Sten Tamkivi
Founder of NFTPort
Sten Tamkivi
Founder of NFTPort
Tallinn, Harjumaa
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Plural is an early-stage investment fund that backs the most ambitious founders on a mission to change the world through technology. Our aim is to have GDP-level impact on Europe, address systemic risks and reduce the opportunity gap worldwide through the companies we back.
Co-Founder
2022
NFTPort is Stripe for NFTs, the leading NFT infrastructure which helps devs & companies bring their NFT product to market in days, instead of months. We are used by 30 000+ developer teams, including industry leaders such as Protocol Labs, Nifty Gateway, etc. Our mission is to empower developers to break up todays data monopolies and make the Internet ownable by citizens.
Partner
2021
A private partnership between Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamkivi managing our time, capital and philanthropic efforts. Our direct investments into early stage tech companies now exclusively go via Plural Platform.
Member of the Supervisory Board, LHV Group
2015
http://lhv.ee LHV Group is the biggest domestic financial group in Estonia, with 100,000+ banking customers, 170,000+ pension clients and several highly innovative technology initiatives. We are listed on Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange since 2016.
Member
2020
We’re a global community of entrepreneurs finding and funding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Every member, including myself, has made a legally binding commitment to donate a portion of personal proceeds on liquidity to social causes. The Founders Pledge team provides charity research and vetting, a global network of experts, and end-to-end giving infrastructure, and they take no cuts and charge no fees. They also host community events across the globe
Member of the Council, Estonian E-Residency Program
2019
https://e-resident.gov.ee/ E-Residency is a new digital nation for global citizens, powered by the Republic of Estonia. Estonia is the first country to offer e-Residency, a government-issued digital ID available to anyone in the world. E-Residency offers the freedom to easily start and manage a global business in a trusted EU environment.
Member of the Supervisory Board, Vabamu - Museum of Occupations and Freedom
2015
http://www.vabamu.ee Vabamu educates and involves the people of Estonia and its visitors and encourage everyone to think about the recent past, to sense the fragility of freedom, and to stand for freedom and justice. I joined the board to help the expansion of the museum from focusing on Soviet & Nazi occupations to a broader Freedom Museum concept. In addition to continuing coverage of tragic events in recent history we drive discussion around various forms of freedoms and engage the new, post-occupation generations in actively protecting their liberties in the future.
Chairman of Supervisory Board, ASI Private Equity
2006
http://www.asi.ee Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) was established in 2003 as a partnership of four founding engineers to hold their stake in Skype. After an exit to eBay in 2005, ASI operates as a private investment vehicle, managing over 100 million EUR of assets and direct investments. 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. With about 30 investors, ASIPEAS extends its entrepreneurs' network and competence base sevenfold. As a closed investment vehicle, ASIPEAS does not solicit funds from the general public.
President, Board Member
2019 - 2021
https://asutajad.ee/ A non-profit community club of 180+ most experienced startup founders from the Land of the Unicorns.
Chief Product Officer
2017 - 2021
http://topia.com We break down barriers between people and places so companies and individuals can work everywhere. In today’s increasingly interconnected global economy, Topia's software suite simplifies global mobility and navigates the complexities inherent to a worldwide mobile workforce. Our goal is to provide you with the automated tools and data necessary to make smart strategic decisions across the relocation landscape. Past roles: * 2017 - VP Product, Employees & Marketplace * 2014 - CEO & co-founder of Teleport (acquired by Topia)
Education
Latest Articles
On startups in Europe: Remarks to European Parliaments.
Talks about Startup, European Union and Economics
Florida on Radicalization of Politics
Talks about Politico, Elections and Radicalisation