Founding Partner
Karma VenturesCheck size: €1M-€5M published initial ticket range.
The official roster identifies Kristjan Laanemaa as Founding Partner. This profile applies Karma Ventures's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual mandate. Relevant founder fit follows the firm's thesis: Back European deep-tech software teams whose technical substance can survive pressure, providing operating experience and follow-on support for global scale.
At firm level, Karma Ventures is aligned with back European deep-tech software teams whose technical substance can survive pressure, providing operating experience and follow-on support for global scale. This is firm-level guidance, not an invented personal preference.
No personal pass list is public. Opportunities outside Karma Ventures's stated stages, sectors, geography or team criteria should be treated as lower fit rather than a confirmed personal rejection rule.
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Kristjan Laanemaa is currently Founding Partner at Karma Ventures, as listed on the firm's official roster. Where the roster does not publish a longer biography, this profile avoids inferring prior employers, education, deals or decision authority.