#60: Avrea: Fixing Slow Software Pipelines in the AI Era | Hannu Valtonen

AI tools like Claude and Codex can now write code at incredible speeds. But writing code is no longer the bottleneck—shipping it is. Every new line of code still needs to be tested and validated through an automated pipeline (CI/CD). Because AI allows developers to generate 5x more code, engineering teams now have 5x more code to test, causing massive traffic jams in standard testing environments. For episode #60 of The Parameter, I sit down with Hannu Valtonen, CEO and Co-Founder of Avrea. After co-founding the database unicorn Aiven, Hannu stepped away, only to realize that traditional software delivery systems were going to ruin the productivity gains of AI. We discuss how Avrea is fixing this by building testing infrastructure that runs 3x to 23x faster than standard GitHub systems, giving developers lightning-fast builds without disrupting their current workflow. Host: Henry Osborn Guest: Hannu Valtonen (CEO & Co-founder @ Avrea) Learn more about Avrea: https://avrea.com Are you a founder? If you're a pre-seed/seed builder shipping deep-tech infrastructure, vertical AI, or hard financial plumbing and want to map your raw system layout on camera, DM me on LinkedIn. No corporate PR slop allowed.