About
Has over a decade supporting the CEE tech community. She started in banking before moving to startups, invested via Atomico's Angel Programme, and covers the full pre- and post-investment workflow at Specialist.
Contact· published on Karina's own website
Experience
- Specialist VCInvestment Managercurrent2021 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Salto NetworkHead of Partnerships2019 — 2021
- LIFT99Head of Partner Relations2016 — 2021Tallinn
- AtomicoInvestor - Atomico Angel Programme 20202020 — 2021Estonia
- Startup GrindCo-Organizer2017 — 2018Tallinn
- Garage48Event Manager2012 — 2014
Skills & more
Marketing Communications11Social Media12Social Media Marketing9Online Advertising3Editing2Project Management7Marketing Strategy4Market Research3Digital Marketing1Public Relations1Event Management4Marketing1
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SEOEvent PlanningSocial NetworkingEmail MarketingAdvertisingGamingAugmented RealityGame DevelopmentTeam ManagementLeadershipGame DesignWearable ComputingLanguages English · Estonian · Finnish · Russian
From Karina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Specialist VC
Gerri Kodres
Founding Partner at Specialist VC
Kaspar Hanni
Partner at Specialist VC
Liisa Pent
Finance and Operations Specialist at Specialist VC
Oliver Strastin
Associate at Specialist VC
Riivo Anton
Founding Partner at Specialist VC
Samela Kivilo
Investment Manager at Specialist VC
Tõnu Esko
Venture Partner and Scientific Advisor at Specialist VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karina Univer?
- Has over a decade supporting the CEE tech community. She started in banking before moving to startups, invested via Atomico's Angel Programme, and covers the full pre- and post-investment workflow at Specialist.
- Where does Karina Univer work?
- Karina Univer is Investment Manager at Specialist VC.
- Where did Karina Univer go to school?
- Karina Univer studied at University of Tartu (Economics); Tallinna Reaalkool (High School).
Same school
Also attended University of Tartu41
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Also attended Tallinna Reaalkool6
Carolyn Lizbeth EinmannOperations Manager at NordicNinjaIvar SiimarPartner at Trind VenturesLiis HiieInvestment Associate at Trind VenturesSamela KiviloInvestment Manager at Specialist VCNatali MutliAnalyst at RockstartKaarel KotkasVeriff founder and CEO; Estonian identity-infrastructure entrepreneur and seed-stage technology investor.
Shared employers
Also worked at Salto Network4
Also worked at LIFT993
Also worked at Atomico82
Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoJosefin LandgårdCo-founder & CEO of MANTLE; co-founder of KryMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also worked at Startup Grind27
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