We’re a boutique product creation company
We turn ideas into achievements and we’re good at moving fast.
Our diverse team of product designers and software engineers is committed to creating exceptional customer experiences. We have the experience, talent, and tenacity to help you achieve Digital Transformation success.
Holistic execution — One CX
We apply our expertise and holistic understanding of technology, product, consumer, and design to positively impact every project. No more gaps between design and development. No more restarts between product and marketing. One CX. Just how customers experience it.
Our leadership team
Ilpo Niva
Co-Founder and CEO
Ilpo has successfully headed product and technology development for fortune 500 companies. He has worked in a variety of large corporation executive and product management roles in addition to board membership in startups and SMEs, with excellent industry connections and a thorough understanding of how to create solid applications and services – based out of Silicon Valley.
Mikko Peltola
Co-Founder and COO
Mikko’s career began by providing consumer and network management solutions to European and Middle Eastern telcos. At Nokia, he led a team of 30 product managers and delivered several award-winning products with 10’s of millions of phones sold. Since moving to the US, Mikko built a Developer Experience team at Microsoft and headed the cybersecurity company F-Secure’s corporate business in North America. Mikko is a citizen of the USA and Finland and currently lives in the DFW area, TX.
Claudio Afonso
Co-Founder and CDO
Claudio’s career began in advertising, designing online experiences for integrated marketing campaigns. He has led creative teams on 3 continents, creating award-winning experiences for audiences in emerging and established markets. Claudio moved to Canada in 2012 and worked as a Creative Director, leading digital teams from the East coast to the West. He applies his expertise in Experience Design to develop hardware and software products. Claudio is a Canadian citizen and currently lives in Vancouver, B.C.
Risto Niva
Partner and MD Europe
Risto is a business executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in small to huge global companies. He was the CEO of Saraware from 1997 until he and his team sold the company to Wipro, one of the biggest Indian IT companies, in 2006. He performed several roles in Wipro, serving as Vice President and head of Scandinavia. He left Wipro in 2013, and has since worked as an entrepreneur. Risto has helped various companies as an investor, board member, or board chairman. At present, he serves as a board member in 8 companies. He lives in Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle.
Dr. Petri I. Salonen
Cloud Ecosystem Lead
Petri, founder and CEO of TELLUS International, is a renowned expert in business strategy consulting. He’s been a global President for IAMCP, the largest Microsoft partner organization, and held other leadership roles within the ecosystem. He has led hundreds of workshops for ISVs, SIs, and end-user organizations, helping them transform their businesses. A-CX is a natural evolution for Petri to be able to offer design and engineering services on top of the strategy development for organizations in their product creation efforts.
Our leadership team
Our locations
Silicon Valley
California
Dallas
Texas
Vancouver
Canada
Finland
Europe
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