Karoli Hindriks

Karoli Hindriks (born 1983)[1] is an Estonian entrepreneur who in 2014 founded the relocation technology company Jobbatical which she heads as CEO.[2][3] In 1999, when only 16, she started a student company which made fabric soft reflectors for pedestrians and in 2007 was appointed CEO of the television station MTV Estonia.[4][5][6]

Karoli Hindriks
Karoli Hindriks (2017)
Born
Karoli Hindriks

(1983-06-17) 17 June 1983
Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Alma materEstonian Business School
Occupationentrepreneur
Years active1999–present
Known forCEO MTV Estonia

Early life and education

Born in Kohtla-Järve on 17 June 1983, Karoli Hindriks was brought up in Pärnu where she attended the local high school. In 2008, she graduated in International Business Administration from the Estonian Business School in Tallinn.[1]

Career

When she was 16, she participated in a school fashion project which led to her inventing a soft reflector for pedestrians which could be worn as clothing or jewellery. Encouraged by her father, she successfully applied for a patent, becoming the youngest inventor in Estonia.[7][8]

In 2022

In 2006, in her role as marketing manager, she helped to establish MTV in Estonia and worked in marketing and public relations for MTV Baltics. Half a year after the launch, when she was just 23, she was appointed CEO of MTV Estonia, the youngest MTV CEO ever.[7][9] From 2009, she was charged by Fox to bring their television channels to Estonia and the Baltic States.[8] In all, she successfully launched seven channels.[10] At the age of 23, she was listed in Business Week's 20 top Entrepreneurs Under 25 in Europe.[11]

In 2012, while following a graduate programme at Singularity University in California, Hindriks was inspired to found Jobbatical, a company which could connect technical and media people from around the world with those who were interested in hiring them.[8] Founded in 2014, the company quickly grew to serve over 100,000 users from over 50 countries.[6]

In 2022 Jobbatical pivoted from relocation platform to immigration platform and raised 11,6 M Euros to support worker migration going paperless.[12]

References
  1. Kenk, Kaire (23 July 2016). "Karoli Hindriks ehk kahe miljoni dollari naine" (in Finnish). Pärnu Postimees. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "The Entrepreneur: Meet the Founder of Jobbatical – Karoli Hindriks". CEO Today. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. "Karoli Hindriks connects nomadic workers with global opportunities". Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. "Kairoli Hindriks". Inspiring Fifty.
  5. Närhi, Arttu (3 November 2017). "Welcome Back Karoli Hindriks – This Time to Talk Talent Mobility". Slush Helsink. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. Trajkovska, Bojana (10 November 2017). "Connecting top talents worldwide – Interview with Karoli Hindriks, Founder and CEO of Jobbatical". EU Startups. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "The Entrepreneur: Meet the Founder of Jobbatical – Karoli Hindriks". CEO Today. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. Tamkivi, Ede Schank (15 September 2016). "Standing out from the crowd: Karoli Hindriks, the founder of Jobbatical". Estonian World. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. "Karoli Hindriks connects nomadic workers with global opportunities". EuropeanCEO. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. Lan Anh Vu (18 December 2017). "CEO Talk: Karoli Hindriks". Huffpost.
  11. Fisher, Akemi Sue (2019-02-13). "Female Disruptors: Karoli Hindriks is shaking up the world's borders". Medium. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  12. Butcher, Mike (2022-09-09). "Jobbatical raises €11.6M as worker migration goes paperless". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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