Rauno Miljand

Rauno Miljand is the Managing Partner at Metaplanet Holdings, a venture capital investment firm based in Estonia. Since joining the organization in 2016, he has managed day-to-day investing activities alongside Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, specifically focusing on seed-to-Series-A funding rounds for early-stage enterprises. In this executive capacity, Miljand directly oversees fundraising initiatives, business strategy development, corporate governance structures, pricing models, and product roadmaps for the firm's diverse portfolio companies. His core investment thesis targets deep technologies that address global existential risks, closely aligning with the broader research objectives of institutions like the Future of Life Institute and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Drawing on his prior professional background as a technology entrepreneur and operations executive, Miljand currently focuses his capital deployment on scaling high-impact startups across artificial intelligence, climate technology, cryptocurrency, and synthetic biology.