Aivars M. Lipenitis — Founder & Builder, Author

Hello · aivarslipenitis.com

Who’s writing this

I develop companies across international business, digital marketing, and tech — and share openly about what that actually looks like.

Full name Aivars Mirzo Lipenitis. Based between Europe and the US.

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Aivars Lipenitis — casual portrait in a black polo — Riga / San Francisco, 2026

The path · 2004 → now

2004–09Starting out. Telesales, an ad agency desk, first ventures — learning by doing, failing fast.
2010–13Entertainment peak. Sold-out concerts, tours across Europe, Forbes at 23.
2013–15The fall. Bankruptcy, frozen accounts, a car for a home. Kept moving.
2016–19The pivot. Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley. An agency, then Silicon Valley accelerators.
2020–nowBuilding again. Y·US Ventures, Bridgit, The Backstage.

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Now · July 2026

What I’m building

Y·US Ventures — a portfolio of companies across consulting, digital marketing, publishing, and early-stage tech, between Europe and the US. Bridgit — an AI-powered social activity matching app, launching in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Backstage — my book about building, breaking, and rebuilding, out on Amazon.

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Writing · latest notes

Things I’ve learned out loud

Notes on international business, entrepreneurship, and market development — written from the inside, not the sidelines.

A concert stage under a single spotlight, seen from the crowd — from Aivars Lipenitis's live entertainment years — One of ours. Somewhere in Europe, 2013 — the era The Backstage is about.

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