WHERE PHILOSOPHY MEETS TECHNOLOGY
We do not build technology for its own sake.
We build systems for the institutions the world cannot afford to lose.
Founded in Lithuania. Track record with central banks, BIS, and ECB. Now building with founders who need the same standard.
Vilnius · London · Zug
WHO WE ARE
SH Group is a sovereign-grade deep-tech venture builder headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, with offices in London and Zug. Founded in 2018, we design, engineer, and deploy the critical digital infrastructure that governments, central banks, and regulated institutions depend on, across finance, defence, governance, and culture.
We are not a consultancy that models solutions. We are builders who have shipped them. Our track record spans the world's first blockchain-issued central bank digital coin, participation in the BIS Innovation Hub's Project Rosalind ranked in the global top three, and the technical development of the Bank of Lithuania's contribution to the ECB's experimental digital euro programme. These are not reference projects. They are foundations the eurozone is building on.
The capability goes further than any single domain. Since 2018, AI systems have been part of how we work, from applied research and autonomous navigation systems to intelligent infrastructure for regulated environments. Quantum computing is where we are now: practical experimentation, moving toward application.
We operate through two specialist units: EnterpriseGo.Digital, which provides strategic advisory, regulatory architecture, and compliance-by-design services; and SH? Labs, which designs, engineers, and deploys the underlying technical infrastructure. Together, they offer a full-spectrum delivery capability, from regulatory strategy and system architecture through to production-grade implementation and long-term support.
The through-line across everything we have built is the same: lasting solutions to real complexities. Not what the market asked for this year. What the world will still need in twenty.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
- What is SUPER HOW? Group?
- SUPER HOW? Group is a sovereign-grade deep tech venture builder founded in 2018 and headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. We design, engineer, and deploy critical digital infrastructure for central banks, governments, and regulated institutions, across finance, defence, governance, and culture.
- What has SUPER HOW? Group built?
- SUPER HOW? has delivered LBCOIN, the world's first blockchain-issued central bank digital collector coin, for the Bank of Lithuania. We ranked top 3 globally in the BIS Innovation Hub's Project Rosalind programme alongside the Bank of England, contributed to the ECB's experimental two-tier digital euro programme, and incubated Axiology, a MiFID-licensed DLT Trading and Settlement System that raised €7M and is live in production.
- Who are SUPER HOW?'s clients?
- SH Group works with three types of organisations: central banks and sovereign institutions requiring CBDC, digital identity, and national data infrastructure; enterprises and financial institutions navigating tokenisation, MiCA, and DeFi compliance; and deep-tech founders who need engineering co-founders capable of building to central-bank standards.
- Where is SUPER HOW? Group based?
- SUPER HOW? Group is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, with offices in London (SH Labs) and Zug, Switzerland (SH R&D). The Vilnius base reflects our founding and central bank heritage. London and Zug reflect our operational reach across European regulated markets.
THE NUMBERS
- 120+Projects shipped
- 40+Senior engineers
- 8Countries active
- €100M+Combined venture capitalisation
- 2×Lithuanian Fintech Innovator of the Year
THE FOUNDERS
A Movement Started by Technologists, Philosophers, and Strategists
We founded SUPER HOW because we were frustrated with how technology was being built and sold. Systems created to impress rather than to last. Speed rewarded; durability treated as optional. We believed there was a better way, and that the best proof would be the systems we shipped.
What started in 2018 as a bootstrapped deep-tech venture is now SH Group. The focus sharpened along the way: technology is not a product. It is infrastructure, something that has to work under pressure, survive change, and earn trust over time. That conviction is in every mandate we accept.
Andrius Bartminas
Co-Founder & Board Member · Strategist & Bridge Builder
Andrius works at the intersection of technology, strategy, and real-world adoption. With over a decade of experience driving digital transformation across public sector, private enterprise, and institutional ecosystems, he shapes strategic direction, partnerships, and market presence for complex innovations that matter globally. He is widely recognised for his ability to translate cutting-edge research into deployable systems - particularly in digital assets, distributed ledger integration, sovereign systems design, and regulatory frameworks. He actively participates in governmental and European regulatory working groups shaping blockchain and digital asset policies. He ensures that what the group imagines can survive contact with reality.
