# Timo Kallela

> Technology & product executive — CXO at Master English, co-founder and former CTO of Surveypal and Ticker. Open to board member and advisor roles.

Timo Kallela is a hands-on technology and product leader with 20+ years building SaaS companies from the ground up. He was a founding team member and CTO at Surveypal and Ticker, helping grow both from early-stage startups to successful exits, and is currently CXO at Master English, an AI-powered EdTech scale-up making English fluency accessible and measurable worldwide. He still designs architecture and ships code, now with AI-assisted development as part of the daily toolkit. Based in Akaa, Pirkanmaa, Finland.

## Focus areas

- Technology strategy, software architecture, and engineering team leadership
- Product management and SaaS growth
- Artificial intelligence and AI-assisted software development
- International expansion, technical SEO, and AWS

## Experience

- [Master English](https://www.masterenglish.com/): CXO (2024–present) — AI-powered EdTech scale-up
- Varaani Works: CEO (2021–2024) — software consultancy
- Ticker: Co-founder & CTO (2015–2020) — insider list management SaaS; acquired
- [Vilkas Group](https://www.vilkas.fi/): CTO (2015–2017) — e-commerce platform
- Surveypal: Co-founder & CTO (2007–2015) — survey/feedback SaaS

## Links

- [Website](https://www.kallela.fi/): personal site
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kallelat/): full professional profile
- [Email](mailto:timo.kallela@gmail.com): direct contact

## Availability

Open to board member and advisor roles with ambitious SaaS founders.