Outer Space is not for the faint-hearted, Joni Taajamo’s journey from working with the leading Space Tech companies in Finland to landing his new role as a software engineer for space infrastructure at Loft Orbital. Joni holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki & a
Isak Wärnman is the newest Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. team addition in Alameda, CA. He will start in the strategy team this summer, through the Staruplifers program. So let’s go back to the beginning of his journey, and look at how he managed to land a job in one of the
(Daniela Untersteiner, Isaura Hernandez) Welcome to the bustling city of San Francisco, where innovation thrives and culture meets! In this blog post, we dive into the vibrant tech scene of San Francisco, exploring the key ingredients that make this city a haven for entrepreneurs and professionals seeking to make
Despite the blooming of new tech hubs in Austin, Chicago, and even Florida in recent years, San Francisco remains one of the most relevant and important startup locations in the world 💪🏽 (Isaura Hernández, Lorenzo Maggi) The city has a long history of innovation and entrepreneurship, and it has built
Next month, the world’s leading startup event, Slush, returns to Helsinki. This internationally recognized event brings together over 4600 startup founders and 2600 investors. While Slush has become highly prominent among startups and investors globally, it has also had a big impact on the Finnish startup ecosystem. Although Slush is mainly
Today we want to share with you a recap of Aleksandar’s story! Aleksandar is a Swedish-based Startuplifers alumnus who has been part of the program in the second half of 2018. He nowadays works as a Software Engineer at Spotify. What’s your name and where are you from? My
Over the past decade, Startuplifers has connected hundreds of talent from the Nordics with fast-growing startups in Silicon Valley and beyond. After the program, many of the alumni have played an essential role in building some of the fastest-growing Nordic startups including Wolt, Varjo, Hoxhunt, Blok, Singa, Valohai, Meru Health,
Startuplifers On-demand is back! With On-demand, you get to take a more active, personalized approach to your U.S. startup job search compared to Reach The Valley path, where you apply directly to our simplified application and get matched with a startup job suitable for you. On-demand allows you to hunt
We are thrilled to introduce you to Riikka, a new Startuplifer who took off to California last week. Riikka will be working as a Chief of Staff at Meru Health, a Y-Combinator startup creating a new standard of mental healthcare. Before Riikka stepped on the plane and took off
Describe your Startuplifers experience with a few words. Life-changing. A decisive push in my career. Antonio Chiappetta What’s your name and where are you from? My name is Antonio Chiappetta and I come from a little town near Napoli, in the South of Italy. How did you first hear about