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.
8 years of coding experience
High School Physics and Mathematics, High School Physics and Mathematics at Otaniemen LukioY CombinatorZ Fellows
English, Finnish, Swedish
Github Skills (6)
mongoose3
mern3
expressjs3
react2
nodejs2
mongodb2
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/otm-harjoitustyo
Mar 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 87 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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