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Kristjan Korjus

Founder

Founder at Pactum

Estonia

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About

Kristjan Korjus is co-founder and Chief Scientist of Pactum, an AI company that automates commercial negotiations for enterprise clients. He was previously Head of AI at Starship Technologies, where he led development of self-driving technology for delivery robots, and he directed a GitHub project that replicated DeepMind's Atari-playing AI. Korjus holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Master's in Mathematics, and co-authored the Estonian book "Bedside Reading About Mathematics."

Founder at Pactum

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Pactum's investors · 10

3VCVienna · $1.1M – $10M checksAtomicoLondon · since 2025Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Karma VenturesTallinn · $1.1M – $5.4M checksMaersk Growth$1M – $50M checksMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksNordicNinjaLondonPortfoLion Capital PartnersBudapest · $540K – $32.4M checksProject A VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $6.6M checksSuperAngelTallinn · $108K – $540K checks

Co-founders at Pactum

KKKaspar Korjus
Kaspar KorjusExecutive Officer, Director
MR
Martin RandExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Pactum AICo-Founder and Chief Scientistcurrent2025 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
  2. Pactum AICo-Founder and CTO2019 — 2025Tallinn, Estonia
  3. Starship TechnologiesHead of Data2018 — 2019Tallinn, Estonia
  4. Starship TechnologiesHead of Computer Vision and Perception2016 — 2018Estonia
  5. Dream It Get IT LtdMachine Learning Engineer2015 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
  6. University of TartuLead Project Coordinator2013 — 2015United Kingdom and Estonia
  7. University of TartuTeaching Assistant2011 — 2013Tartu, Estonia
  8. KFPD GmbHFinancial Mathematician2010 — 2011Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
  9. Food 4 Thought Project LimitedMathematics Tutor2009 — 2010Manchester Area, United Kingdom
  10. Tark Investor OÜFinancial Analyst2007 — 2008Tallinn, Estonia

Skills & more

Leadership9Writing2Analysis8Public Speaking9Matlab10Mathematica2C++10Python16VB.NET1LaTeX3Mathematics65Machine Learning70
+12 moreComputer ScienceStatisticsMathematics EducationProject ManagementComputational NeuroscienceApplied MathematicsResearchArtificial Neural NetworksProgrammingFinancial AnalysisNeuroscienceReinforcement Learning

Languages English · Estonian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kristjan Korjus?
Kristjan Korjus is co-founder and Chief Scientist of Pactum, an AI company that automates commercial negotiations for enterprise clients. He was previously Head of AI at Starship Technologies, where he led development of self-driving technology for delivery robots, and he directed a GitHub project that replicated DeepMind's Atari-playing AI. Korjus holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Master's in Mathematics, and co-authored the Estonian book "Bedside Reading About Mathematics."
Where does Kristjan Korjus work?
Kristjan Korjus is Founder of Pactum.
What companies did Kristjan Korjus found?
Kristjan Korjus founded Pactum.
Where did Kristjan Korjus go to school?
Kristjan Korjus studied at University of Tartu (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); The University of Manchester (Master of Mathematics (MMATH), Mathematics); University of Bedfordshire (BA (discontinued), Business Studies).

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Also attended The University of Manchester166

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