Estonia · Investor

Jaan Tallinn

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 23 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $69M, Sept 2025VC firm

Seed

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque250days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.8MRounds led0 of 23Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 52%
Pitch Jaan Tallinn

Jaan Tallinn highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $385K

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-09From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
Estonia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Feb
    ZaiNarSeries B · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 7 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Jul
    LightyearSeries B · GB · NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)$23MWith 12 others
  5. 2019

    2 rounds

  6. Nov
    JetPackSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.0MWith 5 others
  7. Sept
    PactumPre-seed · EE · Sifted$1.1MWith 3 others
  8. 2018

    2 rounds

  9. Jun
    StarshipSeed · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 4 others
  10. Jan
    ApprenteSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.8MWith 6 others
  11. 2017

    1 round

  12. Feb
    FossaSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.2MWith 4 others
  13. 2015

    5 rounds

  14. Nov
    LingvistSeries A · EE$8.0MWith 4 others
  15. Jun
    FleepSeed · EE$896KWith 2 others
  16. May
    FunderbeamSeed · EE$554KWith 2 others
  17. Mar
    NightingaleSeed · US$660KWith 4 others
  18. Feb
    PlumbrVenture · EE$700KSole investor
  19. 2014

    8 rounds

  20. Dec
    Swap.com (Netcycler Inc.)Series A$4.0MWith 4 others
  21. Oct
    Digital sputnikSeed · US$540KWith 5 others
  22. Sept
    TeleportSeed · US$2.5MWith 8 others
  23. Jul
    BetterDoctorSeries A · US$10MWith 5 others
  24. Jun
    DextroSeed · US$1.7MWith 9 others
  25. Apr
    Undo SoftwareSeed$1.3MWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    LingvistSeed · EE$1.3MWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    FleepSeed · EE$463KWith 3 others
  28. 2013

    3 rounds

  29. Aug
    FleepSeed · EE$335KWith 1 other
  30. Jul
    LingvistSeed · EE$70KSole investor
  31. Jun
    ExperimentUS$1.2MWith 23 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

JTJaan TallinnManageriFiling they signed
KMKarl-Rauno MiljandManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Jaan Tallinn. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Sten TamkiviAngel3rounds togetherAhti HeinlaAngel2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherEsther DysonVC firm2rounds togetherOtt KaukverAngel2rounds togetherPriit KasesaluAngel2rounds togetherRain RannuAngel2rounds togetherRock Spring Partners, LLCVC firm2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds togetherSmartCap ASVC firm2rounds togetherTaavet HinrikusVC firm2rounds togetherTwo Sigma VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Jaan Tallinn put money into.

ZaiNar$100M · Feb 2026Lightyear$23M · Jul 2025JetPack$2.0M · Nov 2019

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Jaan Tallinn in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Jaan Tallinn

What does Jaan Tallinn invest in?

Jaan Tallinn invests most often at Seed and Series A (82% of the rounds on record).

How active is Jaan Tallinn?

23 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has Jaan Tallinn invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ZaiNar (Series B, Feb 2026), Lightyear (Series B, Jul 2025) and JetPack (Seed, Nov 2019).

How big are Jaan Tallinn's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.8M.

Does Jaan Tallinn lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Jaan Tallinn invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (52%) and Estonia (43%).

Is Jaan Tallinn investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Jaan Tallinn invest alongside?

Most often Sten Tamkivi (3 rounds together), Ahti Heinla (2 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together).

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