Kristjan Raude

Serial Entrepreneur | Angel & Investor | Startup Mentor

📍 Estonia, Estonia🔄 Updated September 2026💼 18 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Estonia
18
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7
Early stage
6
Mid stage
3
Late stage
20y
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Portfolio

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Angel Investor & Advisor
Sep 2022
We will bring Estonian energy production into the 21st century by developing a modern small nuclear power plant that will ensure Estonias security of electricity supply in all weathers, a favorable price for electricity consumers and the fulfillment of the countrys climate goals.
Lead Investor & Advisor
Oct 2021
Industrial companies have shortage of skilled labor and knowledge gap across their organizations. They are losing up to €20.000 per minute because of machinery downtime and lack of expertise. Founded in 2019 and backed by Startup Wise Guys, Estonian Business Angels, and Contriber Ventures, VSight has been offering the best-in-class B2B SaaS remote collaboration and digital workflow solutions to industrial companies with its all-in-one Augmented Reality Platform. It is dedicated to the mission of empowering the industrial workforce by enhancing their access to knowledge and expertise whenever they need, hence increasing operational efficiency. 
Lead Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
4 000 cities worldwide have no access to shared mobility. This results in heavy traffic, huge CO2 emissions and parking space problems. We can change that. ATOM Mobility helps entrepreneurs to launch and operate vehicle-sharing, digital rental and ride-hailing platforms by providing all IT solutions needed in just 20 days. Request your demo: www.atommobility.com
Angel Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
Our flagship product is a reverse vending machine (RVM) for reusable packages. Each package is uniquely tagged with RFID chips, ensuring instant and precise tracking. Customers can enjoy contactless deposit refunds directly to their NFC bank cards or mobile wallets. Additionally, our system integrates with custom apps, enabling clients to personalize refund methods, including bonus points or deposit money. Heres how our Drop, Tap & Go process works: * Purchase food or drink in a reusable package and pay a deposit * Upon finishing, return the packages to our smart return kiosk * Tap your bank card on the bank terminal to collect the deposit
Lead investor & Advisor
Sep 2020
Welcome to Adact, the leading platform for creating custom-designed gamification marketing campaigns in just 30 minutes. Our intuitive platform empowers marketing managers and digital marketing specialists to engage their audience, increase conversion rates, and save time and money on custom game development. 💡Key Features: With over 50+ game types to choose from, Adact offers a diverse range of interactive experiences that captivate and delight your customers. Our platform goes beyond game creation, providing automated data processing, in-depth campaign analytics, full prize management, multi-language support, and various embedding and sharing options. 🏆 Client Success and Recognition: We've had the pleasure of serving esteemed clients such as the European Parliament, TV3, Bite, Disney, Mini Cooper, Peugeot, Panzani, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Orkla, A1, Carlsberg, National Geographic, and Samsung. Their success stories stand as testaments to the effectiveness of our platform in driving customer engagement, increasing brand popularity, and boosting conversion rates. 🤝 Our Commitment to You: At Adact, we treat every customer as an Enterprise customer. Our dedicated customer success team is here to support you throughout your journey, offering workshops, brainstorming sessions, and personalized suggestions to help you create high-performing campaigns. Regardless of the license you choose, we are committed to helping you achieve your marketing goals. Join us today and unlock the power of gamification marketing by sending us a message on LinkedIn!
Angel Investor
Jun 2020
Snabb delights vehicle owners by enabling services such as parking, washing, charging, and fuelling from one user-friendly and convenient interface- the Snabb App. Browse, book, navigate, start, pay, review and manage your vehicle services from one easy-to-use App. Founded in 2015, we've grown from a Tallinn-based private parking App to an international platform that serves over 50,000 users in 10 markets on a monthly basis. We are constantly working towards connecting all vehicle service providers to our platform and thus enabling the ultimate convenience and simplicity to vehicle owners. Browse, book, navigate, start, pay, review and manage your vehicle services from one easy-to-use App.
Angel Investor
May 2020
We redefine the future of customer service with Askly. PROBLEM >80% of customer communication yield zero revenue. CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT VIA EMAIL: #1 cause of cart abandonment. Retargeting is costly. PHONE-BASED CUSTOMER SERVICE: expensive and provides no data. Modern consumers prefer other channels.l Askly is the customer engagement platform that transforms customer service into a revenue-generating powerhouse. Help customers where they need it. Gain insights of your team's performance and workload. Automate. Askly has customers in 9 countries: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Italy. We helped provide better CX to more than 100 000 online shoppers. Just plug in and take your customer service to the next level. All with zero development and no hassle. Book a short 15-30 min demo here: https://www.askly.me
Angel Investor
Feb 2020
Biig integrated ecosystem starts with our proprietary platform Biigfleet and our pioneered device Biigvault, which has been designed specifically for car dealerships for maximum efficiency. Biigfleet unifies full fleet telematics, maintenance, sales, and resale into a single platform. Our smart lockbox solutions Biigvault are built specifically for commercial customers ’needs, making vehicle sharing (for test-driving, maintenance, or for sales) contactless and even easier. Everything is backed by our support team. By integrating the entire fleet experience, we’re able to reduce the total cost of fleet ownership to levels unmatched in the industry.
 The Biig team helps you with onboarding and makes your transition to our fleet system seamless, with products like Biigvault, Biigfleet, and Biigfleet app, services that empower your business to be more productive and profitable online.
Angel Investor
Jan 2020
