Sunrise Valley Digital Innovation Hub

What Sunrise Valley Digital Innovation Hub does

Sunrise Valley Digital Innovation Hub is a public, non-profit digital innovation hub operated by the Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park (SVSTP) in Vilnius, Lithuania, functioning as a one-stop-shop for SME digitalization. It was established around 2017–2018 and serves primarily Lithuanian SMEs and public institutions, with cross-border reach into the EU via participation in pan-European networks. The hub runs 14 laboratories and 11 testing rooms equipped with approximately EUR 2M of R&D equipment, co-located with two universities, around 20,000 students and 5,000 researchers in the Sunrise Valley academic cluster.

Its core offerings are consulting and intermediation services rather than proprietary products: digital maturity assessments, technology audits, competence mapping, training, and facilitation of EU and national funding for SMEs. It coordinates or participates in a portfolio of EU-funded programs — BOWI, EDIH VILNIUS, Change2Twin, DIH2, I4MS, AIOTI, ScoDIHnet, InnoCAPE and MERIT — covering robotics, AI, IoT, cybersecurity, supercomputing and education. Targets are roughly 450+ new products or prototypes over the program cycle, with a projected total services value of around EUR 33M over approximately six years across these initiatives.

The business model is grant- and state-aid-funded rather than commercial. SMEs receive free initial consultations and can then access de minimis state aid up to EUR 200,000 over three years, BOWI vouchers up to EUR 100,000, and subsidized use of lab infrastructure. The hub retains a small percentage of project budgets for coordination, staff and overhead. Revenue is therefore governed by EU program cycles and Lithuanian public-sector funding rather than by commercial sales cycles, which makes commercial churn risk low but introduces grant-renewal concentration on the supply side.

Name

Sunrise Valley Digital Innovation Hub

Legal name

Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park

Website

https://sunrisevalleydih.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Public non-profit digital innovation hub in Vilnius, Lithuania, operated by Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park to provide SMEs and public institutions with one-stop-shop digitalization consulting, EU-funded project coordination, and access to 14 labs and testing facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Innovation Services

NAICS

Other Computer Related Services (541519), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Enablement & Adoption Services (Change Management, Adoption, Champions) (BPAEANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA), Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL), Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL), EdTech & Digital Learning Policy Research (EDADADAK)

Keywords

• Digital innovation hub
• Digital transformation consulting
• Industry 4.0 services
• EU project coordination
• Digital maturity assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Digital innovation consulting provided to companies for implementing digital solutions to improve business processes and increase productivity. Services include consultations, digital maturity assessments, and technology audits.
2. De Minimis State Aid Services: Innovation audits and consulting services provided under de minimis state aid scheme - a form of government support where up to 200,000 EUR is available per business entity over three years for services.
3. EU Project Coordination: Coordination of multiple EU-funded projects (BOWI, EDIH VILNIUS, Change2Twin, DIH2, I4MS, AIOTI, ScoDIHnet, InnoCAPE) that channel funding to SMEs for digitalization projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sunrise Valley Digital Innovation Hub (SSSIC) operates a one-stop-shop digital innovation center that helps SMEs, public institutions, and manufacturing companies adopt digital technologies. It delivers consulting, digital maturity assessments, technology audits, training, and access to EU funding, supported by 14 laboratories and 11 research/prototype production/testing rooms with nearly 2 million EUR of R&D equipment. It also maintains two proprietary digital tools — the Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) Tool and the Competence Map — and coordinates multiple EU-funded projects (BOWI, EDIH VILNIUS, Change2Twin, MERIT, DIH2, I4MS, AIOTI, ScoDIHnet, InnoCAPE).

Product overview

Sunrise Valley Digital Innovation Hub operates as a one-stop-shop digital innovation center that provides a portfolio of services including consulting, technological audits, digital maturity assessments, and dissemination activities. The hub offers two main digital tools: the Digital Maturity Assessment Tool for companies to self-evaluate their digital readiness, and the Competence Map for connecting businesses with service providers. The center focuses on promoting digitization in traditional industrial sectors, particularly SMEs, and connects companies with funding opportunities, international partnerships, and digital technology solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Maturity Assessment Tool A self-assessment digital tool designed for companies to evaluate their digital maturity and establish a foundation for internal discussions on strategic priorities in digitalization opportunities and challenges. Companies may use the results to initiate dialogue with Sunrise Valley DIH for further support. Targeted at SMEs and other businesses in traditional industrial sectors.
• Competence Map A business provider directory and client-to-provider communication platform where users can search, make inquiries, and leave feedback to providers whose competences may fulfill their needs. Targeted at SMEs and businesses seeking digitalization service providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 100,000 EUR financial support available per SME through BOWI project for digital innovation implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, key partner and flagship.

