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Liina Laas
Head of Expansion CEE at Deel 🦄 l Founding Partner at The Better Fund
Liina Laas is a member of the Advisory Board for the Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA).45 She currently holds the position of Head of Expansion CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) at Deel, a global payroll and compliance platform.56
As an Advisory Board member for ESNA, Laas contributes her expertise to support innovation and startups in Europe.5 ESNA is an initiative backed by the European Commission that aims to accelerate startup growth across EU member states by promoting best practices and providing support for policy implementation.12
Laas's role at ESNA aligns with the organization's mission to:
- Promote the use of stock options to retain talent
- Increase access to financing for startups and scaleups
- Develop streamlined visa and residency application processes
- Enhance technology transfer from universities3
With her background in expansion and her position at Deel, Laas likely brings valuable insights to ESNA on topics such as talent acquisition, cross-border employment, and scaling startups across different European markets.
