Pia Henrietta Kekäläinen

Mehackit Oy is a social enterprise that offers high-quality creative technology education and learning materials. Mehackit is based in Helsinki, Finland and was founded by Pia Henrietta Kekäläinen, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The Finnish company's community consists of artists, teachers, entrepreneurs, and coders interested in maker culture, technology, and education. Mehackit aims to create positive and inspiring technology building experiences that focus on creativity and self-expression. Since its founding in 2014, Mehackit has trained over 1,000 teachers and reached over 4,000 students worldwide. The private company offers free phenomenon-based art and technology online courses for middle and high school students, training for creative technology phenomenon-based teaching in connection with skill and art subjects, as well as participatory workshops for museums and events.

Carbo Culture Oy produces carbon products for industrial and agriculture use. It upcycles methane-emitting local waste biomass into high carbon content charcoal. The company also supplies graphene and activated carbon. Carbo Culture was founded by Pia Henrietta Kekäläinen, Sam van Wesenbeeck, and Christopher Carstens on March 16, 2016 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.