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Ahti Heinla
Co-Founder & CEO of Starship Technologies | Skype Founding Engineer
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Ahti Heinla is the Co-Founder and CEO of Starship Technologies, the pioneering autonomous delivery robot company. As a founding engineer and Chief Technical Architect at Skype, Heinla leveraged his lifelong passion for programming - taught by his programmer parents from age 10 - to build groundbreaking communications technology.
With fellow Skype co-founder Janus Friis, Heinla launched Starship in 2014 to revolutionize local delivery through autonomous systems. Heinla's keynotes offer audiences a unique window into the mindset and strategy required to build transformative, deep-tech startups.
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Founding the Future: Lessons from Skype, Wise, and Starship
Ahti Heinla at Slush 2026
The Robot that Rolls: Defining the Rules of Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery
Ahti Heinla at Slush 2024
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Slush×2 | 2026, 2025 | 🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland |
| VivaTech | 2026 | 🇫🇷Paris, France |
| Slush 2024 | 2024 | 🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland |
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