Ville Riikkala

Ville Riikkala is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in business development and technology leadership. Currently serving as a Board Member at Pentonet and an Entrepreneur In Residence at Coventures, Ville contributes to building digital ventures in collaboration with corporations. Previously, Ville held the position of Head of Business Development at Lendiron Ltd, focusing on internationalization efforts, and was a Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at Industryhack Oy, facilitating partnerships between large companies and startups in emerging technologies like IoT and AI. Ville's earlier roles include advisory and technical leadership at Olento Life Ltd and various management positions at Digia and TietoEnator. Ville holds a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering from Aalto University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Helia.