Karoli Hindriks

Entrepreneur

Karoli Hindriks is the CEO and founder of Jobbatical, a platform on a mission to make immigration smart.

Why you should listen

Karoli Hindriks founded her first company at 16, officially becoming the youngest inventor in her native Estonia. She then led the launch of seven television channels in northern Europe, including National Geographic and MTV. As CEO and founder of Jobbatical, she works to remove the friction of international relocation by making immigration processes seamless through technology.

Forbes named Jobbatical one of Europe's "10 Most Exciting Technology SMEs" for 2018. EU-Startups has named Karoli one of the 50 most influential women in the European startup and VC space every year since 2016. In 2020, the EU Council named her one of the eight most inspiring women in Europe.

Karoli Hindriks’ TED talk

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Why the passport needs an upgrade

Posted Sep 2021

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With much of the world’s population living in large, congested cities, urban life can get messy. Session 6 brings together six speakers who are solving the inefficiencies of city dwelling and finding new, smarter ways to live together — from futuristic transportation to transformative early education and an ingenious plan to combat e-waste. The event: […]