About Since AI

Since AI is Europe's execution-focused AI innovation ecosystem, where frontier AI becomes shipped products. A non-profit connecting 10,000+ AI builders across Europe with leading AI companies, research groups, and investors. Our mission: strengthen Europe's AI capability through execution, open collaboration, and real outcomes.

What makes us different

Execution over content. We do not build another community around content, networking, or presentations. We build an execution system where exceptional people move from idea to prototype, prototype to production, and production to startup-scale opportunity.

Ecosystem over community. Since AI is not a single organization. It is an ecosystem that spans leading AI companies, top research groups, world-class universities, ambitious startup communities, and venture capital partners across Europe.

Outcomes over events. Hackathons and meetups are starting points, not endpoints. The strongest teams receive continued support: deployment help, compute access, capital introductions, and commercialization pathways.

Founder

Riku Lauttia

AI engineer and entrepreneur building intelligent systems at the intersection of technical execution and commercial strategy. Founded Since AI in 2025 and led its growth to a 10,000+ builder network and 30+ strategic partnerships.

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The full Since AI team — spanning Sales & Partnerships, Community, Technology, Production, and Finance — is listed on the Contact page.

Advisors and ecosystem partners

Since AI works closely with ecosystem partners across Europe, including Google for Developers, Antler, the University of Turku, Aalto AI, Boost Turku, and HankenAI. A formal advisory board will be announced as Since AI expands in 2026.

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