25 years of experience working in fast-growing and fast-pacing global product/technology companies. Skills and expertise working in different roles from software engineering to product management, from sales to business management, and running & scaling global operations in startup and scaleup companies. Anssi recently joined Supermetrics as Co-CEO 2023 and continues as CEO 2024. Passionate to develop Finland’s startup/scale ecosystem.
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Co-CEO
Supermetrics
Jun 2026 - Current(3 months)
Sharing the role again with our Founder Mikael.
Board Member
Maria
Mar 2025 - Current(1 year 6 months)
Chair Of The Board Of Directors
Focal
May 2022 - Current(4 years 4 months)
CEO
Supermetrics
Jan 2024 - Jun 2026(2 years 6 months)
Vice Chair Board of Directors
Startup Foundation
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024(1 year)
Co-CEO
Supermetrics
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023(1 year)
Chair Of The Board Of Directors
Startup Foundation
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023(2 years)
Board Member
Focal
Sep 2021 - Apr 2022(8 months)
COO
Yousician
Apr 2021 - Dec 2022(1 year 9 months)
Yousician is changing the way how people learn to play a musical instrument.
Vice Chair Board of Directors
Startup Foundation
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021(2 years)
Board Member
Startup Foundation
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019(1 year)
Founding COO at Smartly.io
Smartlyio
Oct 2018 - Apr 2021(2 years 7 months)
Founding COO&CFO
Smartlyio
Jan 2014 - Oct 2018(4 years 10 months)
Sales Director
Basware
Apr 2013 - Jan 2014(10 months)
CIO and co-founder
Dirica Group Oy
Jan 2013 - Sep 2013(9 months)
COO
DealDash
Feb 2012 - Jan 2013(1 year)
Worked as Chief Operating Officer during high growth period (yearly revenue grow from 6.4M€ to 33.9M€).
Director
Basware
Apr 2011 - Feb 2012(11 months)
Responsible of Basware Transaction Services. Achieved transaction growth of 50+% YoY and introduced several new services to market.
Business Manager
Basware
Mar 2010 - Apr 2011(1 year 2 months)
Responsible of Basware's e-invoicing services.
Senior Sales Engineer
Liaison Technologies
Feb 2009 - Mar 2010(1 year 2 months)
Responsible of Liaison Europe and partly Liaison USA sales support including data integration, data translation and data management solutions.
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Consultant
Uxcg
Sep 2008 - Jan 2009(5 months)
When UXCG was separated from Getronics, their IT systems were separated with a tight schedule. Managed data migrations from old ITSM-solution to a new Frontrange system and implemented bespoke functionality built for large customers (incl. RTA, Energy Australia).
Product Manager
Liaison Technologies
Feb 2008 - Feb 2009(1 year 1 month)
Anilinker Oy merged with Liaison Technologies.
Worked remotely from Sydney Australia during this period with special projects.
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Product Manager
Anilinker Oy
Mar 2005 - Feb 2008(3 years)
Product manager of Anilinker’s operator services.
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Software Engineer
Anilinker Oy
Jun 2001 - Mar 2005(3 years 10 months)
- Anilinker B2B integration platform and SupplierWeb development.
- Product documentation development and ownership.
- Product development process development. Wrote my M. Sc thesis "E-Business Operator Services’ Development Process" of it.
- New B2B integration platform architecture planning and migration project.
- Sales support.
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Watchkeeper
Finnish Battalion Kosovo
Jul 1999 - Aug 2000(1 year 2 months)
Finland sent peacekeeping forces as Kosovo Forces (KFOR) right after the peace treaty was signed 1999. I worked as lieutenant in Finnish Battalion HQ Operations Center.