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Touko Rautiainen
Co-Founder & CEO · Kova Labs
- Country
- Finland
- City
- Helsinki
- Industry
- Autonomous systems
- Stage
- seed
- Region
- Europe
- Rising rank
- Not ranked
01 / The founder
Biography
Helsinki-based founder with a background in electronic warfare (Finnish Defence Forces) and prior startup operations experience; co-founder/CEO of Kova Labs, building autonomy for unmanned systems in denied environments.
02 / Editorial
Why we're watching
Co-leads Kova Labs, a defense-tech startup backed by Lifeline Ventures, selected for the EU's BraveTech DefTech Forges Phase II accelerator program.
03 / The company
Kova Labs
Autonomous systems · Finland · seed
04 / Verification
What we verified
Confirmed co-founder/CEO and seed funding via LinkedIn, PitchBook, company site, Nordic Hardtech.
05 / References