WE WORK ON KARMA.

We are different in backgrounds, perspectives, and paths—but we share a way of thinking. Always on the move. Light enough to sprint. Our core team works on Karma every day. Around it, a wider circle of founders, advisors, and partners sharpens the choices we make together. Different minds. Shared method.

Ska Sijia Du
Principal

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  • Ska is a Principal at Karma Ventures and the firm’s first team member based in Germany. Originally from China, she brings a decade of experience across Europe and Asia, with a background spanning deep tech, finance, and international development.

    Before joining Karma, Ska worked with DTCP, Target Global, the World Bank, and the United Nations, developing a sharp eye for emerging technologies and global-scale thinking. At Karma, she focuses on sourcing and evaluating frontier opportunities while actively supporting portfolio companies through growth and complexity.

Tommi Uhari
Founding Partner

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  • Tommi is a Founding Partner at Karma Ventures, with a background in deep-tech entrepreneurship and global technology leadership. He co-founded, led and successfully exited a mobile roaming startup and has held executive roles at STMicroelectronics and ST-Ericsson, shaping mobile strategy and growth at scale.

    Earlier in his career, Tommi led wireless and software platform teams at Nokia, gaining firsthand experience in building and scaling complex tech businesses. At Karma, he brings this operational depth to support founders navigating early-stage growth and global ambition.

Margus Uudam
Founding Partner

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  • Margus is a Founding Partner at Karma Ventures, where he invests in ideas that are strong enough to survive pressure and founders who know the difference between momentum and noise. After 16 years in venture capital, Margus has seen almost everything, and he still believes the right choices, made deliberately, can build futures worth climbing toward.

    Before Karma, he managed venture investments for the Skype founders, led enterprises through change as CEO, and helped shape Estonia’s economic strategy from inside the Ministry of Finance. Across startups and boardrooms, his approach has stayed steady: be clear, be ready, and lean toward what lifts.

Kristjan Laanemaa
Founding Partner

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  • Kristjan is a Founding Partner at Karma Ventures, with a background in venture capital, finance, and corporate advisory. He has worked across both large and early-stage environments, bringing experience in commercial strategy, investor relations, and M&A.

    Before Karma, Kristjan held roles at Ambient Sound Investments, SLProductions, and LHV bank, and has served on boards and in advisory positions across the tech sector. His perspective is shaped by working closely with founders on strategic growth, product focus, and long-term business strategy.

Marianne Kikas
Office Manager

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  • Marianne is the Office Manager at Karma Ventures’ Tallinn office, overseeing day-to-day operations and support across the team. She brings business and administrative experience from roles at Bolt, Kuehne+Nagel, and Redgate Capital, keeping the firm running with structure and efficiency.

    From compliance and coordination to event logistics and internal operations, Marianne is involved in almost everything that keeps the system steady and responsive.

Riin Vähk
Finance Manager

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  • Riin is Finance Manager at Karma Ventures, responsible for fund administration, financial management, and compliance. With over 20 years of experience in financial analysis, reporting, and modelling, she brings a steady hand and sharp perspective to the operational core of the fund.

    Before joining Karma, Riin worked with Metro Capital and PwC, gaining deep insight into financial and legal structures across both international and fast-moving environments. She also leads Karma’s ESG and compliance work ensuring the method holds, all the way through.

Linda Võeras
Venture Partner

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  • As a Venture Partner at Karma Ventures, Linda is helping the investment team to discover new investment opportunities. She brings experience in deep-tech executive search and global team building from her time at SH Gillamor Stephens in London, and began her career as a creative editor, shaping how messages are built and understood.

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