RM

Rauno Miljand

Investing in teams building something that no amount of money can buy

Tallinn, Harjumaa

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Fundraising
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Recruiting
Business Development
Business Strategy
Corporate Finance
Due Diligence
Management

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    (2015 - 2017)

  • Bachelor's degree

    Estonian Academy of Security Sciences

    (2009 - 2012)

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2016

    Metaplanet is an evergreen VC firm, operating with a small and lean team to make early-stage investments in positive deep technologies that support humanity’s long-term survival and flourishing. Most funding has gone to science-heavy projects that promise multigenerational impact on societal and civilizational scales. The company also funds non-commercial research that could reduce existential risks from AI and other advanced technologies.

  • Coach

    2013 - 2023

    21CC Triathlon club is the largest sport club specialised in organising triathlon competition and providing triathlon specific trainings in Estonia. As a Coach in 21CC my responsibilities include advising athletes in improving their fitness and to fulfill their dreams. Coaching groups as well as acting as a private coach for triathletes.

2015 - 2021

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2015 - 2021

    Solaris is a lifestyle entertainment and shopping centre located in the heart of Tallinn. My responsibilities as a COO in Solaris include daily operative management of the centre with the focus on centre concept development and implementation.

  • Senior Consultant

    2011 - 2014

    Advising clients on wide array of taxation related matters, mainly in the field of international taxation and transfer pricing. Specialities: Indirect taxation – advising clients on the VAT treatment of intra-community transactions as well as on transactions with third countries both in order to ensure full alignment with compliance regulation as well as to result with the optimal tax exposure, assisting clients with VAT refund procedures, registering companies as VAT liable persons and resolving disputes with the tax authorities. Transfer Pricing - preparation of transfer pricing documentation files, transfer pricing policies for future transactions, consulting on other transfer pricing matters, resolving disputes with the tax authorities. Value Chain Transformation for multinational group entities - creating operational structures that aligns organisation's unique elements, assessing company's value chain management process and finding ways to maximise supply chain efficiency, aligning operational, tax and legal structures to achieve sustainable financial and operational benefits during business transformation, determining how shared services between departments can help control costs, optimise your processes, and create visibility throughout your value chain. International taxation – analysing the tax position of the activities undertaken by a company in foreign jurisdiction in order to determine the optimal tax position (i.e. weather the activates constitute an permanent establishment), conducting feasibility studies of potential planning alternatives, investigating and determining the optimal organisational structure for future investments for multinational group companies as well as provided assistance with the organisation of the compliance.