Viktorija Trimbel Managing Partner, Coinvest Capital | Board Member, Defence Angels European Network Viktorija Trimbel brings over 30 years of excellence in strategic management and finance to the intersection of venture capital, defence innovation, and deep technology. As Managing Partner of Coinvest Capital — Lithuania's most active venture fund and one of Europe's most recognised sovereign evergreen VC vehicles — she has spent the past decade building the infrastructure for the next generation of dual-use and mission-critical technology companies. Coinvest Capital operates under the ILTE (national development bank) group and is distinctive both in structure and purpose. With €44.3M in committed capital and a one-of-a-kind profit-sharing model that caps the fund's IRR at 4–8% and transfers surplus returns directly to private co-investors upon exit, Coinvest has redefined the public-private co-investment playbook. The fund has been ranked the most active VC fund in Lithuania for three consecutive years (2023–2025, Dealroom), #3 in Central & Eastern Europe in 2024 (Pitchbook), and #7 in Europe by deal count in Q2 2025 (Sifted) — with 52 portfolio companies, 9 exits, and €67.3M in total venture capital deployed alongside private partners. Coinvest's portfolio spans ClimateTech, MedTech, Fintech, AI/SaaS, and an increasingly significant cluster of Defence and Space technology companies — a sector Viktorija has championed with particular conviction.

She was recently elected to the inaugural board of Defence Angels European Network (DAEN), a pan-European platform uniting defence-focused angel investors, and brings to that role both hands-on investment experience in dual-use ventures and a deep appreciation for the strategic imperatives reshaping European security. Viktorija's conviction in defence and space investing is rooted not in trend-chasing but in a long-held belief that sovereign capability, technological resilience, and private capital must be aligned if Europe is to maintain strategic autonomy. She has been a consistent voice for mobilising the angel and early-stage VC community around defence-relevant innovation — from autonomous systems and space infrastructure to cybersecurity and advanced materials — at a time when the continent's security architecture is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades.

Beyond her investment roles, Viktorija serves on the boards of the Lithuanian PE & VC Association, LitBAN (Lithuanian Business Angels Network), Global Lithuanian Leaders, and is a longstanding contributor to European capital market governance. She was named among the Top 100 Women in Tech in Europe in 2012 and made history as the first Lithuanian woman to serve as Governor of Rotary International District 1462 in the organisation's 85-year history — a reflection of her lifelong commitment to institution-building and civic leadership. A pioneer in Lithuanian financial markets with early founding roles in the Financial Analysts Association and involvement in European capital markets governance, Viktorija brings a rare combination of macro institutional perspective and hands-on startup investment experience to every conversation. At the EBAN Congress in Vilnius, she will speak on the evolving landscape of defence and space investing in Europe — the capital gaps, the structural opportunities, and why the angel and early-stage VC community has a pivotal role to play.