I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ville Ilves, an accomplished executive advisor and former CEO of Rightware, to discuss his remarkable career journey and insights into the automotive and tech sectors. Ville shared his experiences leading Rightware to significant milestones, including doubling its revenue and securing major design wins with over 50 automotive OEMs. We delved into his expertise in software licensing and M&A work. Ville also offered a Scandinavian perspective on venture capital and deep tech innovation, along with his current endeavours financing a new electric vehicle company that combines Chinese manufacturing with European assembly, leveraging onboard LLMs and edge computing.