Reinventing Airships - How This Startup Is Bringing Back Blimps for the 21st Century

We sat down with Janne Hietala, founder of Finnish startup Kelluu, to learn how they are reinventing airships and blimps with modern technology. In this interview, Janne explains how Kelluu is using autonomous and hydrogen-powered airships to collect high-resolution aerial data.

Kelluu's airships can stay aloft for long periods of time and fly in challenging weather conditions to provide detailed and frequently updated data. This has numerous applications across industries like infrastructure, forestry, and urban planning. Janne shares the startup's origins, their unique technology, fundraising experiences, and his perspective on Finland's entrepreneurial landscape.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:10 Overview of Kelluu's technology
4:40 Applications of aerial data
6:30 Kelluu's operations and team
8:20 Hydrogen safety
10:30 Kelluu's customers
13:30 Company founding
15:00 Janne's background
18:00 Fundraising experiences
21:00 Finnish startup ecosystem
25:00 Education system
28:00 Work-life balance
31:00 Influences and mentors
34:00 Startup founder mistakes