Ott Kaukver

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

📍 Menlo Park, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2025
VC🌍 United States
8
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3
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3
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1
Late stage
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Portfolio

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Board Member
May 2025
Arcjet helps developers protect their apps in just a few lines of code. Bot detection. Rate limiting. Email validation. Attack protection. Data redaction. A developer-first approach to security.
Board Member
Oct 2024
Veriff is the preferred identity verification partner for the world’s biggest and best digital companies, including pioneers in fintech, crypto, gaming and the mobility sectors. We provide advanced technology, deep insights and expertise from our foundation in digital-first Estonia and honed over decades in leading the digital identity revolution.The partner of choice for businesses who need to rapidly and effortlessly verify online users from anywhere in the world, Veriff delivers the widest possible identity document coverage. By supporting government issued IDs from more than 230 countries and territories and with our intelligent decision engine which analyzes thousands of technological and behavioral variables Veriff enables trust from the first hello. We’re a global company with hubs in Europe, the US, and LatAm. We have a robust backing and funding from investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital and Y Combinator, we’re dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer and more secure world. To learn more, visit veriff.com.
Board Member
Jun 2021
We are Põhjala Brewery. Our beers are inspired by our heritage, local nature and cuisine. We take well‑known beer styles and add our own distinctive twist with surprising ingredients or long barrel aging.
Board Member
Jul 2019
Drivers can work remotely, too. Phantoms software enables people to remotely operate, assist, and supervise vehicles from thousands of miles away -- including forklifts, tuggers, robots, trucks, and more. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and with an R&D center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Phantom serves supply chain and logistics customers to increase safety, labor accessibility, and productivity.
Advisor / Investor
Apr 2013
The global sales-first CRM and intelligent revenue management platform for small businesses.
Advisor / Investor
Dec 2012
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move money around the world. With the Wise account people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new cross-border payments network that will one day power money without borders for everyone, everywhere. However you use the platform, Wise is on a mission to make your life easier and save you money. Co-founded by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, Wise launched in 2011 under its original name TransferWise. It is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable technology companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker, WISE. 16 million people and businesses use Wise globally, which processes £9 billion in cross-border transactions every month, saving customers around £1.5 billion a year. For customer queries: Please note that LinkedIn is not a Wise Customer Support channel. If you would like to hear from our Customer Support team, please see our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Login to access customer support: https://wise.com/login/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Wise/ IG:https://www.instagram.com/wiseaccount/ TW:https://twitter.com/home
Board Member
2008
Thousands of international companies across 6 continents are saving considerable amounts of time and money by sourcing and buying their IT hardware and accessories through Markit’s IT marketplace and procurement solution. Markit clients compare prices and delivery times in real time in our marketplace of over 5 million unique IT products. In 2022, they saved an average of 10.3% on average market prices and thousands of hours by using Markit to manage, centralise, and streamline their IT purchasing. Founded in Estonia in 2003, Markit is now working in 42 countries. In 2022, Markit’s revenue was 217.8M euros.
Advisor / Investor
2006
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) was established in 2003 as an equal partnership by four founding engineers at Skype to hold a minority stake in Skype. At the end of 2005 ASI sold its Skype shares to eBay and now operates as a private investment vehicle. Today, we are a team of 15 people managing € 100 million of assets. ASI's portfolio consists of 30 companies which are located in Europe, US and Asia. ASI as an investor has interest in technology start-ups with focus on B2C software, web and mobile applications, and social media. ASI is funding early stage companies which are typically looking to raise Seed or A-round investments. Besides financing ASI wants to share its experience in software engineering and business development and contribute actively into growth of portfolio companies.
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2025
Board Member
May 2025
Arcjet helps developers protect their apps in just a few lines of code. Bot detection. Rate limiting. Email validation. Attack protection. Data redaction. A developer-first approach to security.
2024
Board Member
Oct 2024
Veriff is the preferred identity verification partner for the world’s biggest and best digital companies, including pioneers in fintech, crypto, gaming and the mobility sectors. We provide advanced technology, deep insights and expertise from our foundation in digital-first Estonia and honed over decades in leading the digital identity revolution.The partner of choice for businesses who need to rapidly and effortlessly verify online users from anywhere in the world, Veriff delivers the widest possible identity document coverage. By supporting government issued IDs from more than 230 countries and territories and with our intelligent decision engine which analyzes thousands of technological and behavioral variables Veriff enables trust from the first hello. We’re a global company with hubs in Europe, the US, and LatAm. We have a robust backing and funding from investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital and Y Combinator, we’re dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer and more secure world. To learn more, visit veriff.com.
2021
Board Member
Jun 2021
We are Põhjala Brewery. Our beers are inspired by our heritage, local nature and cuisine. We take well‑known beer styles and add our own distinctive twist with surprising ingredients or long barrel aging.
2019
Board Member
Jul 2019
Drivers can work remotely, too. Phantoms software enables people to remotely operate, assist, and supervise vehicles from thousands of miles away -- including forklifts, tuggers, robots, trucks, and more. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and with an R&D center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Phantom serves supply chain and logistics customers to increase safety, labor accessibility, and productivity.
Executive In Residence
Jul 2019
Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations from inception to build long-standing companies. With more than 155 IPOs and 450-plus portfolio companies across industries, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from seed through every stage of growth. Bessemer has backed industry defining companies including Anthropic, Abridge, Canva, LinkedIn, Perplexity, Pinterest, RocketLab, Shopify, ServiceTitan, Toast, and Twilio, and has $20 billion of assets under management. Bessemer invests globally, with investment teams located in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv.
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