fff.club: Investor Story

Hosted by Tim Vaino

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As one of the largest investor syndicates in the Baltics, fff.club brings together over 400+ top tech professionals from leading companies like Bolt , Wise , Pipedrive , Vinted , Skype , Klarna , and more, all with a shared mission to collectivly co-invest in unique opportunities typically out of reach for smaller investors. Hosted by co-founder Tim Vaino , this podcast offers a mix of insightful conversations, expert learnings, and casual chit-chat, giving listeners a front-row seat to the ideas and experiences shaping the world of investing. Whether you’re a seasoned investor, founder or just exploring the space, this podcast is your go-to resource for staying ahead in the tech and investment landscape at large.

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May 28, 2025Episode 111 hr 2 min

Investor Story: Kristina Siimar & Artur Erik Lindmaa

Today, our guests are from Skaala, which some might know by the previous name Taavet+Sten. From its origins in tech to its evolution into a purpose-driven investment powerhouse. We'll explore the core concepts of family offices, dissect what it really takes to build one from the ground up, and look into the merits of global investment strategies.We'll also dig into how Skaala is doing it. Talk about strategic asset allocation and the potential for scaling a family office into something…bigger.This people are... Kristina Siimar and Artur Erik Lindmaa.

September 27, 2024Episode 1058 min

Investor Story: Kaido Veske

Today, our guest is someone who brings an American-style approach to investing in Baltics. As the Founding Partner at Livonia Private Equity Fund, he has led about 10 major investments in the last 10 years, while those companies are offering jobs for over 1,000 people. Quite often you can see this man on a bike, running or swimming as he is also an Ironman. We explored the story and the setup up Livonia Partners, their proactive, risk-taking philosophy and what it takes to scale businesses successfully. We talked competition and diversification. This person is… Kaido Veske.

June 21, 2024Episode 91 hr 0 min

Investor Story: Donatas Keras

Today our guest someone, who got into Venture Investment back in 2011. He started off his investment career in Real Estate before becoming one of the founding partners of Practica Capital, the leading Lithuanian Early-Stage fund, focusing on the Baltics. Among other investments, Practica Capital have invested in Montonio, Ovoko, PvCase, TransferGo while recently announcing their fund III, ready to deploy another 80m€ into future success stories of the Baltics. This person is… Donatas Keras

April 23, 2024Episode 81 hr 11 min

Investor Story: Kristjan Tamla

Today our guest is someone who has been a Chairman of the biggest Baltic asset management company. He has experience in active fund management across multi asset classes, having managed over 2b € worth of assest across his career. Currently, he is serving as a Managing Director of efTEN, the largest Real Estate fund in the Baltics. We talked about what is a real estate fund, how does it operate and addressed specific example of latest fund of EfTEn - Special Opportunity Fund. This person is Kristjan Tamla.

March 28, 2024Episode 257 min

Investor Story: Jone Vaituleviciute

Today our guest is someone, who within last several years has became one of the strongest early stage fund GPs in the Baltic region. Despite the fact that she is running marathons, word "acceleration" is not something that fully describes what they do at FIRSTPICK.We talked about how to get access to the deals and pick first, looked intro early stage market in Lithuania and discussed the power of the community as a bridge to foreign markets.

March 14, 2024Episode 11 hr 4 min

Investor Story: Tomas Kemtys

Today, our guest is someone, who started off his career as an investment banker in NY, handled deals across the globe. Form 2017 he is a Partner in one of the leading Climate tech funds in Europe- Contrarian Ventures. We talk about the perception of ClimateTech, how is it to operate with a Pan-European fund from Lithuania, raising the Fund II during challenging times on the market and touched the importance of the community around Contrarian Ventures and at large. Ladies and Gentlemen, this person is Tomas Kemtys, the Genral Partner of Contrarian Ventueres!

February 28, 2024Episode 753 min

Investor Story: Kristjan Novitski

Today our guest is someone who has built one of the biggest payday loan companies, Cash On Go, in the UK without even living there. He then successfully managed and grew its spin off, Every-Pay before starting to invest himself. These days he is a CEO of Stebby - the largest wellness marketplace in the Baltics. Stebby was acquired by Livonia Partners in 2022 and our guest was the mastermind behind this transaction. Since then, company has shown outstanding growth and our guest claims there is more to come. In this episode we will talk about his background, Stebby deal and Private Equity in general. Please welcome… Kristjan Novitski!

May 31, 2023Episode 655 min

Investor Story: US Special with Akim and Tim

Today, we have a special episode on fff.vc where Akim and Tim share their entrepreneurial adventure in the US. They spent a month exploring Silicon Valley and California, attending the Nevada Trust Conference scouting for potential partners.In this episode, they delve into the numbers: 23 days, 11 cities, approximately 4000km traveled, 5 events attended, and 70 new contacts made. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of these experiences. They also discuss the impact versus cash multiples, the speed and volume of US businesses, and shed light on the true meaning of "Fail Fast".Join us for an hour filled with insightful learning and thought-provoking discussions in this special episode: "Investor story in the US" with our fff.vc hosts.

April 3, 2023Episode 51 hr 16 min

Investor Story - Rasmus Udde

Today, our guest is almost a synonym to ClimateTech in Baltics. During his professional career, he has been living Scotland, England, Denmark, Switzeland, before coming back home to Estonia. He is not investing himself but is doing it for company that also invests renewable energy and electrification start-ups - Sunly (https://sunly.ee/). Among other things he is involved in such investments as UpCatalyst, Skeleton Technologies, Comodule and EnergiaSalv. People say that knows if the company is climate positive or negative from the fist glance and knows how to calculate true impact of a tech company. This person is…. Rasmus Udde

January 20, 2023Episode 41 hr 15 min

Investor Story - Triin Hertmann

Today, our guest is one of the biggest advocates and examples of impact investing in Estonia. She helped to build Skype (https://skype.com) and was the second employee at Wise (https://wise.com). Her active angel portfolio includes companies such as Starship, Montonio, Salv and many others. Lately, she co-founded Grünfin (https://grunfin.com), a company that helps people invest in the most impactful sustainable funds. She is one of the pioneers when it comes to women in tech herself, now becoming a huge inspiration for others. In this episode we spoke about impact investing, talked about personal and professional DD principles and of course, speculated about what the future holds. This person is …. Triin Hertmann