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Jun 21, 2024 · K??rmann and cofounder Taavet Hinrikus became Estonia's first two billionaires. The pair met while working in London. K??rmann and Hinrikus started Wise after becoming tired of losing money...
- Taavet Hinrikus - Forbes
Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann, the duo behind the...
- Founders Of Money Transfer Service Wise Become Estonia’s First ...
His Estonian cofounder Taavet Hinrikus has a nearly 10.9%...
- Taavet Hinrikus - Forbes
Wise was cofounded in London by Taavet Hinrikus, one of the first employees of Skype, and Kristo Käärmann, a Deloitte management consultant. Hinrikus moved from Estonia to London around 2006, when he began experiencing the challenges of international money transfers.
Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann, the duo behind the rising global money transfer business, named the UK's biggest entrepreneurs of 2015.
Dec 13, 2023 · When international payments company Wise listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2021, Kristo Käärmann and fellow co-founder Taavet Hinrikus became Estonia’s first two billionaires.
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Jul 7, 2021 · His Estonian cofounder Taavet Hinrikus has a nearly 10.9% stake worth $1.1 billion. Founded in 2011, the startup formerly known as Transferwise offers low-cost money transfers across 56...
Oct 28, 2015 · Business Insider caught up with the company's co-founders, Estonian expats Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann, to hear about how things have changed since the mammoth funding round.
Taavet, who was the first employee at Skype, lived in London but got paid in euros. Kristo worked for Deloitte, also lived in London, and got paid in pounds. But he had a mortgage in euros back in Estonia.
