Otso Veisterä
Founder at The Token Company (YC W26)
Helsinki, Mainland Finland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolOtso Veisterä is a founder and design technologist based in Helsinki with eight years of experience blending interaction design, human-computer interaction research, and startup building. As founder of The Token Company (YC W26) he focuses on product-led ventures that sit at the intersection of design, cryptography, and usable tooling. His background includes an Entrepreneur in Residence stint at Lifeline Ventures and participation in early-stage cohorts like FR8, giving him hands-on experience with founder formation and rapid product iteration. Trained in HCI and with a strong grounding in physics and mathematics from Otaniemen Lukio, he brings analytical rigor to UX and system design decisions. Otso’s profile suggests a rare mix of design sensibility and technical fluency, often turning complex interaction problems into pragmatic, user-centered solutions. He’s currently deepening his startup network through Y Combinator while continuing to ship founder-led products.
9 years of coding experience
High School, Physics and Mathematics, High School, Physics and Mathematics at Otaniemen LukioW26, W26 at Y CombinatorFR8Z Fellows
English, Finnish, Swedish
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Ajhaa/ohtu-EIKU
Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
Group EIKU ohtu miniproject
Contributions:1 release, 66 commits, 2 PRs in 1 month
miniproject
otsha/habit-tracker
Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
A Habit Tracker application using MERN stack
Contributions:1 PR, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
mern
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