• Vilnius UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member of EDIH VILNIUS project providing digital solutions using supercomputing, AI, and cybersecurity technologies for Vilnius region SMEs and public institutions.
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member contributing technological infrastructure and expertise in robotics, information, communication technologies for digitalization processes.
• Lithuanian Robotics AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member providing robotics expertise for EDIH VILNIUS digital solutions.
• Lithuanian Biotechnology AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member contributing biotechnology expertise to EDIH VILNIUS project.
• State Research Institute of Physical Sciences and TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member providing research capabilities for EDIH VILNIUS project.
• Visoriai Information Technology ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member providing IT infrastructure and expertise for EDIH VILNIUS.
• Smart Health DIHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Consortium member specializing in smart health digital solutions for EDIH VILNIUS.
• Vilnius City MunicipalitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2022Associate partner providing municipal support for digital transformation initiatives in Vilnius region.
• Femtikakey partnerTechnology or IntegrationPartner company providing digital solutions in lasers and nanotechnologies sector at the Digital Innovation Center.
• CasZymekey partnerTechnology or IntegrationPartner company providing biotechnology digital solutions at the Digital Innovation Center.
• SENSmetrykey partnerTechnology or IntegrationPartner company providing sensing and measurement technology solutions at the center.
• DIH2 NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean DIH network with robotics competencies that DIH joined in late 2021, transforming European manufacturing sector SMEs.
• I4MS InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean community initiative promoting ICT technology adoption among EU manufacturing enterprises, with SSSIC as contact organization.
• AIOTI NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational IoT and Edge Computing network that SSSIC joined in 2022, promoting related technology research, innovation, and standardization.
• ScoDIHnet NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network for industry digitalization and best practice sharing since 2020, with 78 members from 24 European countries.
• InnoCAPE ProjectflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterreg BSR flagship project increasing DIH capacities in Baltic Sea Region, nominated as Flagship initiative by Poland and Estonia ministries.
• Breakthrough Energykey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerBill Gates-founded organization accelerating clean energy transition; supports Cleantech for Baltics coalition.
• Cleantech for Europekey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU initiative making cleantech a strategic priority, powering Cleantech for Baltics coalition.
• Cleantech Estoniakey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of Cleantech for Baltics coalition promoting sustainable innovation in Baltic region.
• Greentech Cluster Latviakey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of Cleantech for Baltics coalition promoting green technology in Baltic region.
• MERIT Project ConsortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorizon Europe project with 4 European universities (UPC, Vilnius Tech, Riga Technical University, TALTECH) developing joint Master programs in smart, secure, interconnected systems. Funded under Digital Europe Program 2021-2027.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): Dutch applied research organization combining industry-facing digital innovation programs, SME support, and laboratory infrastructure. Comparable mission and customer segment, though with materially larger headcount and budget than Sunrise Valley DIH.
• Steinbeis Foundation: German technology-transfer and SME digitalization network operating enterprise-level applied research, consulting, and training. Comparable operating logic — public-good innovation intermediary serving industrial SMEs — though at substantially greater scale and geographic reach than Sunrise Valley.
• Fraunhofer Institute: Germany's applied research network operating dozens of institutes that provide SME digitalization consulting, prototyping, and technology transfer. Comparable institutional logic (publicly funded applied research serving SME clients), with much broader scale and longer-running credibility.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Large applied research organization with deep SME digitalization programs, laboratory infrastructure, and EU project portfolio. Comparable in facility scale and public-innovation mandate, though substantially larger and broader in scope than Sunrise Valley.

Direct peers

• High Value Manufacturing Catapult: UK Catapult centre driving digitalization of manufacturing SMEs through technology trials, training, and access to industrial R&D facilities — a near-twin model to Sunrise Valley's Change2Twin/BOWI manufacturing digitalization work and its laboratory infrastructure.
• Tehnopol Science Park: Tallinn-based science and technology park operating a Digital Innovation Hub with very similar mission — supporting SMEs with digitalization, technology adoption, and access to EU-funded innovation programs across Estonia. Closest geographic and functional peer to Sunrise Valley DIH in the Baltic region.
• Centria University of Applied Sciences: Finnish DIH and RDI organization hosting multiple laboratories and providing digitalization services to SMEs. Directly comparable as a Nordic-Baltic DIH combining applied research, prototyping facilities, and SME-facing digital adoption services.
• Digital Catapult: UK's leading advanced digital technology innovation centre, focused on accelerating SME adoption of emerging technologies (AI, IoT, cyber, immersive). Closely comparable operating model — public-funded, one-stop-shop for SMEs, member of pan-European DIH networks — to Sunrise Valley's EDIH VILNIUS mandate.

Regional players

• Riga Technical University DIH / EDIH Latvia: Latvian counterpart university-anchored Digital Innovation Hub. Operates a parallel mandate to Sunrise Valley's EDIH VILNIUS under the same EU DIGITAL-EDIH framework, serving Latvian rather than Lithuanian SMEs and public institutions.

Others

• EIT Digital: Pan-European digital innovation partnership that funds and operates DIH nodes and SME digitalization programs across the EU. Comparable as an ecosystem orchestrator (not a direct competitor) — Sunrise Valley is a connected node within the broader EIT Digital / European DIH ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sunrisevalleydih
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunrise-valley-digital-innovation-hub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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