Tomas Kemtys

Tomas Kemtys is a General Partner at Contrarian Ventures based in Lithuania. He manages full-stack operations for the €100 million venture capital firm, directing €1 million to €4 million early-stage investments across the European energy, transport, and industrial sectors. Since joining the firm in February 2019, he has led funding rounds for startups such as Zoomo and currently oversees a portfolio that includes climate tech companies like PVcase. Prior to his venture capital career, Kemtys spent six years working as an investment banking professional at financial institutions including Centerview Partners and BNP Paribas. During his tenure in corporate finance, he successfully executed over $6 billion in global transactions across the power, healthcare, and consumer retail industries. His professional background combines extensive institutional transaction experience with a current focus on scaling pan-European decarbonization technologies.