Kaidi Ruusalepp is the Founder and CEO of Funderbeam. Funderbeam’s tech-powered global marketplace enables global investors to invest in and trade cool growth companies. Kaidi is a former CEO of Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange and of the Central Securities Depository, co-founder of Estonian Service Industry Association and Member of Startup Europe Advisory Board at European Commission. As the first IT lawyer in Estonia, she co-authored the Estonian Digital Signatures Act of 2000 -landmark legislation that enables secure digital identities and, in turn, the country’s booming electronic economy. Kaidi is the fifth-year running listed among TOP 50 Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space. Entrepreneur of the Year, 2018, Technology Playmaker Awards (booking.com global award for women in tech) and Person of a Year, 2016, Estonian ICT Association.
