Alumni of Skype · Tallinn

Skype Mafia

Skype's Estonian engineering team turned Tallinn into a startup capital and seeded one of London's biggest fintechs.

2alumni startups
2named on Labspie
3founders
WiseTaavet HinrikusStarship TechnologiesAhti Heinla, Janus FriisSkype

The companies

CompanyFounded by (Skype alumni)FieldBased inValuation
Wise
Low-cost international transfers and accounts.
Taavet HinrikusFintechLondon, United Kingdom–
Starship Technologies
Sidewalk delivery robots.
Ahti Heinla, Janus FriisHardwareTallinn, Estonia–

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