Our Team

Lakki Patey

Founder and Chair of the Board
Inventor of the New Amigos board game, which was nominated for Game of the Year in the Netherlands and awarded the

European Language Label. To date, 400,000 units of the board game have been sold. He is responsible for product development and design. He is an awarded guitarist and composer, speaks six languages, and has taught both music and languages.

Stig Patey

Co-Founder and CEO
Experienced in Lean Startup, Business Model Design and Agile Prototyping. Background in Mathematics,
Statistics and Computer

Programming from the University of Oslo.

Thomas Brager-Carlsen

Co-Founder, Legal Officer
Founder of AUKA AS a Norwegian payment service provider, wich was awarded Start-up of the Year in 2011. The company provide

mobile payment services to people, businesses and banks. The company was sold to the Sparebank 1 (Norway's second largest financial institution). Thomas has extensive board experience from companies ranging from tech- and real estate companies, to listed companies and NGOs. Thomas is an Attorney at law with a master degree from New York University.

Nguyễn Duy Cương

Animation designer
Cuong led new projects in motion and video at Redcat Motion while serving as creative director. He is a

motion artist with a free spirit and boundless energy, and also a lecturer at top motion academies in Vietnam.

Shalini Saha

Art Supervisor
Founder of Silver Star Productions. She manages projects, co-ordinates with clients and ensures that established

standards are met.

Stig Patey

Co-Founder
Experienced in Lean Startup, Business Model Design, and Agile Prototyping. Holds a master's degree in Mathematics and an MSc in

Computational Science – Applied Mathematics and Risk Analysis from the University of Oslo.

Hildegunn Almas

Co-Founder and Customer Success
Hildegunn organized the "Language Cafe" concept across 20 European cities. She is involved in product development, design, as well as economic and strategic decisions.

Dr. Albert Vahlhaus

CFO
Ali obtained his BA in International Management from California State University and his doctorate in Business Administration from

IE Business School, Madrid. Under his management, a German-based SME became a leading multinational group with regional manufacturing hubs in Europe, SEA, China, and the US. Three Greenfield investments, four JV projects, seven M&As, and an IPO exercise attributed to this expansion.

Thomas Brager-Carlsen

Co-Founder, Legal Officer
Founder of AUKA AS a Norwegian payment service provider, wisch was awarded Start-up of the Year in 2011. The company provide

Roman Melnyk

Lead Software Engineer
Master's degree in Computing, Mathematics and Informatics. 10+ years of IT mentoring, team management, software mobile

and web development, building advanced software solutions for pharmaceutical, energy, and fin-tech companies, as well as education domains. His primary goal is to make sure that the delivered product exceeds clients’ expectations.

Nguyễn Duy Cương

Animation designer
Cuong led new projects about motion and video for Redcat Motion while acting as creative director here. He is a motion artist

with a freedom soul and endless energy, and a lecturer in top motion academies in Vietnam.

Elena Krachkouskaya

UX/UI Designer
Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Commodity Science. Later focused on UX/UI design, with over 3 years of experience in conducting user

research,prototyping, and developing data-driven, user-oriented UX solutions and user journeys — creating intuitive, user-centered interfaces.

Hildegunn Almas

Co-Founder
Hildegunn organized the "Language Cafe" concept across 20 European cities. She is involved in product development, design, as well as

economic and strategic decisions.

Roman Melnyk

Lead Software Engineer
Master's degree in Computing, Mathematics and Informatics. 10+ years of IT mentoring, team management, software mobile

Svitozar Husiev

Software Engineer
Svitozar has a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, and he is experienced in all

aspects of the animation process. His strengths are responsibility, good communication, and a strong focus on delivering quality results.

Shalini Saha

Art Supervisor
Founder of Silver Star Productions. She manages projects, co-ordinates with clients and ensures that established

standards are met.

Our Team

Lakki Patey

Stig Patey

Thomas Brager-Carlsen

Nguyễn Duy Cương

Shalini Saha

Stig Patey

Hildegunn Almas

Dr. Albert Vahlhaus

Thomas Brager-Carlsen

Roman Melnyk

Nguyễn Duy Cương

Elena Krachkouskaya

Hildegunn Almas

Roman Melnyk

Svitozar Husiev

Shalini Saha

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