Ahkera Smart Tech

Easily bolt-on installed and scalable Ahkera solutions extend valuable airport baggage and cargo handling peak time capacity!

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Industrial/Energy
  • Location Hyvinkää, Uusimaa, Finland
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded December 2008
  • Employees 7
  • Website ahkeratech.com

Company Summary

Ahkera develops and sells automated packing technology (Pat. Pending) that extends baggage handling systems and brings capacity and benefits to airports, ground handling agents and airlines and air cargo processes. Airports face capacity issues. The number of airline passengers have increased and are increasing; in baggage and cargo handling, Ahkera can add capacity and thus bring relief, while fitting in a smaller space.

Team

  • Harri Ruoslahti
    CEO

    Founder and CEO of Ahkera

    Harri is responsible for Ahkera’s customers, strategy and sales & marketing.

    The Ahkera baggage handling solution is based on Harri’s experience as Ramp Director at the Finnair ground handling company Northport.

    Harri has a Master of Arts in Communication degree (Pepperdine University, California, USA).

    Harri has worked in executive development for Mercuri Urval, Mergertum and Hunting Minds, and has held a sa

  • Arto Juosila
    Chairman

    Co-founder and Chairman of the Ahkera Board.

    Arto is responsible for overall Ahkera strategy and business development with a strong role in financing and organizational issues.

    Arto has several years of executive experience in multinational business and business development.

    Arto has a Master of Science (Econ.) degree (Turku School of Business and Economics).

    Arto is an experienced Kone and Konecranes executive with a strong understan

  • Juha Tuominen
    CTO

    Partner, Chief Technical Officer and member of Ahkera’s board

    Juha is responsible for Ahkera’s Technology and Product Development.

    Juha has a long experience in R&D, industrial automation and software development.

    Juha has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Helsinki University of Technology - HUT) and a PhD in Computer and Electrical Engineering (Wollongong University, Australia). At HUT Juha has worked as researcher, profess

Advisors

  • Magnusson Law
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Rantalainen
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Raute Corporation / Oyj
    Unconfirmed
    Ahkera Finance Oy (group of private investors)
    Unconfirmed
    H.G. Paloheimo Oy & Walpe Oy
    Unconfirmed

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