Aivars M. Lipenitis

Founder & Builder · Author

Aivars M.
Lipenitis

I develop companies across international business, digital marketing, and tech. And share openly about that.

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Aivars Lipenitis, founder and author — casual portrait in a black polo

Building, right now

Now · 2026
Ventures

Y·US Ventures

Building and scaling a venture collective across international business, digital marketing, publishing, and early-stage tech. Europe and the US.

yusventures.com →Product

Bridgit

An AI-powered social activity matching platform. Launched spring 2026 in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Powered the World Cup city-wide activation in San Francisco. Raising pre-seed fall 2026.

settledbybridgit.com →Book

The Backstage

My memoir about building, breaking, and rebuilding in live entertainment and tech. Originally a Latvian bestseller, [un]failing, rewritten for international readers. On Amazon.

thebstage.com →

The path so far

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  1. 2004–2009Starting out
  2. 2010–2013Entertainment peak
  3. 2013–2015The fall
  4. 2016–2019The pivot
  5. 2020–nowBuilding again
The story

Story

From arenas to bankruptcy to building again. Told straight.

The notes

Writing

International business, entrepreneurship, and market development.

Say hello

Contact

Ventures, book & speaking, mentoring. Get in touch.