about us

AI agency for marketing and sales teams
Marketing and sales leaders know AI has huge potential but where to start?
We help you find the right opportunities, build the tools, and train your team.

OUR FOUNDING STORY

We saw how AI would change how marketing and sales teams work. But teams were often stuck, unsure where to begin. So we built the company we couldn't find: experts who truly understand marketing, sales and AI. We understand our clients because we've been them.

Meet our leadership & client team

Helena Karhujoki
is the co-founder and COO of OstraconAI, and the person clients work with on thought leadership: the brand narrative, the key messages, and the program that keeps their senior people visible in the market.

Helena brings 15 years of experience in marketing communications. She led global communications at Valio, helping position it among the top 5 most reputable Finnish companies, and consulted at Hill+Knowlton Strategies. Helena holds a Master's degree in business communication, and a minor in business law from Aalto University.
Helena Karhujoki
Helena Karhujoki
Co-founder
Valtteri Taube
is the co-founder and CEO of OstraconAI. He works with marketing and sales leaders on where AI belongs in their operation: mapping the opportunities, turning them into a roadmap, and getting the first projects into production.

Valtteri has 10+ years of experience in building marketing processes and is a pioneer in AI-powered marketing and marketing automation. He previously led marketing teams at Terveystalo, Siili Solutions and Marketing Clinic. He holds a Master's degree in marketing from Aalto University.
Valtteri Taube
Valtteri Taube
Co-founder
Nea Höynälä
is Head of Strategy & New Markets at OstraconAI, with 9+ years of experience in marcomms. Nea brings a wealth of experience in AI-powered content marketing and designing and delivering change programs.

She previously led the marketing at Inklusiiv, positioning it as a leading DEI agency, and led one of Finland's largest tech communities, Women in Tech Finland, that won technology influencer of the year in 2024. Nea holds a Master's degree in information and service management from Aalto University, with a focus on IT strategy and responsible AI.
Nea Höynälä
Nea Höynälä
Head of Strategy & New Markets
Matti Mustonen
is Head of AI Automation at OstraconAI, where he leads a team that pairs AI developers with sales and marketing professionals. They automate the repetitive work, and build new processes around what AI makes possible. Matti helps sales and marketing organizations decide which use cases are worth building, and what it takes to get them into everyday use.

Matti brings 15 years of expertise in sales development and digital transformation. He previously served as a Director of B2B Sales Development at Sanoma, where he led AI strategy implementation and multi-channel sales operations, and worked as a business designer at Solita. He holds a Master's degree in finance from Aalto University.
Matti Mustonen
Matti Mustonen
Head of AI Automation
Laura Määttä
leads the Marketing as a Service team at OstraconAI. She has 10+ years of experience driving growth for global B2B and B2C brands and has previously managed marketing programs at Supermetrics, Adobe and Zalando.

Laura excels at managing the big picture of marketing across the full channel mix. She holds a Master's degree in marketing and information systems science from Turku School of Economics.
Laura Määttä
Laura Määttä
Head of Marketing as a Service
Henri Alaharju
is Head of AI Development at OstraconAI, where he builds and implements custom AI tools for enterprise clients.

Henri brings deep technical expertise in AI systems, from automated agents and RAG architectures to API integrations and performance optimization. He previously conducted research on AI at BearingPoint and the Finnish Defence Forces. Henri holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science and a Master's degree in industrial engineering.
Henri Alaharju
Henri Alaharju
Head of AI Development
Aamer Hasu
is an AI Growth Advisor at OstraconAI, where he helps marketing and sales teams find where AI creates real leverage in their workflow: the use cases worth building, the ones that only look good in a demo, and what it takes to make the difference stick.

Aamer brings 15 years of building and running go-to-market teams at Nordic B2B SaaS companies, several of them hands-on in HubSpot. He spent nearly eight years at Vainu, rising from business development to VP of Marketing, and later headed marketing at Intergrid. He co-founded Zadaa, a marketplace start-up acquired in 2025, and holds a Master's degree in marketing and information technology from Aalto University.
Aamer Hasu
Aamer Hasu
AI Growth Advisor
Tommi Ekholm
is an AI Growth Advisor at OstraconAI, where he helps clients build AI-powered prospecting, outbound and ecommerce operations. Tommi brings nearly a decade of ecommerce marketing and sales experience, including launching and selling his own brands.

He previously ran his own AI-outbound agency and has hands-on experience scaling direct-to-consumer businesses. Tommi is a Finnish junior squash champion and speaks 8 languages. He holds a Master's degree in economics from Hanken School of Economics.
Tommi Ekholm
Tommi Ekholm
AI Growth Advisor
And then there’s the rest of the crew.

We’re 30+ people at OstraconAI and while these are the folks you’ll probably meet first, there’s a whole team of smart humans behind the scenes making the work happen. Get to know them through our LinkedIn intro posts.

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Contact

Office
Bulevardi 21 A, 8th floor, 00180 Helsinki
EMAIL
marketing@ostracon.ai
PHONE
Valtteri Taube
+ 358 44 33 55 990

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