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Vytautas Kašėta
Co-Founder & Board Member · Technologist & Architect of Trust
Vytautas has always been drawn to the foundations of systems - cryptography, decentralisation, and the idea that technology should return control to individuals and institutions, not quietly take it away. He leads the group's core technology environments, including cybersecurity, high-security computing, and the hardware infrastructure that underpins advanced distributed systems. His work spans infrastructure architecture, secure system design, and the operational environments required for high-assurance technologies. He pushes the group to design systems that are transparent by nature and resilient by design. He also guides the Super3 Studio venture incubation programme, where he oversees the transition of advanced research and engineering work into scalable platforms and standalone ventures.
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Linas Būtėnas
Co-Founder & Board Member · Philosopher, AI Visionary & Educator
Linas brings the perspective of a researcher and educator, with a strong focus on AI, sustainability, and people. With a background in computer science and academic research, he has taught and conducted research at Vilnius University across data modelling, blockchain systems, and AI innovation. He is often the one asking the harder questions: not just whether something can be built, but whether it should be, and what it teaches those who build and use it. He leads the group's research agenda and advanced technology exploration through SH? Labs, guiding work on artificial intelligence, distributed systems, and next-generation computational models. He keeps the group's thinking long-term and human.
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THE ARC OF PROOF
From First Principles to Foundational Infrastructure
Eight years. One compounding direction. Every milestone built on the one before.
- 2018
[ VILNIUS ]
The Founding & AI R&D Begins
Founded on one uncompromised premise: critical institutions deserve technology built for the conditions they actually operate in. In the same year, SH Group begins applied AI research, autonomous navigation systems, AI model development, and the first enterprise AI engagements. The focus from the start: AI that works in production, not in demos.
- 2020
[ BANK OF LITHUANIA ]
LBCOIN: World's First Collector CBDC
Designed and built the world's first blockchain-issued digital collector coin by any central bank, 24,000 tokens, each representing a signatory of Lithuania's Act of Independence. The institutional knowledge became the direct technical foundation for Lithuania's ECB digital euro participation.
24,000 tokens issued - 2020–2022
[ SECRO ]
Secro: Blockchain Bill of Lading
Built the first fully paperless end-to-end multi-continent commodity transfer, a six-counterparty transaction across three continents. The International Group of P&I Clubs, covering approximately 90% of global ocean-going tonnage, approved Secro's electronic bills of lading as equivalent to paper.
- 2020–2021
[ BIS · TOP 3 GLOBALLY ]
D€X TF Project 2: ECB Digital Euro
Led the Bank of Lithuania's contribution to the ECB's experimental two-tier digital euro programme, testing double-spending prevention, holding limits, and privacy configurations. The two-tier architecture tested is now the architecture being developed for actual ECB deployment.
Top 3 of global teams - 2022
[ INVEST LITHUANIA ]
Lithuanian Fintech Innovator of the Year
First recognition by the Lithuanian Fintech Awards. First formal steps toward the Super3 Studio venture builder model, moving from institutional delivery partner to deep-tech venture group.
- 2023
[ BIS · BANK OF ENGLAND ]
Project Rosalind: BIS Innovation Hub & Bank of England
Ranked top 3 globally in the BIS Innovation Hub's retail CBDC API programme, competing against major banks, established fintechs, and specialist vendors worldwide. Findings were directly cited as inputs to the ECB's ongoing digital euro programme.
- 2023–2024
[ SUPER HOW? GROUP ]
Group Restructure & International Expansion
Restructured into a multi-entity group: SUPER HOW LTD (London) and EnterpriseGo.Digital. R&D expanded into quantum-resistant cryptography, AI, and defence. Axiology and Micapass launched as standalone ventures. Named Fintech Innovator of the Year for the second time.
