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Taavet Hinrikus

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 23 cheques on record.

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50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque149days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led1 of 23Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 57%
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Taavet Hinrikus highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jun
    LassieSeries A · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 8 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Jul
    LightyearSeries B · GB · NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)$23MWith 12 others
  5. 2022

    1 round

  6. Jan
    Skeleton TechnologiesEE · Firms' own news pages$42MLed
  7. 2019

    9 rounds

  8. Dec
    MeatableNL · TechCrunch$10MWith 1 other
  9. Oct
    InneSeries A · DE · TechCrunch$8.8MWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    FidelSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$18MWith 8 others
  11. Sept
    PactumPre-seed · EE · Sifted$1.1MWith 3 others
  12. Aug
    FlatfairSeries A · GB · TechCrunch$11MWith 5 others
  13. Jun
    ZegoSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$42MWith 3 others
  14. May
    YapilyGB · TechCrunch$5.4MWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    SynthesiaGB · FinSMEs$3.1MWith 6 others
  16. Jan
    FarewillGB · Uktech$9.7MWith 9 others
  17. 2018

    3 rounds

  18. Sept
    CleoSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  19. May
    TaxifyEE · TechCrunch$175MWith 1 other
  20. Apr
    Open CosmosSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 3 others
  21. 2015

    1 round

  22. Apr
    Yoyo WalletSeries A · GB$10MWith 1 other
  23. 2014

    2 rounds

  24. Jun
    CoinfloorGB$336KWith 2 others
  25. May
    FarmeronSeed · US$2.6MWith 11 others
  26. 2013

    2 rounds

  27. Sept
    PipedriveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.4MWith 7 others
  28. Sept
    CoinfloorSeed · GB$156KWith 1 other
  29. 2012

    2 rounds

  30. Jun
    FrontbackSeed · US · betabeat.com$910KWith 8 others
  31. May
    FarmeronSeed · US · venturebeat.com$1.4MWith 10 others
  32. 2009

    1 round

  33. Jan
    TweetDeckSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$300KWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

TweetDeckBought by Twitter$40MMay 2011
TweetDeckBought by UberMediaUndisclosedFeb 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Taavet Hinrikus. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Ott KaukverAngel4rounds together500 GlobalAngel3rounds togetherSeedcampVC firm3rounds togetherBetaworksVC firm2rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherJaan TallinnVC firm2rounds togetherLDV CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherLocalGlobeVC firm2rounds togetherNextView VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherPassion CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherRobin KleinAngel2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Taavet Hinrikus put money into.

Lassie$35M · Jun 2026Lightyear$23M · Jul 2025Skeleton Technologies$42M · Jan 2022Meatable$10M · Dec 2019Inne$8.8M · Oct 2019Flatfair$11M · Aug 2019

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Taavet Hinrikus in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Taavet Hinrikus

What does Taavet Hinrikus invest in?

Taavet Hinrikus invests most often at Series A and Seed (81% of the rounds on record).

How active is Taavet Hinrikus?

23 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Taavet Hinrikus invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lassie (Series A, Jun 2026), Lightyear (Series B, Jul 2025) and Skeleton Technologies (Undisclosed round, Jan 2022).

How big are Taavet Hinrikus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Taavet Hinrikus lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 23 investments on record (4%).

Where does Taavet Hinrikus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (57%), the United States (22%) and Estonia (13%).

Is Taavet Hinrikus investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Taavet Hinrikus invest alongside?

Most often Ott Kaukver (4 rounds together), 500 Global (3 rounds together) and Seedcamp (3 rounds together).

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