# Top 35 Payments Angel Investors in Estonia in June 2026 ## Kash Dhanda - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Web3, Cryptocurrency Kash Dhanda ## Martin Sokk - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Rental, FinTech, Finance Martin Sokk is a Co-Founder, CEO of Lightyear Company. He attended Estonian Information Technology College. ## Triin Hertmann - Type: Angel - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce Triin Hertmann is founder of Grünfin, a sustainable investment platform, angel investor (mostly in Estonia and Nordics region). She is a former COO at TransferWise and early employee of Skype. ## Julien Bouteloup - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Finance Julien Bouteloup is a Founder and CEO at Stake Capital Group. Julien previously worked at The British Blockchain Association as a Information Technology Advisor.Julien Bouteloup is a serial entrepreneur and inventor addicted to crazy innovative ideas. He has started his entrepreneurial career building websites and selling hardware technologies atage 14. He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Union Graduate College (USA) and a Master's degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from GEM (France), specializing in Artificial Intelligence.He started working in the research sector in USA and then went back to Europe where he started freelancing full-time and consulting in the IT sector for Security & Defence. After 2 years, he quit his freelance position to become a full-time entrepreneur and left to Asia. He has helped and started multiple tech startups in different locations: NYC, Paris, London, Hong-Kong, Brussels and Singapore.In 2017, he founded the Flyingcarpet Network. ## Anatoly Yakovenko - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency Anatoly is the creator of Solana. He led development of operating systems at Qualcomm, distributed systems at Mesosphere, and compression at Dropbox. He holds 2 patents for high performance Operating Systems protocols, was a core kernel developer for BREW which powered every CDMA flip phone (100m+ devices), and led development of tech that madeProject Tango (VR/AR) possible on Qualcomm phones. ## Markus Villig - Type: Angel - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Markus Villig is founder and CEO of Taxify. He attended University of Tartu. ## Austin Federa - Type: Angel - Location: New City, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Web3, Cryptocurrency Austin Federa is based out of New York, New York and is the Co-Founder of DoubleZero. Austin previously worked at the Solana Foundation as a Head of Strategy. Austin Federa attended Lawrence University. ## Mikko Silventola - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Transportation Mikko is an active investor, with over 50 investments globally. Besides Europe, he is also active in Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Lat Am. He is the first investor of Bolt (Estonia), an investor of Rappi (Colombia), and of Hugo (El Salvador). He has founded 3 international media companies which in total have generated over €35M in sales overjust a few years. He has helped companies with internationalization, fundraising and M&As in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. ## Johannes Jõgi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Analytics Johannes Jõgi ## Elad Gil - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Elad Gil is the Co-Founder of Color Genomics. He previously worked at Twitter as a Vice President. Elad Gil attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ## Kristjan Raude - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Software, Automotive, Internet of Things I am a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with 15+ years of international experience in sales & marketing, leading teams of 300+ with annual revenue of 10M+. Founder of 3 international companies and investor to 10+ startups. Member of the board at Estonian Business Angels Network. ## Paul Buchheit - Type: Angel - Location: Mountain View, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care Paul Buchheit is based out of Mountain View, California and is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Standard Capital. Paul Buchheit attended Case Western Reserve University. ## Alistair Owen - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Beauty Apostolos is a serial entrepreneur turned investor. He started his career at Boston Consulting Group where he spent 2 years consulting businesses. On his entrepreneurial path, he has co-founded e-shop.gr, Openfund, e-food, doctoranytime and was a key investor in Taxibeat. Since 2010 he has invested and supported a large number of startups with afocus on e-marketplaces and SaaS. He studied civil engineering at NTUA and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. ## Marek Kiisa - Type: Angel - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Transportation Marek Kiisa is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at NordicNinja VC. ## Taavet Hinrikus - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services Taavet Hinrikus is based out of London, England and is the Partner of Plural Platform and Board Member of CoMind. Taavet previously worked at Wise as a Chairman and Co-founder. Taavet Hinrikus attended INSEAD. ## Lukasz Swiercz - Type: Angel - Location: Cracow, Malopolskie, Poland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain Lukasz Swiercz is the Founder & Managing Partner at LT Capital. ## Ashton Kutcher - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Ashton Kutcher is an actor, investor, entrepreneur, producer and philanthropist.Kutcher has been named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” as well as being honored by Vanity Fair ‘s “New Establishment List,” which identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigiesand entrepreneurs. Twice, Kutcher was named one of Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities,” as well as one of Fast Company magazine’s “Most Creative People.”Kutcher has been investing in technology for over a decade, both as an angel investor and a founding partner of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. His fund portfolio includes Airbnb, Uber, Flexport, Brex, Robinhood, Bird, Airtable and Affirm among others.Kutcher is also the co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children (www.thorn.org). Thorn