About
Tuomas Artman is co-founder and CTO at Linear. His background includes engineering, management, and entrepreneurship, having led technology teams at both small and large companies and founded several startups. His technical work spans Objective-C, Node, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, MongoDB, MySQL, and Unity3D, along with platform architecture, application design, and user interface design.
Co-founder, CTO at Linear
Intro paths
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In turn, Tuomas can intro founders to Linear's investors below.
Linear's investors · 10
01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksForm CapitalMiami · $200K – $300K checksHeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksIndie.vcSalt Lake City · $250K – $2M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSeven Seven SixPalm Beach Gardens · $500K – $5M checks
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Co-founders at Linear
KS
Karri SaarinenCo-founder, CEO
JL
Jori LalloCo-founder, CPO
Experience
- LinearCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco
- UberSenior Staff Engineer2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- UberEngineering Manager2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- GrouponSr. Manager, Engineering2012 — 2014San Francisco
- Apple Toon Inc.Group CTO2011 — 2012Shanghai
- Artman & CoFounder2010 — 2012
- SofanaticsChief Engineer & Product owner2010 — 2011
- MonimonsuCo-Founder, CEO2009 — 2010
- Valve BrandingCo-Founder, CTO2000 — 2009
- Razorfish HelsinkiSenior Developer2000
- To the PointDirector of Development1996 — 2000
Education
- University of HelsinkiUndergraduate dropout, Information technology1996 — 2006
Skills & more
Mobile Applications31iOS development6User Experience49User Interface Design40Web Development20User Interface16Web Applications10Game Development8Mobile Devices9User-centered Design4Agile Methodologies5Game Design2
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Software DesignAgileMobileApplication DesignFront-endiPhone developmentRightScaleWeb ArchitectureHTML 5Node.jsJavaScriptCSSLanguages English · Finnish · German · Mandarin · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tuomas Artman work?
- Tuomas Artman is Co-founder, CTO at Linear.
- What check size does Tuomas Artman write?
- Tuomas Artman typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Tuomas Artman found?
- Tuomas Artman founded Linear.
Founder mafias
Uber mafia163
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University of Helsinki mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended University of Helsinki42
Jyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesMaija MuntilaTalent Lead at Lifeline VenturesRamin VatanparastAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment VenturesAtte HonkasaloVice President, Data & Analytics at NGP CapitalPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcHeikki HerlinMember of the Board at IPR.VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Linear5
Also worked at Uber371
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in Startups; All-In co-hostAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
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Also worked at Groupon91
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