About
Taavet is a partner at Plural, where he invests in technology founders. He co-founded Wise in 2010, serving as CEO and later Chairman through its 2021 direct listing in Europe, and previously worked as Skype's first employee and Director of Strategy until 2008. He has invested for over a decade and co-founded the Jōhvi Coding School to expand coding skills in Estonia.
Founder & CEO at ICON
Intro paths
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ICON's investors · 19
1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewCAZ InvestmentsHouston · since 2025Cubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksEnsemble VCAustinEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkIndustrious VenturesDenverKrillion VenturesMiamiModerne VenturesChicago · $100K – $7M checksNext Coast VenturesAustin · $2M – $4M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2025Oakhouse PartnersPark City · since 2025PROOFArlingtonShadow VenturesAtlantaTech Square VenturesAtlanta · $500K – $3M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025Trousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksTrust VenturesAustinU.S. Air Forcesince 2019
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Experience
- PluralPartnercurrent2021 — present
- CertificCo-Foundercurrent2020 — present
- SkaalaInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- WiseChairman and co-founder2017 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- WiseCEO and co-founder2010 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- SkypeDirector of Strategy2003 — 2008
- JoltidProduct Manager2002
- Equitygate.com / Hanashi IFCProject Manager2000 — 2001
- Halo Interactive DDBSenior Engineer1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Consumer Internet17Product Development96Mobile Devices42Venture Capital60Mobile Applications26Business Development31Management66
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Ballard?
- Taavet is a partner at Plural, where he invests in technology founders. He co-founded Wise in 2010, serving as CEO and later Chairman through its 2021 direct listing in Europe, and previously worked as Skype's first employee and Director of Strategy until 2008. He has invested for over a decade and co-founded the Jōhvi Coding School to expand coding skills in Estonia.
- Where does Jason Ballard work?
- Jason Ballard is Founder & CEO of ICON.
- What companies did Jason Ballard found?
- Jason Ballard founded ICON.
- Where did Jason Ballard go to school?
- Jason Ballard studied at INSEAD (MBA, General Management); TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology (Dropped out, Computer Science).
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Also attended INSEAD795
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology28
Lena NedebockInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarianne KikasOffice Manager at Karma VenturesRiin VähkFinance Manager at Karma VenturesRainer SternfeldGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaVeronika MugraData Scientist (on parental leave) at NordicNinjaShogo MinamiAssociate at Presidio Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Certific2
Also worked at Skaala3
Also worked at Wise28
Jan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Gbenga AjayiPartner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED InvestorsRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersClare GilmartinAdvisor at Active Partners
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