Team Connau
Our backgrounds span product building, AI, strategic design, and professional dog breeding.
What brings us together is a shared belief that thoughtful digital tools can make real-life moments easier, especially for people who care deeply about their dogs.
Päivi Klemm
Päivi leads Connau’s vision, community building, and go-to-market work. She brings a strong understanding of breeder networks and owner communities, helping shape Connau around the real needs of people raising and rehoming dogs. Her focus is on building trust, growing the early breeder network, and turning that community into the foundation of the platform.
CEO, Marketing & Community
Sami Finnig
Pet Care & Community Specialist
Sami brings the professional breeder perspective into the core of Connau. His experience working with dogs, owners, and the realities of puppy handovers helps ensure the product reflects how breeders actually operate. He guides the practical side of the platform — from early-life care guidance to the everyday workflows breeders rely on.
Mikko Tuominen
Mikko leads product development and the technical side of Connau. His work focuses on building the platform architecture, developing the MVP, and integrating AI in ways that support clarity and guidance for owners rather than complexity. He ensures the product moves from concept to a working system that breeders and owners can rely on.
AI & Product Execution
Otso Lindfors
Otso is responsible for Connau’s strategic direction, product concept, and design framework. His work focuses on shaping the platform as a scalable digital standard for the beginning of dog ownership — from user experience to long-term ecosystem thinking. He also leads brand development and investor narrative.
Strategy, Brand & Design