KIMMO IHANUS
Co-Founder & CTO | AI Search Pioneer | Technical Founder
Summary
Technical founder and AI expert with 15+ years of experience in AI, marketing, and data. Co-founder & CTO of Superlines, building Europe's leading AI Search Analytics platform. AI-native developer since before "vibe coding" was a thing — among the first teams in the Nordics to gain access to OpenAI's GPT-3 in 2020. Single-handedly developed the Superlines platform utilizing 100+ AI agents for analysis and insights. Heavy user of MCP tools and agentic workflows.
Experience
Co-Founder & CTO
- Defined and executed the full product and AI strategy for Europe's leading AI Search Analytics platform, tracking brand visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Mode
- Single-handedly architected and developed the platform, deploying 100+ individual AI agents for analysis, insights, and automated reporting — a real-world enterprise AI portfolio in production
- Developed and communicated AI strategy to investors, enterprise clients, and media; featured in Helsingin Sanomat, Talouselämä, and Markkinointiuutiset
- Built API and MCP (Model Context Protocol) support enabling agentic, multi-system AI workflows for client integrations
- Selected for Google's AI Startup Program and NVIDIA's Inception program; secured pre-seed funding from investors
- Responsible for sales, client support, and marketing alongside technical leadership
Growth Lead
- Led demand generation, performance marketing, and SEO/SEM strategy across enterprise accounts
- Built and scaled a HubSpot marketing automation system; led a cross-functional marketing team
- Advised leadership on AI adoption opportunities in marketing workflows
Co-Founder
- Founded AI-focused marketing technology company; launched first AI-powered SaaS product to the US market prior to ChatGPT's existence (2021)
- Early access to GPT-3 (2020) — among the first teams in the Nordics to build production AI applications on top of large language models
- Developed a patent-pending privacy-first location detection system using edge neural networks (published in HackerNoon)
Senior Growth Hacker / Growth Lead
- Over a decade driving growth strategy and marketing technology transformation for major Nordic and international enterprise clients
- Among the earliest adopters of AI and algorithmic marketing at scale in the Nordics, integrating ML-driven personalisation and automation into client marketing stacks
- Built growth teams from scratch, established methodologies, and delivered executive-level recommendations on technology investment priorities
- Led multi-stakeholder projects requiring alignment across business, technology, and marketing functions
Growth Marketer
- Implemented data-driven email onboarding programmes using Mixpanel for one of Finland's most successful consumer apps
Growth Hacker
- Optimized user journeys and marketing communications
- Led marketing automation implementation projects
- Coordinated loyalty program development
- Ran rapid data-driven experiments
IKEA FAMILY Specialist
- Optimized user journeys and marketing communications
- Led marketing automation implementation projects
- Coordinated loyalty program development
- Ran rapid data-driven experiments
Technical Skills
Languages & Frameworks
JavaScript, Node.js, React, Vue.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, HTML/CSS
AI/ML
OpenAI APIs, GPT models, Brain.js, Neural Networks, MCP (Model Context Protocol), AI Agents
Databases & Cloud
MongoDB, Firebase, PostgreSQL, Heroku, Vercel, Google Cloud, AWS
Marketing Tech
HubSpot, Marketing Automation, Analytics, SEO/SEM, Performance Marketing
Products & Projects
AI Search Analytics platform for marketers
Analytics for AI traffic detection
AI assistant built on Model Context Protocol
Viral project featured on HackerNews front page
Multiplayer social deduction game with AI bots powered by Claude
ML-powered HackerNews title predictor
Privacy-first location detection using edge ML
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration
Laurea University of Applied Sciences • 2005 - 2009
Media & Recognition
- 📰 Featured in Helsingin Sanomat — "Sata ajatusta tekoälystä" (100 thoughts on AI)
- 📰 Featured in Talouselämä — AI Search visibility insights for Finnish companies
- 📰 Featured in Markkinointiuutiset — Superlines global expansion at Slush
- 📝 Published in HackerNoon — "Turning Users Invisible: Edge ML in Privacy-First Location Detection"
- 🎯 Selected for Google's AI Startup Program
- 🎤 Speaker at CX Masterclass — "AI Search Optimisation Today"
- 🔥 ConsoleChat.io featured on HackerNews front page
