Ilkka Immonen

Development Manager, OAMK

Ilkka builds companies. He's co-founded and grown multiple game studios, and ran a game and animation studio for 7 years working with global entertainment brands and Hollywood talent. Ilkkas clientele and partnerships included such names as Wesley Snipes, Nightwish, Nintendo, Supercell, ARM, Aku Louhimies among many others.

His network is massive. Venture capitalists, game industry leaders, government contacts from his Ministry of Employment days—he knows them all. He's coached successful game studios and taught entrepreneurship at top Finnish universities. He opens doors.

Looking for funding or the right investor introduction? Ilkka understands the Finnish funding ecosystem from the inside. He's built companies, raised capital, and made exits.

ilkka.immonen(a)oamk.fi

+358 40 8311987

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Tuomas Jomppanen

Startup Coach, OAMK

Tuomas is a rare combination of a developer and a designer. His 8 US patents in fintech and mobile technology show the technical depth. His Red Dot Design awards show he knows that user experience is your competitive advantage.

As a CTO, he built the tech that took a company from zero to the Helsinki Stock Exchange in six years. He has also done it for himself, he built a SaaS company alone and sold it to a company in Silicon Valley. Before all that, he was one of the first people at OP Pivo, helping build what became Finland's most popular banking app. He's seen what works at every stage.

If you're building a startup, Tuomas has actually done it. Multiple times. He's made the mistakes so you don't have to. He knows the shortcuts that work and the ones that don't.

tuomas.jomppanen(a)oamk.fi

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Tomi Huhtamäki

Project manager, OAMK

Tomi coordinates the StartupOulu brand, bringing together Oulu’s vibrant startup ecosystem under one roof and strengthening collaboration across the community. He manages the Business Corner activities at the Linnanmaa campus, where he works closely with student startups and supports early-stage entrepreneurs in their daily development.

Tomi has over twenty years of experience in building businesses. He has been an entrepreneur in the U.S. and he also had a consulting business in Finland. Tomi has helped startups (100’s of small businesses) and growth businesses. His expertise are: business consulting, sports’ technology equipment, physical training, health industry, stock markets and tourism. His work connects founders, students, partners, and stakeholders, creating meaningful opportunities for growth and visibility.

If you have any questions about Oulu’s startup events, Business Corner activities, or StartupOulu as a whole, Tomi welcomes you to get in touch.

tomi.huhtamaki(a)oamk.fi