# Darius Zakaitis

> Darius Zakaitis is a pre-seed investor at Contrarian Ventures (Vilnius) backing B2B and B2C. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Contrarian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrarian-ventures)
- Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://lt.linkedin.com/pub/darius-žakaitis/1b/4a/368

Darius Zakaitis is a pre-seed investor at Contrarian Ventures in Vilnius focused on B2B and B2C. Darius Zakaitis - Founder @ Tech Zity

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $110k–$358k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| B2C | 1 | 33% |
| Drones | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZENOO | ZENOO is the healthiest Dog food subscription service. We use human grade ingredients and Freeze drying technology to deliver 100% nutritional value. Dog health has been deteriorating since 1970s. Since then, dog population experienced 900% increase in diabetes and 50% likelihood of developing cancer. Result - loss of a loved pet and huge vetbills. Pet care services are worth 190BN EUR globally and ±5.2% CAGR reaching 270BN EUR in 2025. TAM in the EU is ±14B EUR for premium dog food ±5% CAGR (cat owners audience is the same size). We are a D2C brand within EU at the moment and are developing B2B partnerships in APAC and EMEA regions. | $357.9K | Pre-Seed | Jun 28, 2021 |  |
| Thrust | Intelligent UAV Systems for Aerial Diagnostics Services | $274K | Seed |  |  |
| Thrust | Intelligent UAV Systems for Aerial Diagnostics Services | $110K | Pre-Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angels Band](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-band) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lumos Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lumos-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LUMUS Investment Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lumus-investment-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wave Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wave-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Contrarian Ventures

VC Fund · Vilnius, Lithuania

Contrarian Ventures is the Seed stage VC for the climate generation, mobilising resources for climate action in Europe & Israel with our collaborative, hands-on, founders-first approach.Benefitting from unparalleled levels of engagement with the climate tech community, our platform-based model backs the pioneers building the technology thatwill become the infrastructure of tomorrow.Given that decades of collective actions got us into the climate mess, we leverage Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Challengers and Climate50 to make a collaborative effort to mobilise resources and get humanity back on track to decarbonize the economy.For press inquiries info@cventures.vc

5 contacts available at Contrarian Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darius Zakaitis | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darius-zakaitis |
| Iohan Dessard | Finance and Operations Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iohan-dessard |
| Marc Wesselink | Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-wesselink |
| Patrikas Feiferas | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrikas-feiferas |
| Robina von Stein | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robina-von-stein |

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## FAQ

### What does Darius Zakaitis invest in?

Darius Zakaitis invests primarily in B2B, B2C and Drones startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Lithuania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Darius Zakaitis's check size?

Darius Zakaitis typically joins rounds of $110k–$358k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Darius Zakaitis participates in.

### When did Darius Zakaitis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darius Zakaitis closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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