Meet the team
The company was founded in Finland in 2014 by five experienced entrepreneurs. The company is managed by its long-time CEO and Co-founder Jani Rytkönen (M.Sc. Econ.). In 2025, the team welcomed Antero Palo as Vice President of Business Development, leveraging over 20 years of industry experience from Salcomp. Today, BrightCharger Oy combines decades of technology and industry know-how, business development, and IP expertise to bring patent-protected charging control solutions to market through licensing, integration support, and extensive partner collaboration.
Harri Tiainen
Inventor, Co-founder
Maunu Korpela
CLO & IPR, Co-founder
Timo Akselin
Chairman
Antero Palo
VP, Business Development
Kevin Karppanen
R&D Test Engineer
Contact us:
Sales:
sales@brightcharger.com
Press:
jani.rytkonen@brightcharger.com
General inquiries:
support@brightcharger.com
Company address:
Street address:
BrightCharger Oy
Tietotie 1
02150 ESPOO
FINLAND
Mailing address:
BrightCharger Oy
P.O. Box. 60
00101 HELSINKI
FINLAND
e-Invoicing information for vendors:
| Operator |
Apix Messaging Oy (003723327487) |
| e-Ivoincing address | 003726526043 |
| OVT | 003726526043 |
Business ID: FI26526043

Jani Rytkönen