The Good Deed Education fund – an entity established jointly by private entrepreneurs and the Good Deed Foundation – will contribute €2 million to initiatives that address key issues in general education in Estonia; a portion of the money will also be used to support the education of children fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Wise’s Taavet Hinrikus and Teleport’s Sten Tamkivi partner in new investment firm just don’t call it a VC fund
Taavet Hinrikus, the first employee of Skype and co-founder of fintech giant Wise (formerly TransferWise), is teaming up with Teleport co-founder and current Topia CPO Sten Tamkivi to create a new investment vehicle.
Both are already seasoned investors Hinrikus is one of Europe’s bona fide super angels, with over 100 investments to his name and have already done a number of tickets together. The new as yet unnamed venture will see the pair’s investment activities formalised as an equal partnership and be supported by a team of six people based in Estonia, including an investment analyst.