Set a new gold standard for contemporary kitchen tech
Set a new gold standard for contemporary kitchen tech
Our timeline
2021
2021
Innovation Awards finalistsMillo became a finalist at the prestigious Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards. Judges singled out our innovative approach and the excitement that our product generates.
2020
2020
Pilot productionFirst 10 millo blenders roll off the production line. Some are shipped to local customers for testing, while others are sent for laboratory testing for the certification process.
2019
2018
2017
2017
Kickstarter campaignA highly successful Kickstarter campaign receives around 100,000 EUR in backing
2016
2016
Angel Investmentmillo receives support from business angels of 80,000 EUR. This is the first step in millo’s development.
millo has been praised by
Amazon Launchpad
Innovation Awards 2021 Finalist
Amazon Launchpad
A’Design Awards 2020
Golden Award in Home Appliances
A’Design Awards 2020
Muse Design Awards 2020
Platinum Award in Home Appliances
Muse Design Awards 2020
IFA 2019
Technical Innovation Award
IFA 2019
Smart Kitchen Summit 2019
Innovation Award
Smart Kitchen Summit 2019
Meet people behind millo
Ruslanas Trakšelis Founder/ CEO
Ruslanas is a serial entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience in business development. He has extensive knowledge of building new products and services. Inventor, holding several patents. Proven record in attracting top talents, leading and managing complex teams. His broad international network enable him to guide millo’s growth and development.
Aivaras Bakanas Co-Founder/ COO
Aivaras has more than 15 years of experience in sales and business development. As Head of Sales for Deeper Smart Sonar, he with his team grew its turnover from 0 to 10 million EUR in 5 years. He is leveraging his broad experience & international network of business contacts to give millo a truly global profile.
Rugilė Mickevičiūtė Social media / Digital media and content manager
Rugilė has over 8 years of experience in marketing. She is highly skilled in managing social and digital media platforms. Throughout the years Rugilė accumulated a vast pool of knowledge on how to best use branding on growing both your audience and business, which she now applies in establishing millo’s name worldwide.
Benjaminas Šulcas Chief technology officer/ CTO
Benjaminas has over 12 years of experience in electronics engineering. He has a background in innovation, and has founded two companies. He holds a degree in Engineering from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania’s foremost technical university.
Agnetė Stirbinskytė Customer Support
Agnetė is an individual with exceptional people skills that enabled her to achieve great things during the 5+ years she has spent in the field. Her strong work ethics, ability to de-escalate and resolve issues, and strong focus on customer's well-being make her an essential part of our team.
Eimantė Stančikaitė Community manager
Eimantė has been in the field of marketing for 6+ years. She mainly focuses on how digital presence and original content can help the brand to reach broader audiences. Her creative input is essential in the journey of bringing our message worldwide and translating it for different audiences.
Rolandas Babrauskas Firmware
Rolandas has over 25 years of experience in the industry. He has worked on IT solutions for projects ranging from medical devices to fuel injection controls on nanosatellites.
Goda Balčiūnaitė Administration Manager
Goda can be proud of more than 8 years' experience in administering. During her career, she successfully worked in a wide range of industries from pharmaceuticals & fintech services to the startup ecosystem. We are privileged that such a dedicated and proactive manager is now a part of our team.
Audrius Bražėnas Mechanical engineer
Audrius held senior positions in a range of mechanical engineering projects over the past 8 years. A graduate of Braunschweig Technical University is experienced in creating product prototypes and manufacturing lines for mass production.