Ahti Heinla
Estonian programmer and businessman (born 1972)
About Ahti Heinla
Born 1972. Ahti Heinla is an Estonian engineer, businessperson, computer scientist and entrepreneur.
Ahti Heinla (born 2 May 1972) is an Estonian computer programmer and businessman. He is one of the developers of Skype.
He was also an organizer of Let's Do It 2008, a civic action with 50,000 volunteers participating in cleaning up the countryside of Estonia in one day.
He was awarded the Order of the White Star, 5th class, in 2007,
In 2013 and 2014, he participated on NASA Centennial Challenge as team leader for Team Kuukulgur.
Heinla and Janus Friis founded Starship Technologies in 2014, to develop small self-driving delivery robots. He is the CEO and CTO.
Heinla was educated at the Gustav Adolf Gymnasium and studied physics at the University of Tartu for two years.
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Who is Ahti Heinla?
Estonian programmer and businessman (born 1972)
When was Ahti Heinla born?
Ahti Heinla was born on 2 May 1972 in Estonia.
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Ahti Heinla is an engineer, businessperson, computer scientist and entrepreneur.
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Ahti Heinla is Estonian.
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