// PERSON
Jaan Tallinn
ROLE EARLY INVESTORMENTIONS 4LAST SEEN OCTOBER 8, 2026
// BIO
Jaan Tallinn is an Estonian computer programmer, investor, and philanthropist best known as a founding engineer of Skype and Kazaa. He is a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge and the Future of Life Institute, and is a prominent advocate and investor in AI safety, having been an early backer of both DeepMind and Anthropic. He currently serves on the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is a partner at Ambient Sound Investments.
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mention·The Generalist·OCTOBER 8, 2026
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funding·The Generalist·OCTOBER 8, 2026
“He went on to become an early investor in DeepMind and led the first round into Anthropic”
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mention·The Generalist·OCTOBER 8, 2026
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mention·Axios AI+·SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
“completely terrified of AI — and he's about to make billions off it.”
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