Apolinaras Sinkevicius is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and operator who has co-founded or played a pivotal role in the founding teams of seven U.S. startups valued at nearly $500 million. After his tenure at Robin Powered, where he was co-founder and COO, Apolinaras became a prominent advocate for the Lithuanian startup ecosystem. He devotes much of his time to mentoring, advising, and empowering Lithuanian founders to expand their businesses and secure capital in the U.S.Driven by a commitment to fostering growth, Apolinaras seeks to build strong bridges between Lithuania and the U.S. startup and venture capital ecosystems. His mission is to simplify and encourage U.S. investment in Lithuania, focusing on navigating the complexities of U.S. tax and legal frameworks. Additionally, Apolinaras leverages his extensive experience by serving as an interim CFO and COO for venture-funded companies through his work at ScalabilityCo.A sampling of some recent projects:Financial oversight:* Created models with a level of detail far beyond Pro-forma.* Reworked and restated years of financials to make them GAAP-compliant.* Built classing, controls, ACS606 revenue recognition processes.* Integrated QuickBooks Online with Salesforce, customized revenue recognition systems (Recurly, Chargebee, Chartmogul, SaaSOptics, Stripe, Authorize.net, etc.)* Architected and maintained projections, operating, Black Swan event, and annual board-approved budgets.* Developed compensation plans (including sales), equity compensation, and negotiated offers at every level (from junior engineers to C-level hires). Business analytics:* Created and maintained customer cohort analysis. * Used data enrichment systems extensively to ensure proper classing of cohorts.Legal:* Handled term sheet to close negotiations, due diligence, and closes for every round of funding, extensions, bridge rounds, and venture debt line. Rounds included investments from angels, angel groups, VCs, and strategics.* In close partnerships with CTOs, passed every security audit (both from Fortune 500 and mid-size customers), implemented GDPR, Privacy Shield, and compliance with many other regulations.* Oversaw work products of outside counsels, including IP, privacy, security, and immigration specialist lawyers.People Operations & Recruiting:* Architected and made international recruiting processes (sourcing to offer stage) for multiple companies. * Built systems for recruiting process management and post-hire employee experience (including payroll, equity management, and benefits).