- 2026
[ AXIOLOGY ]
Axiology: Capital Markets Infrastructure
SH Group's flagship capital markets venture closed €7M in February 2026. Holds one of Europe's only DLT Trading and Settlement System licences under the EU DLT Pilot Regime. Live in production, €21M+ in shares recorded, distributing Lithuanian Government Defence Bonds across the EEA.
€7M closed Feb 2026 - 2025–26
[ VILNIUS UNIVERSITY ]
Quantum Frontier
Practical quantum computing experimentation begins, in partnership with Vilnius University. The question is not whether quantum matters. It is what gets built on top of it, and who builds it.
WHAT WE'VE BUILT
Production systems, not portfolio bets.
These are not portfolio investments. They are sovereign-grade systems SH Group designed, built, and operates, each one a direct extension of the institutional knowledge accumulated through our central bank and BIS engagements. The capabilities that built Axiology came directly from LBCOIN. The architecture behind Micapass emerged from navigating MiCA in production. Every venture is proof of a capability, not a prediction about one.
Ourapay
A next-generation payments and remittance platform bridging stablecoins and traditional banking. OuraPay enables instant, low-cost global transactions with built-in compliance and local currency settlement, driving financial inclusion and cross-border liquidity efficiency.
HOLYDEEDS
A global platform reimagining how faith, culture, and digital assets unite. Supported by Vatican partnerships and major investors, HolyDeeds pioneers tokenized sacred art and immersive experiences. Co-founded by SH Group, it anchors the Group’s mission-driven innovation portfolio.
micapass
A decentralized AML/KYC and digital identity platform for MiCA-regulated entities and DeFi protocols. Developed within SH Group’s venture builder, Micapass bridges compliance and decentralization, offering next-generation identity assurance for institutional Web3 adoption.
HOW WE THINK
Our Beliefs. Our Code.
These principles are not values statements. They are the operating logic behind every system we build and every mandate we accept.
01Truth over Hype
We build what matters, not what is fashionable. The industry asks "what", what product, what feature. We ask "how", how should sovereign currency infrastructure actually work? How should regulated securities interact with TARGET2? The question drives everything. The answer has to hold under adversarial conditions.
02Execution over Theory
Innovation is not an idea. It is a system tested by reality. We do not subcontract the hard parts: ZK circuit design, cryptographic protocol implementation, smart contract security architecture are all done internally. When SH Group commits to a specification, it owns the delivery of that specification end-to-end.
03Sovereignty over Dependency
Every system we build is designed to return control to the institution that depends on it, not to quietly accumulate it elsewhere. An organisation selling sovereign infrastructure should not contradict that principle in its own operations. Systems that create hidden dependency eventually fail the people they were meant to serve.
04Compliance-by-Design, Not Compliance as Afterthought
MiCA, DORA, MiFID II, the EU DLT Pilot Regime, navigated in production, not in advisory simulation. Axiology's DLT TSS licence was obtained through our own regulatory architecture work on our own platform. Every system specification begins with the applicable regulatory framework and derives technical design from it.
05Resilience over Speed
The most important digital systems will quietly shape how societies function: how money moves, how identities are trusted, how institutions endure. These systems deserve to be built carefully, for pressure, change, and long-term accountability. Not shipped fast and patched later.
WORK WITH US
SH Group is not the right partner for every mandate. We engage selectively, capacity is finite and we work on engagements where we can make a genuine difference.
Initial conversations are working sessions, not formal pitches. We want to understand the actual challenge and discuss honestly whether our track record is relevant. If it is not, we will say so.
If you are building sovereign digital infrastructure, navigating regulated capital markets technology, or need deep-tech co-founders who build to central-bank standards, we should speak.
Vilnius, Lithuania
J. Jasinskio str. 14B
54.6874° N, 25.2632° E
London, United Kingdom
128 City Road, EC1V 2NX
51.5290° N, 0.0877° W
Zug, Switzerland
16 Dammstrasse, 6300
47.1662° N, 8.5158° E