Simo Suurkukka

With over 6 years of work experience in engineering, innovation, and technology, I am passionate about creating sustainable and impactful solutions for the world's most pressing challenges. As a Partner at Earthster, I am building the next-generation environmental impact footprinting and handprinting tool that makes sustainability easier, faster, and connected. I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, having worked and studied in Finland and Germany.

Before joining Earthster, I was the CEO and Co-Founder of Kielo Relief.io, a drug-free solution to menstrual pain that was cheap, effective, and freeing to a large number of people. Working on such an important issue was very fulfilling and an amazing experience in startup founding, investor relations, problem validation, product development, lean startup methodology, management, problem solving, marketing, branding, and sales. I also have a strong academic background in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and management, and global management of innovation and technology, and have published multiple research papers and case studies on topics such as digitalization, customer value, and North Star Metric.