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Ilja Laursa ( May 2 , 1976  , Kaunas ) is a businessman and investor. The most influential 2017 Delfi.com In the list of entrepreneurs took 10th place. [1] Its founder, GetJar, the first mobile app store to become popular with the Apple App Store and Google Play, was bought by Chinese company Sungy Mobile for $ 50 million in 2014. Dollars [2]

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Both parents were also born and raised in Lithuania. [3]
Studied at Kaunas Aleksandras Timinskis Secondary School (was the 20th). Participated in the US Student Exchange Program, 1994  . Graduated from Jackson High School in Oahu . After returning to Lithuania in 1995 - 2002  m. He studied economics at Vilnius University , earned the money for studying as an English Corrector for students.
The documentary "Dream Valley" (2014) [4] wascreated on Ilja , whose premiere took place during the film festival " Kino pavasaris ".

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2004  m. founded the GetJar company, which was invested by the American venture capital funds Accel (Facebook) and Tiger Global (Linkedin), while the company moved to the Silicon Valley of the United States . 2014 The company sold Sungy Mobile for 50 million. US Dollars [5] .
From 2014 Through the established investment fund Nextury Ventures, Ilya invested more than 25 starters.

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Business is new . Vilnius, "Vaga". 2013

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2009  m. was among the 40 most influential people in the mobile communications market.

2010  m. The annual United States Fund for the Baltic (USBF) forum in Washington, DC , was announced as a Baltic business entrepreneur. [6]

2011  m. European Business Association of Newspapers (EBP) General Assembly in Athens,Mr. Ilja LAURSENS awarded the "European Year Guide 2011 award for excellent work under the guidance of GetJar company that became the world's largest open mobile application platform and compete with some of the field of giants - Apple , Microsoft , Google , Nokia . [7]

2012  m. awarded "Global Lithuania" award for achievements in business and management. [8]

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? https://www.delfi.lt/apps/itakingiausiejiieji2017/verslininkai/balsas (Lithuania's most influential 2017, Delfi.lt)

? https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/02/12/app-store-pioneer-getjar-bought-by.html App store pioneer GetJar bought by Sungy

? http://www.moteris.lt/veidai/norisi-buti-vertinamam-uz-laimejimus-o-ne-uz-tokius-abstrakcius-dykus-kaip-turtas.d?id=59669351 Ilja Laursas about the origin of the family

? "Cinema Spring" - premiere of a documentary about Ilya Laurus and his business (interview)

? https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/02/12/app-store-pioneer-getjar-bought-by.html App store pioneer acquired by Sungy

? http://www.elektronika.lt/naujienos/ivykiai/23215/getjar-vadovas-ilja-laurs-isrinktas- the best -baltija -saliu -businesser Baltic businessman

? http://lyderis.eu/lietuvos-lyderiai/iljai-laurs%E2%80%93europos-metu-vadovo-titula/IlyaLaurus - Head of European Year

? http://370.diena.lt/2012/12/28/prezidenturoikeitikite-globalios-lietuvos-dovanojimai/ "Global Lithuania" Award I. Laursai