Stebby is the largest health & wellness platform in the Baltics - join in with over 150 000 Stebby users who take care of their wellness. >> stebby.eu Stebby (previously known as SportID), symbolizes moving step-by-step and thinking more about our health. Developing one’s health and improving one’s welfare begins with small steps. The big goal of Stebby is to provide a convenient environment where people can find and purchase all kinds of welfare services, use the compensation provided by their employer, and keep an eye on their health expenses. The wide selection available in the Stebby environment includes tickets to sports clubs and spas, rehabilitation services, massages, and even health insurance.
Angel Investor
Dec 2019
GuavaHR mobilizes non-desk teams by providing the information, inspiration, and insights employees need to exceed expectations and stay connected at work. Organizations with deskless or frontline employees use GuavaHR to increase productivity through better communications, faster feedback, and actionable workforce insights. GuavaHR is a digital communications platform for improving workforce performance. We help to solve communication, wellness, engagement and organizational culture-related challenges in companies with large diversification in employee age, geographic location or IT skills. Those challenges are addressed through the functionality listed below: COMMUNICATION Modern communication platform that allows everyone in the company to send and receive information. - Channels for primary and secondary information shared by both the board and the employees - Newsfeed to gather an overview of all company-related information - Forwarding important information to computer, smartphone and cell phone users - Use of filters to reduce the noise and targeting each message correctly - Multilingual communication enabled and simplified ENGAGEMENT Easy recognition and involvement independent from geographic locations or used devices. - A single platform over devices and occupations - Recognition of employees and teams to raise motivation - Subcultures to engage different people with common interests HEALTH AND WELLNESS A modern company supports its employees​ physical and mental health. - Weekly boosts to support the development of habits - Short practical articles to educate and raise employee awareness ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Company branding through modern, engaging and positive internal culture. - Anonymous feedback from employee to employer - General company information to create a clear image and - help employees follow company values
Angel Investor
Oct 2019
Ampler is a light electric bicycle for the urban commuter. We are on a mission to solve the urban commuting puzzle of traffic, no parking spaces, sweat-breaking distances and stress. Our light e-bike removes physical barriers, such as hills and wind from cycling, making it more accessible and enjoyable. Learn more at https://amplerbikes.com
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Angel Investor
Sep 2019
BELIEF Energy Water is an Estonian based company producing functional drinks and offering healthier alternatives to energy drinks and other unhealthy beverages. BELIEF Energy Water consists of carbonated water, vitamins, minerals and many other healthy stuff! It's one of the most interesting concepts during the past years in the sector of beverage innovations. Please contact us for additional information!
Lead Investor & Advisor
May 2019
An all-in-one influencer marketing tool that helps with finding the right creators, managing influencers, and monitoring content.
Lead Investor & Board Member
May 2019
An all-in-one influencer marketing tool that helps with finding the right creators, managing influencers, and monitoring content.
Board Member
Apr 2019
EstBAN is an umbrella organization for business angels and angel groups seeking investment opportunities in Estonia and its neighbouring regions. We established the network in 2012 with an aim to grow the quantity and quality of local seed stage investments. We welcome all positive spirited persons with a passion for investing their time and funds into startups. We also partner with local and international BANs, venture capitalists and advisory services providers.
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Angel Investor & Advisor
Sep 2022
We will bring Estonian energy production into the 21st century by developing a modern small nuclear power plant that will ensure Estonias security of electricity supply in all weathers, a favorable price for electricity consumers and the fulfillment of the countrys climate goals.
2021
Lead Investor & Advisor
Oct 2021
Industrial companies have shortage of skilled labor and knowledge gap across their organizations. They are losing up to €20.000 per minute because of machinery downtime and lack of expertise. Founded in 2019 and backed by Startup Wise Guys, Estonian Business Angels, and Contriber Ventures, VSight has been offering the best-in-class B2B SaaS remote collaboration and digital workflow solutions to industrial companies with its all-in-one Augmented Reality Platform. It is dedicated to the mission of empowering the industrial workforce by enhancing their access to knowledge and expertise whenever they need, hence increasing operational efficiency. 
Chief Growth Officer
Sep 2021
A private global network of VCs, family offices and institutional investors investing in high impact entrepreneurs Venturebeam is the future of global venture investing.
Lead Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
4 000 cities worldwide have no access to shared mobility. This results in heavy traffic, huge CO2 emissions and parking space problems. We can change that. ATOM Mobility helps entrepreneurs to launch and operate vehicle-sharing, digital rental and ride-hailing platforms by providing all IT solutions needed in just 20 days. Request your demo: www.atommobility.com
Angel Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
Our flagship product is a reverse vending machine (RVM) for reusable packages. Each package is uniquely tagged with RFID chips, ensuring instant and precise tracking. Customers can enjoy contactless deposit refunds directly to their NFC bank cards or mobile wallets. Additionally, our system integrates with custom apps, enabling clients to personalize refund methods, including bonus points or deposit money. Heres how our Drop, Tap & Go process works: * Purchase food or drink in a reusable package and pay a deposit * Upon finishing, return the packages to our smart return kiosk * Tap your bank card on the bank terminal to collect the deposit
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