Name: Wise founder Taavet Hinrikus on Europe’s tech renaissance
Uploaded: 2025-05-08T00:00:00-5:00
Description: From being the first non-founding employee of Skype to co-founding international money transfer platform Wise, Taavet Hinrikus has been at the center of Europe’s technology ecosystem.

From being the first non-founding employee of Skype to co-founding international money transfer platform Wise, Taavet Hinrikus has been at the center of Europe’s technology ecosystem.

Wise founder Taavet Hinrikus on Europe’s tech renaissance

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"Wise founder Taavet Hinrikus on Europe’s tech renaissance"

"From being the first non-founding employee of Skype to co-founding international money transfer platform Wise, Taavet Hinrikus has been at the center of Europe’s technology ecosystem. Today at early-stage VC Plural, he focuses on funding European tech startups and supporting the next generation of founders. He spoke about the impacts of early exits, the importance of backing mission-driven entrepreneurs, and his optimism for Europe’s tech landscape with Clif Marriott, Goldman Sachs co-head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group in EMEA. The conversation was filmed at Goldman Sachs’ Disruptive Technology Symposium in London on March 5, 2025.\r\nThis session was recorded on&nbsp;March 5, 2025.\r\n"

From being the first non-founding employee of Skype to co-founding international money transfer platform Wise, Taavet Hinrikus has been at the center of Europe’s technology ecosystem. Today at early-stage VC Plural, he focuses on funding European tech startups and supporting the next generation of founders. He spoke about the impacts of early exits, the importance of backing mission-driven entrepreneurs, and his optimism for Europe’s tech landscape with Clif Marriott, Goldman Sachs co-head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group in EMEA. The conversation was filmed at Goldman Sachs’ Disruptive Technology Symposium in London on March 5, 2025.
This session was recorded on&nbsp;March 5, 2025.

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