Taavet Hinrikus

Category:

Angel Investor

Description:

Taavet Hinrikus has an entrepreneurial mindset and likes things that are simple, reliable and cost no more than they should. As employee #1 at Skype, he remembers when all employees could fit around a kitchen table for meetings. During his tenure, he helped build that team into a company that delivers free long-distance calls to hundreds of millions of people worldwide. He has since helped various companies as an angel investor and advisor. At TransferWise, Taavet looks after marketing, product development, PR, and investor relations.

Location:

United Kingdom

Industries:

📊 Data and Analytics

🏦 Financial Services

🏥 Health Care

📺 Media and Entertainment

💳 Payments

👩🏽‍💻 Software

🚗 Transportation

Stages:

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Notes:

Was the first employee at Skype

Must have a tech element