Joonas Itäranta
Co-founder of Distance Technologies, focused on operations/software leadership. Previously at Nokia, Microsoft, and Remedy Entertainment.
Joonas Itäranta is a Co-Founder and Chair of the Board at Distance Technologies, a Helsinki-based startup building glasses-free extended reality (XR) technology for automotive and aerospace applications. He brings roughly 25 years of technology-sector experience, having developed and launched consumer products at Nokia, Microsoft, and Suunto before serving as Development Director at Remedy Entertainment, where he led game engine technology and production efforts. He holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Tampere University of Technology and earlier contributed to graphics research at Nokia Research Center, including a 2006 SIGGRAPH paper on high dynamic range texture compression.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder, Chair of the Board, Distance Technologies
- Based in
- Helsinki, Finland
- Prior experience
- Nokia, Microsoft, Remedy Entertainment, Suunto
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Frequently asked
- Who is Joonas Itäranta?
- Joonas Itäranta is a Co-Founder and Chair of the Board at Distance Technologies, a Helsinki-based startup building glasses-free extended reality (XR) technology for automotive and aerospace applications. He brings roughly 25 years of technology-sector experience, having developed and launched consumer products at Nokia, Microsoft, and Suunto before serving as Development Director at Remedy Entertainment, where he led game engine technology and production efforts. He holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Tampere University of Technology and earlier contributed to graphics research at Nokia Research Center, including a 2006 SIGGRAPH paper on high dynamic range texture compression.
- What is Joonas Itäranta's role?
- Joonas Itäranta is Co-Founder, Chair of the Board, Distance Technologies, based in Helsinki, Finland.
- Where did Joonas Itäranta work before?
- Joonas Itäranta's prior roles include Nokia, Microsoft, Remedy Entertainment, Suunto.
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Joonas Itäranta is Co-Founder and Chair of the Board at Distance Technologies; ~25 years of tech-sector experience with consumer products at Nokia, Microsoft, and Suunto; previously Development Director at Remedy Entertainment
Distance Technologies: Founders | DistanceVerified2026-08-08 - 2
Joonas Itäranta's LinkedIn title is 'Co-founder, chair of the board' at Distance Technologies; holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Tampere University of Technology
LinkedIn: Joonas Itäranta - Distance TechnologiesReported2026-08-08 - 3
Distance Technologies is a glasses-free XR company for automotive and aerospace, founded by a team of Varjo veterans including Itäranta
Distance Technologies: Company | DistanceVerified2026-08-08 - 4
Joonas Itäranta co-presented a SIGGRAPH 2006 technical paper, High Dynamic Range Texture Compression, consistent with an earlier research role at Nokia Research Center
ACM SIGGRAPH: Joonas Itäranta - ACM SIGGRAPH History ArchivesVerified2026-08-08