# Antti Korhonen

> Antti Korhonen is the Helsinki-based CEO and co-founder of xEdu, an education accelerator founded in 2015. His work connects early-stage learning companies with educational expertise, business mentoring and international partners. His background includes Nokia, earlier CEO roles and a documented Sparkmind partnership in 2020.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at xEdu
- **Organizations:** xEdu, Nokia (former roles), Sparkmind / EduImpact (historical partnership), Education House Finland (listed board member)
- **Education:** MQ in Quality Management, Helsinki University of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads xEdu., 3DBear CEO Kristo Lehtonen publicly credited Korhonen’s personal effort in helping its US start and 2017 investment round., Was a partner at Sparkmind in 2020, when its fund announced a €40 million first close.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Held chief executive roles and several positions at Nokia; exact dates are not stated in the cited professional biography.
- **2015** — Co-founded xEdu, which began its education acceleration work beside the University of Helsinki’s teacher education department.
- **2017** — Began discussions with investors at a Sitra conference; started fundraising for the education fund later known as Sparkmind.
- **2018** — Led xEdu as it announced the UNTIL-XEDU Learning Accelerator collaboration.
- **2019** — Discussed xEdu’s catalyst role and international work in a Nordic EdTech News interview; xEdu partnered with Startup Estonia.
- **2020** — Identified as a Sparkmind partner when its fund announced a €40 million first close.
- **2022** — xEdu’s NextEdu programme began in Turin with Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT and OGR Torino.
- **2024** — xEdu launched Edu Challenger with Civitta and Lithuanian partners; Korhonen appeared at the kickoff.
- **2026** — Listed for opening and closing remarks at NextEdu Demo Day in Turin on 11 February.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads xEdu.
- 3DBear CEO Kristo Lehtonen publicly credited Korhonen’s personal effort in helping its US start and 2017 investment round.
- Was a partner at Sparkmind in 2020, when its fund announced a €40 million first close.
- Leads an accelerator whose website reports 110 accelerated startups from more than 20 countries; these are organisation-level figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Startup Lithuania published Edu Challenger results: 34 supported startups across three cycles in 2024–2025, 28 new employees, 116 new partnerships and expansion into 14 countries. These are consortium and participant outcomes, not personal performance figures.
- **2026-02** — OGR Torino listed Korhonen for opening and closing remarks at NextEdu Demo Day on 11 February 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.xedu.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anttiatkorhonendotcom/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/anttikorhonen

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Last updated: 2026-10-22