Taavet Hinrikus
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Taavet Hinrikus is an Estonian entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and first employee of the fintech company Wise (formerly TransferWise).
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kristo Käärmann | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsInBusiness | 21st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baltic startup ecosystem
NERFINISHED
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European tech startup ecosystem ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessSector |
cross-border payments
ⓘ
remittances ⓘ |
| coFounded |
TransferWise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Kristo Käärmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tallinn University of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
TransferWise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hinrikus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
financial technology
ⓘ
fintech ⓘ startups ⓘ |
| founded | Plural Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Taavet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFoundedCompanyIn |
Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
angel investor
ⓘ
startup advisor ⓘ |
| industry |
financial services
ⓘ
technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being first employee of Wise
ⓘ
co-founding Wise ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Estonian ⓘ |
| name | Taavet Hinrikus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Estonian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helping reduce costs of international money transfers ⓘ |
| notableWork | building Wise into a global money transfer service ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
investor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of TransferWise
ⓘ
chief executive officer of Wise ⓘ director of strategy at Skype ⓘ |
| previousEmployer | Skype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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