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Press release
May 19th 2014

Vaasa region enterprise agency Startia has awarded the founders of Oy Gambit Labs Ab Tim Wallin and Erik Nylund New entrepreneurs of the year 2014. Gambit develops mobile apps and web solutions especially for company needs. The jury’s decision was based mainly on the company’s immense growth, both in staff and turnover. Founded in early 2011, Gambit consists of four co-owners, nine employees and offices in Vaasa and Helsinki.

- There is a lot going on at the award winning startup. Gambit is a growing company whose young energized entrepreneurs are determined to expand. They have found a niche and strive towards taking their business to the next level, says Startia´s manager Tommi Virkama.

When Wallin and Nylund founded Gambit, Finnish companies had yet to realize the potential in mobile business apps. CEO Tim Wallin is thrilled about the award. He and Nylund have received plenty of advice and business leads from Startia.

- It feels really good to be awarded for the work we do! Tommi from Startia and Kjell Nydahl from VASEK have been very eager to help us grow. When we started our business we had to explain what we do in the most basic terms: “this is a smartphone, which you can use to run programs called apps.” We’ve come a long way since. Last year, our turnover increased with over 100 percent, says Wallin.

Gambit´s staff in Vaasa (from left to right): Magnus Södergård, Tim Wallin, Erik Nylund, Jakob Nylund, Henrik Westergård, Benjamin Burman and Janna Tarkkinen.

For more information:

Manager of the Vaasa Region Enterprise Agency Startia
Tommi Virkama
+358 400 919 361