magazine TOP ranked him 51st on its list of the richest people in the country.[15]

In 2025, Burgaila co-founded Lost Astronaut, an early-stage venture studio and investment platform focusing on venture building, venture capital, and talent development. The organization invests in early-stage startups, with typical ticket sizes ranging from approximately $25,000 to $250,000.[16] As of 2025, Lost Astronaut had developed more than 20 in-house startup concepts and completed over 40 early-stage investments across seven countries.[5]

In November, Burgaila became the main shareholder of the football club FK Žalgiris Vilnius, Lithuania's oldest football club.[17][18][19]

In January 2026, he was awarded the "Brightest Voice of the Ecosystem" at the Vilnius TechFusion Awards 2025.[20]

Public activity

Burgaila is a co-founder of Unicorns Lithuania, the Lithuanian startup association representing more than 130 technology companies. Through the organization, he has participated in development initiatives, policy advocacy, and the international promotion of Lithuania's startup sector.[4][21][22] As a public investor, Burgaila serves as a judge on Shark Tank Lithuania, where he evaluates startup pitches and invests in selected early-stage companies.[23][24][25]

Since 2026, he is one of the originators of MVP (Moksleivių Vienaragių Paieška), an entrepreneurship education initiative for supporting younger founders.[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clawson, Trevor. "Bootstrapping: Making A Virtue Out Of Necessity?". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Tadas Burgaila / Žaidėjai". mkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Startuolio kūrėjas: „Rinkoje laimės ne dailiausias prototipas, o gebantis jį paversti verslu". ILTE (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  4. 1 2 "Tadas Burgaila". www.top500.lt. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  5. 1 2 Viluckas, Paulius. "„Firstpick" ir T. Burgailos startuolių akceleratorius suplanavo 100 investicijų - Verslo žinios". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  6. ↑ "MKL žaidėjas: Tadas Burgaila". mkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  7. ↑ "Lietuvos krepšinio federacijos metraštis ir čempionatų archyvai". ltu.basketball (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  8. ↑ Pukenė, Unicorns Lithuania“ / Rūta. "„Kilo Health" vadovas T.Burgaila: 18-ąjį gimtadienį pasitikau su didžiule skola – tai ir buvo mano universitetas". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  9. ↑ "Tadas Burgaila, Head of Kilo Health: "I Celebrated my 18th Birthday With a Huge Debt and Bailiffs Coming to My House – That Was More Educational than Going to Uni". unicorns.lt. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  10. ↑ TV3.lt (2025-05-21). "Kilo Health founder offers Sys and Shadius a salary of 15 thousand euros each to relax and go fishing". MadeinVilnius.lt. Retrieved 2026-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Tadas Burgaila – apie savo verslo pradžią: pasidalinsiu asmeninėmis klaidomis". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  12. ↑ "Kilo Health is Creating a Digital Health Tech Hub". Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  13. ↑ "Bootstrapped to €500M: the story behind Kilo's quiet rise — and its next billion-dollar bet". Tech.eu. 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  14. ↑ "Kilo Health Turns Kilo™ – a bigger vision and more investment in startups". unicorns.lt. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  15. ↑ "Tadas Burgaila". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  16. ↑ "Lost Astronaut". Startup Lithuania. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  17. ↑ "Į „Žalgirį" investavęs Tadas Burgaila – apie derybas, motyvus ir savo vaidmenį klube". 15min.lt/sportas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  18. ↑ "Proveržis derybose: „Kilo" akcininkas T. Burgaila susitarė dėl pirmųjų „Žalgirio" dalių išpirkimo | ⚽ Eurofootball.lt". Eurofootball.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  19. ↑ Vitols, Janis (2025-11-13). "Entrepreneur Tadas Burgaila becomes the main shareholder of FK Žalgiris - Baltic Football News". Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  20. ↑ "Brightest Voice of the Ecosystem Award". TechFusion. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  21. ↑ "Susipažinkite su pranešėjais | LOGIN 2026". login.delfi.lt. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  22. ↑ "Forumas „Vilniaus Ambicija"". LNTPA (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  23. ↑ "Atskleistas pirmasis Lietuvoje kuriamo verslo šou „Rykliai" investuotojas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  24. ↑ "From one of Europe's fastest-growing startups to sustainable growth: how Kilo Health wants to reach €1bn revenue". Sifted. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  25. ↑ "Lithuanian start-up breaks European reality TV record with €1m investment". Food and Drink Technology. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  26. ↑ "T. Burgaila – apie moksleivio programėlę, gimusią per 10 minučių: „Šiai kartai nebereikės 26 darbuotojų"". www.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
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