Kristiina Kansen
Founder at Aletta Angels
Profile
Kristiina Kansen is an Angel Investor and Senior Director at WhatsApp LLC.
She founded Aletta Angels in 2019.
Ms. Kansen was previously the Global Marketing Director at X Corp.
(United States) from 2017 to 2019 and the COO Mediaplanet Worldwide at Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH from 2013 to 2014.
Ms. Kansen graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a graduate degree in 2005 and from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences with an undergraduate degree in 2002.
Kristiina Kansen active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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WhatsApp LLC
WhatsApp LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services WhatsApp LLC operates as a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. Its messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia. In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. The company was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-10-31 |
Aletta Angels
Aletta Angels Investment ManagersFinance Aletta Angels (Aletta Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Anke Huiskes and Kristiina Kansen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2019-03-31 |
Former positions of Kristiina Kansen
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TWITTER, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-11-29 |
Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH
Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Part of Mediaplanet International AB, Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH provides content marketing services. The company is based in Berlin, Germany and was founded in 2007. | Chief Executive Officer | 2013-11-30 |
Training of Kristiina Kansen
University of Amsterdam | Graduate Degree |
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences | Undergraduate Degree |
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X Corp. (United States)
X Corp. (United States) Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services X Corp. is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. It provides a network that connects users to people, information, ideas, opinions and news. The company's services include live commentary, live connections and live conversations. Its application provides social networking services and micro-blogging services through mobile devices and the Internet. The company can also be used as a marketing tool for businesses. Its products and services include Promoted Tweets, Promoted Accounts and Promoted Trends. Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey, Christopher Isaac Stone, Noah E. Glass, Jeremy LaTrasse and Evan Williams on March 21, 2006, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
WhatsApp LLC
WhatsApp LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services WhatsApp LLC operates as a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. Its messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia. In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. The company was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Technology Services |
Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH
Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Part of Mediaplanet International AB, Mediaplanet Verlag Deutschland GmbH provides content marketing services. The company is based in Berlin, Germany and was founded in 2007. | Commercial Services |
Aletta Angels
Aletta Angels Investment ManagersFinance Aletta Angels (Aletta Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Anke Huiskes and Kristiina Kansen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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