Management

The Cleantech Invest management team has successfully serviced large institutional investors and utilities since the inception of the company in 2005. The team has extensive experience in investment strategies, due diligence and investment research. Clients include several multinational banks, private equity companies and utilities.

Before co-founding Cleantech Invest, Ms. Tarja Teppo (PhD in Industrial Management, M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering) earned her doctorate at Helsinki University of Technology conducting pioneer research on cleantech capital markets. Previously she was a co-founder of an internal venture at Nokia Group and worked for several years for Nokia Corporation in Finland, China the United States. Cleantech Invest Co-founder Mr. Timo Linnainmaa (M.Sc. in Industrial Management) was previously manager of the Environmental Management Research Unit at Helsinki University of Technology. He has headed several industrial research consortiums on emissions trading, clean technologies and finance.