Tiit Paananen
VP, Engineering @ Veriff
Tiit Paananen is a seed investor at Veriff focused on Retail and Software. Tiit joined Skype 2005 as a test director after 10 years leading companies in Software Development and holding Engineering Operations roles in Estonia and the Baltics.At Skype he was responsible for Software Quality Assurance and testing for 7 years. In his last 2 years, he served as General Manager of Skype Estonia, coordinating EngineeringL&D, onboarding and community mgmt globally for Skype.Tiit is active member of vibrant ICT community in Estonia and member of the board in Estonian IT and Telecommunications Association, in which he focuses on education and workforce, and heads the IT academy steering committee. IT academy is a joint program between Tallinn Technical University and Tartu University ICT faculties to up level ICT education quality in Estonia.Tiit is also a skydiver, aircraft pilot and beer enthusiast resurrecting microbrewery industry in Estonia.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Industries Tiit Paananen invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 1 (100%)
- Software 1 (100%)
Investments
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Cloutex
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Cloutex is a data logistics company that allows businesses to synchronize, move and manage their data quickly and easily. Their Google Chrome extension - Cloutex for Chrome enables users to move LinkedIn data available on public profiles into a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. | $600K / Seed / Jan 16, 2014 |
Co-Investors
About Veriff
Veriff is an online identity verification company that protects businesses and their customers from online identity fraud. It is a highly automated identity verification platform connecting companies with honest customers.Veriff makes it easy to connect with people to trust. With the combined forces of machine learning and eagle-eyed specialists,Veriff is always two steps ahead of digital fraud. AI speeds up sessions with immediate feedback, while manual checks by their verification gurus nip risks in the bud.Veriff was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.
Veriff Contacts
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Tiit Paananen
VP, Engineering
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Carly Brantz
Chief Marketing Officer
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Hubert Behaghel
VP of Engineering
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Jaanus Kivistik
CTO
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James Lancaster
Senior Account Executive
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What does Tiit Paananen invest in?
Tiit Paananen invests primarily in Retail and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Estonia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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