Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO of Kanava
Founder & CEO of Kanava and Smart Pulse Oy · Technology & product development · Film & television production technology
Helsinki, Finland
Sam Pattisapu is the Founder & CEO of Kanava and Smart Pulse Oy, the Finnish technology company behind Kanava. He founded Kanava to give professional film and television production teams a reliable way to manage crew communication, coordination, and production-day operations in one place.
At a glance
About
Sam Pattisapu is the Founder & CEO of Smart Pulse Oy, a Finnish technology company based in Helsinki. Kanava is a product of Smart Pulse Oy.
He founded Kanava and leads its product direction: a communication platform built for professional film and television production teams, running on the phones crews already carry. His work connects the technology company he leads with the day-to-day needs of the productions Kanava is made for.
His primary professional profile is maintained on smartpulse.fi.
Kanava
Sam Pattisapu founded Kanava as a communication platform for professional film and television productions. Kanava is a product of Smart Pulse Oy, the Finnish technology company he founded and leads.
Kanava is designed for professional film and television productions and focuses on crew communication, coordination and production-day workflows.
Founder story
Professional film and television productions depend on fast, reliable communication across departments and crew members, often in locations and conditions that make it difficult.
Sam built Kanava so production teams have a dedicated communication platform instead of relying on fragmented, general-purpose tools.
Make communication and coordination between professional production teams simpler and more reliable.
Kanava brings production communication and coordination together in one platform, running on the phones crews already carry.
Today
Leading Smart Pulse Oy and developing its products.
Building and improving Kanava and other Smart Pulse products.
Developing communication technology for professional film and television productions.
Growing the Finnish technology company behind Kanava and other software products.
Product
Production communication for professional film and television teams.
Timeline
Founded Smart Pulse Oy in Helsinki, Finland, and serves as its Founder & CEO. The company builds digital products, software and business systems.
Founder and creator of Kanava, a production communication platform for professional film and television teams, developed and operated by Smart Pulse Oy.
Sam also releases original music under his own name. The recording artist and the Kanava founder are the same Sam Pattisapu.
Before Smart Pulse Oy, Sam founded Aventis International, a digital marketing agency working with startups and small businesses, and later Dentora Healthcare, focused on patient communication and healthcare technology.
Stanford University Graduate School of Business and American Business College Paris (MBA, entrepreneurship and business development).
Sam competed as a professional basketball player before moving into entrepreneurship and technology.
Expertise
Company
Smart Pulse Oy is the Finnish technology company behind Kanava. Sam Pattisapu is its Founder & CEO.
Interviews
Sam Pattisapu has been featured in Authority Magazine discussing artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and building successful technology companies.
Authority Magazine
An interview in which Sam Pattisapu discusses his work with artificial intelligence at Smart Pulse Oy and how he approaches building practical technology products.
Read the full interviewAuthority Magazine
A conversation about entrepreneurship, the lessons behind founding Smart Pulse Oy and what Sam Pattisapu considers essential when building a technology company.
Read the full interviewFeatured in
Coverage of Sam Pattisapu. These pieces discuss Sam personally and his earlier work rather than Kanava, and the source type is noted for each.
The Hollywood TimesSam Pattisapu: Redefining Modern CelebrityProfile of Sam Pattisapu. Not about Kanava. Authority Magazine (Medium)Social Impact Authors — How & Why Sam Pattisapu Is Helping To Change Our WorldInterview series. Not about Kanava. Authority Magazine (Medium)Music Stars Making A Social Impact — Sam Pattisapu of Aventis InternationalInterview series covering his earlier venture and music work.Profiles
Music
Alongside his work as a technology founder, Sam Pattisapu releases original music under his own name as a songwriter and recording artist. The entrepreneur, the Kanava founder and the recording artist are the same Sam Pattisapu.
Network
FAQ
Sam Pattisapu is a Finland-based entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Kanava and Smart Pulse Oy. He is based in Helsinki, Finland.
He is the Founder & CEO of Kanava and leads its product direction.
Kanava was founded by Sam Pattisapu as a product of Smart Pulse Oy.
Kanava is a communication platform for professional film and television productions, covering crew communication, coordination and production-day workflows.
Smart Pulse Oy is the Finnish technology company behind Kanava, founded and led by Sam Pattisapu.
Kanava is a product of Smart Pulse Oy. Smart Pulse Oy is the company that develops and provides Kanava.
Helsinki, Finland.
Entrepreneurship, technology and product development, and communication software for professional film and television productions.
Yes. He releases original music under his own name as a songwriter and recording artist, with a catalogue on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and MusicBrainz.
His primary professional profile is at smartpulse.fi/sam-pattisapu, with verified profiles on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, IMDb, Instagram and the music services listed on this page.
Related
Push-to-talk communication built for film and television production teams.