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Ott Kaukver

Independent Board Member & Investor, ex CTO at Checkout.com, Twilio, Skype

Tallinn, Harjumaa

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Skills

Start-ups
Large Scale Systems
Leadership
Building Strong Teams
Technical Recruiting
Scalability
High Performance Teams
Team Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Business Strategy
Start-up Environment
Management
Telecommunications
Mobile Devices
Strategic Partnerships
E-commerce
Product Management
Integration
Mobile Applications
Strategy

Education

Work Experience

Arvo Pärt Centre Endowment

2021

  • Chairman of the Board

    2021

  • Board Member

    2019

  • Board Member

    2021

2021 - 2023

  • Chief Technology Officer

    2021 - 2023

  • Executive In Residence

    2019 - 2020

2013 - 2019

  • Chief Technology Officer

    2018 - 2019

  • GM Voice/Video & VP of Engineering

    2016 - 2018

  • VP of Engineering

    2013 - 2016

2012 - 2017

  • Advisor / Investor

    2012 - 2017

    Supporting the scaling of engineering team and product development process

2013 - 2016

  • Advisor / Investor

    2013 - 2016

    Helping PipeDrive business to grow and scale the product development to multiple geographic locations

Ambient Sound Investments

2006 - 2013

  • Advisor / Investor

    2006 - 2013

    ASI Private Equity AS (ASIPEAS) was conceived in 2006 to allow a number of friends and colleagues from Skype to co-invest with the partnership. Working closely together at a heady pace in the early days of Skype aligned our thinking, we often share mutual interests and opinions when considering new technology ventures.

2004 - 2012

  • Head of Engineering, Consumer Products

    2008 - 2012

    Led shipping of customer facing products Skype clients for Windows, Mac, Linux, mobile and web platforms, payment portals and integrations.

  • Head of Engineering, Core Technology

    2005 - 2008

    Responsible for leading software engineering efforts for Skype's core technology platform. Grew the engineering organization from 60 to 300 persons by 2008. Established CEE development centre in Prague to tap into Central and Eastern European talent pools.

  • Director of Operations

    2004 - 2005

    Created technical and business operation functions including site and hosting infrastructure management, Customer Support, anti-fraud management, payment operations, telecom and routing management. Scaled the team from 2 to 100 persons within 18 months.