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Ott Kaukver

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Former Executive In Residence at Bessemer Venture Partners

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

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About

Ott Kaukver is an independent board member and investor with experience as CTO at Checkout.com, Twilio, and Skype. He currently serves as a board member at Arcjet. His background spans software development and technology leadership, with a focus on scaling product and development organizations.

Experience

  1. ArcjetBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. VeriffBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. Arvo Pärt Centre EndowmentChairman of the Boardcurrent2021 — presentEstonia
  4. Põhjala BreweryBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
  5. Phantom AutoBoard Member2019 — 2024
  6. Checkout.comChief Technology Officer2021 — 2023
  7. Bessemer Venture PartnersExecutive In Residence2019 — 2020
  8. Twilio Inc.Chief Technology Officer2018 — 2019
  9. Twilio Inc.GM Voice/Video & VP of Engineering2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Twilio Inc.VP of Engineering2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  11. TransferWiseAdvisor / Investor2012 — 2017
  12. PipedriveAdvisor / Investor2013 — 2016
  13. Ambient Sound InvestmentsAdvisor / Investor2006 — 2013
  14. SkypeHead of Engineering, Consumer Products2008 — 2012Palo Alto, US / Tallinn, Estonia
  15. SkypeHead of Engineering, Core Technology2005 — 2008Tallinn, Estonia / London, UK
  16. SkypeDirector of Operations2004 — 2005Tallinn, Estonia
  17. MarkIT.euBoard Member2008 — 2010
  18. HelmesGeneral Manager, Software Development BU2001 — 2004Tallinn, Estonia
  19. Zero Digital Media Agency / XXL.EEProject Manager, e-Commerce solutions1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Start-upsLarge Scale SystemsLeadershipBuilding Strong TeamsTechnical RecruitingScalabilityHigh Performance TeamsTeam LeadershipEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyStart-up EnvironmentManagement
+10 moreTelecommunicationsMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceProduct ManagementIntegrationMobile ApplicationsStrategyProject ManagementSoftware Development

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Alexis Le-Quoc
Co-founder & CTO of Datadog
Dominik Tobschall
General Partner at backtrace capital
Eamonn Carey
General Partner at Tera Ventures
Eva Lau
Founding and General Partner at Inovia Capital

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Who is Ott Kaukver?
Ott Kaukver is an independent board member and investor with experience as CTO at Checkout.com, Twilio, and Skype. He currently serves as a board member at Arcjet. His background spans software development and technology leadership, with a focus on scaling product and development organizations.
What companies has Ott Kaukver invested in?
Investments tracked here include Courier, Stilt, Veriff.
Where did Ott Kaukver go to school?
Ott Kaukver studied at INSEAD (MBA, General Management); Estonian Business School (BA, International Business Administration).

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