drives technology innovation to fight the sexual exploitation of children.Kutcher currently stars in the Netflix original series, The Ranch. He also serves as Executive Producer. Until 2015, Kutcher starred in the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. The show ranked as the second most-watched comedy on all of network television. Kutcher first gained recognition as Michael Kelso on the Fox series That 70’s Show, and went on to star in a variety of box office hits on the big screen – including What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz, The Guardian with Kevin Costner, No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and the cult hit Dude, Where’s My Car.Kutcher served as co-creator and producer of MTV's hit series, “Punk'd,” and The CW's reality series “Beauty and the Geek” and “True Beauty.” He has also produced films such as No Strings Attached, Killers and The Butterfly Effect. Additionally, Kutcher co-founded APlus, a digital media company devoted to spreading the message of positive journalism, a kind of storytelling that focuses on our shared humanity. In 2016, APlus was purchased by Chicken Soup for the Soul. ## Veljo Otsason - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Identity Management, Information Technology, Film Veljo Otsason is Estonian entrepreneur and investor. In 2007 he co-founded mobile payments company Fortumo and served as its CTO. Since 2013 he has been active angel investor and early backer of Bolt (formerly Taxify), Monese, Veriff, Pipedrive & 30+ others. In 2018 he co-founded Superangel, early-stage seed fund and company builder. ## John Tsioris - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Farming, Internet John Tsioris is based out of Dubai and is the Founder and CEO of Re18. John previously worked at InstaShop as a Founder and CEO. John Tsioris attended the Technical University of Crete. ## Peter Sandberg - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Secondary Market - Focus: Internet, SaaS, FinTech Peter Sandberg is a Co-Founder of Nordic Secondary Fund, and a venture partner at Startup Wise Guys. He has extensive experience as a Business Angel, Asset Management and Wealth Management ## Ott Kaukver - Type: Angel - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, SaaS Ott Kaukver is Chief Technology Officer at Checkout.com. Attended Estonian Business School. ## Rain Lõhmus - Type: Angel - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Mobile Payments, SaaS, Mobile Rain co-founded Livonia Partners. He has one of the most extensive investment and entrepreneurial track records in the Baltics across a wide range of industries. In 1991 Rain co-founded Hansabank, the largest pan-Baltic financial institution. The bank grew both organically and via acquisitions into the largest bank in the Baltics and was sold toSwedbank in 1998. In 1999 Rain created and later successfully exited a venture capital fund, New Economy Ventures, having invested in 7 technology companies, including Forticom and CV-Online. The fund returned to its investors more than 8 times the invested capital. In 1999 Rain also founded LHV Group, a pan-Baltic banking group, which held its IPO on Tallinn Stock Exchange in 2016. In 2005 he co-founded LHV Capital with Mindaugas Utkevičius and has invested into Veju Spektras, Archyvu Centras, Qvalitas Medical Centre and Baltic Ticket Holdings. ## Jens Ohr - Type: Angel - Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Mobile Payments Jens Ohr is the Founder at Bridge Lake Capital ## Melisa İtmeç - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence Melisa İtmec is a Coordinator of EGİAD Angels Investment Network. ## Moaffak Ahmed - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B - Focus: Audio, Music, Video Serial entrepreneur and hands-on early stage investor with over 25 years of marketing and business development experience in Europe, North America and Asia. ## Celil Öztürk - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence Celil Öztürk is a Global Cryptocurrency Exchange Manager. ## Marat Kichikov - Type: Angel - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Apps Marat is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and early stage investor. He is the founder of several successful companies, including a consumer finance bank, few e-commerce companies and investment fund. He serves on the board of his several portfolio companies (Bioloka, Wow Cube, F3 and RelesticaHolding), utilizing his knowledge and expertise in Blockchain industry which he joined to in 2013 as a partner in Bitfury Group. In both as a fund and as an angel investor, Marat have invested in 30+ fin tech, e-commerce, blockchain technology, educational, healthcare and gaming companies, providing business expertise and financial & advisory support to founders. Marat has a master's degree in finance & business management and a bachelor's degree in law. In his free time, Marat likes surfing and skiing! ## Jevgeni Kabanov - Type: Angel - Location: Tartu, Tartumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps Jevgeni Kabanov is the President of Bolt. He previously worked at Sabbatical as a Wandering Musician. Jevgeni Kabanov attended the University of Tartu. ## Johan Pietilä Holmner - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Finance, Payments, Financial Services Johan Pietila Holmner is the Investment Director of Summa Equity. He previously worked at HyTest as a Deputy Board Member. Johan Pietila Holmner attended Stockholm School of Economics. ## Barney Hussey - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Software, SaaS Barney Hussey-Yeo, co-founder of Cleo. ## Kemal Tamer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Software Kemal Tamer is a Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at Defimec. ## Sven Kirsimäe - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Lending Sven Kirsimäe CTO at Rendin ## Evald-Hannes Kree - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Bitcoin, FinTech, Finance Evald-Hannes Kree ## Kair Käsper - Type: Angel - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services Kair Käsper ## Tamerlan Bayramlı - Type: Angel - Location: Baku, Baki, Azerbaijan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence Tamerlan Bayramlı is a Chief Executive Officer of Plato Capital & co. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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