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About younite

Younite builds AI-powered virtual tools and platforms. 

We turn physical products and systems into high-quality virtual environments where they can be explored, and developed using real data and AI, without the limits of the physical world.

Imagine walking into a showroom that doesn’t exist in real life – exploring your dream yacht or the exact machinery configuration your company needs. Our products, Virtual Showroom and Virtual Studio, help companies sell complex physical products more efficiently.

As 3D technologies evolve, virtual environments are becoming the place where intelligence is trained before it operates in the real world. Digital twins empower this shift to physical AI, enabling solutions like autonomous vehicles and robotics.

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Our Journey

Founded in Finland in 2017, we first connected while working at a fintech startup in New York. Soon after, we formed a design and software company with a strong product mindset.

In 2020, we strengthened our technical foundation by merging with an AI startup under the Younite AI brand.

Working with global clients such as Ford Motor Company, we recognized that digital interaction was becoming multidimensional. In 2023, we expanded into extended reality. In 2024, we became the first NVIDIA Omniverse and AI partner in Finland.

The same foundations that power our products today also underpin industrial digital twins and Physical AI platforms. This is the direction we are building toward.

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Technology & Partnerships

Younite is the first NVIDIA Omniverse and AI partner in Finland.
NVIDIA-tech

We work closely with NVIDIA technologies to build scalable digital twin systems and AI-driven platforms.

Our role is not to resell tools, but to turn advanced technologies into working systems, integrated into real operations and used by real teams.

We deliver end-to-end solutions across major cloud platforms, ensuring performance, reliability, and long-term scalability.

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Before intelligence moves into the physical world, it must be trained in a digital one. At Younite, our vision is to build high-quality virtual training environments where physical systems can be simulated and tested.

Afa Heikkinen, CEO & CO-Founder, Younite AI

Our Leadership

Our leadership team combines hands-on engineering expertise with product and commercial experience, operating across Europe and the United States. 

Afa Heikkinen
Afa Heikkinen

CEO

Laura Olin
Laura Olin

Chief of Staff

Anne Eskola
Anne Eskola-Hickey

Chief Growth Officer

Mikael Häkkilä
Mikael Häkkilä

CFO

David Papworth - CCO
David Papworth

CCO

Markku Pulkkinen
Markku Pulkkinen

CTO

Sami Heinonen
Sami Heinonen

CTO (XR)

Jieshu Hu
Jieshu Hu

CDO

Miika Moilanen
Miika Moilanen

Head of AI

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Anne Eskola-Hickey

Chief Growth Officer

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Helsinki, Finland

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90100
Oulu, Finland

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