About
Otto Hilska is the founder and CEO of Swarmia, a platform that provides engineering leaders with productivity metrics, data visualizations, and developer experience surveys, with clients including Miro, Bolt, and Webflow. He previously founded Flowdock, which was acquired by Rally Software, and held leadership roles during the growth of Smartly.io from 30 to more than 350 employees, and served as chairman of the Startup Foundation in the Helsinki startup ecosystem. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, co-authored "Build – Elements of an Effective Software Organization," and relocated from Helsinki to New York City in 2024.
Founder at Swarmia
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Experience
- Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Membercurrent2023 — present
- SwarmiaFounder, CEOcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- SwappieInvestor & Advisorcurrent2018 — presentHelsinki Metropolitan Area
- Junction LtdChairman & Board Member2018 — 2025Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Smartly.ioChief Product Officer2018 — 2019Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Smartly.ioVP of Engineering2015 — 2018Helsinki, Finland
- Maria 01Board Member2016 — 2018Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Startup FoundationChairman & Board Member2015 — 2017Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Rally Software DevelopmentProduct Line Director, Team Collaboration2013 — 2015Helsinki
- Assembly OrganizingSoftware Architect2002 — 2014
- Flowdock LtdFounder, CEO2011 — 2013
- NodetaFounder, CTO2004 — 2011Helsinki, Finland
- Verkkojulkaisut OyWeb Developer and System Administrator2003 — 2004
- Smarthouse International OySoftware Architect2002 — 2003
- Vaisala OyjSoftware Developer2001
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Otto Hilska?
- Otto Hilska is the founder and CEO of Swarmia, a platform that provides engineering leaders with productivity metrics, data visualizations, and developer experience surveys, with clients including Miro, Bolt, and Webflow. He previously founded Flowdock, which was acquired by Rally Software, and held leadership roles during the growth of Smartly.io from 30 to more than 350 employees, and served as chairman of the Startup Foundation in the Helsinki startup ecosystem. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, co-authored "Build – Elements of an Effective Software Organization," and relocated from Helsinki to New York City in 2024.
- Where does Otto Hilska work?
- Otto Hilska is Founder of Swarmia.
- What companies did Otto Hilska found?
- Otto Hilska founded Swarmia.
- Where did Otto Hilska go to school?
- Otto Hilska studied at Aalto University (M.Sc., Computer Science); Olarin lukio (Mathematics, physics).
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