Haakon Brunell
Managing Partner @ Katapult
Oslo, Norway
Haakon Brunell is a pre-seed investor at Katapult in Oslo focused on Software and EdTech. Haakon Brunell is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Katapult Accelerator, an investment and development program for impact-tech startups globally. Haakon was formerly Associate Partner in McKinsey & Company serving clients in Europe, Africa and Asia, holding global leadership positions within energy, PE and innovation. He also has backgroundfrom NBIM (Norw. Petroleum Fund), entrepreneurship, and angel investments. Haakon holds a Master of Sc. from Norwegian School of Economics, University of Melbourne and Fudan University.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Haakon Brunell invests in
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Countries Haakon Brunell invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (67%)
- EdTech 1 (33%)
- Banking 1 (33%)
- Education 1 (33%)
- Simulation 1 (33%)
Country
- Egypt 1 (33%)
- Germany 1 (33%)
- United States 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| PraxiLabs is an e-learning company that developed a product that makes virtual science labs accessible. The company aims to provide equal opportunity for enhanced STEM education for students everywhere by providing 3D interactive virtual simulations that are accessible, usable, and affordable for educational institutions and students.PraxiLabswas founded in 2016 and headquartered in Al Qahirah, Egypt. | $150K / Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2018 | ||
| FinAccess is a banking software for microfinance organisations. | $150K / Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2018 | ||
| Think-it GmbH is a software engineering collective on a mission to unlock human potential through technology. They accelerate North Africa’s next generation of technical leaders — and integrate them as full-time distributed engineers with innovative teams around the world to build life-changing products. Their engineers build internationalcareers with groundbreaking technologies at their state-of-the-art local HQ — while their partners access highly qualified and motivated talent without the cost and competition of local hiring. Backed by mission-aligned partners, Think-it is home to a high-performing and diverse team of changemakers redefining the Future of Work — including 8 nationalities and 40% women. They are enthusiastically committed to inclusivity and ethical technology in their collective, partner teams, and mission-aligned investor networks.To learn more, visit us at www.think-it.io or get in touch at partners@think-it.io. | $150K / Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2018 |
About Katapult
We want to build a world in which all humans can thrive. We believe that capital and business can solve the world’s grand challenges. Our impact goals are to make impact investing mainstream and to steward exponential technologies to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).We invest in and support early stage impact tech startups,funds and projects, with a mission to solve the world’s most pressing problems through the use of exponential technologies. We believe that all investing needs to be impact investing. To meet our vision we lead by example and are creating a movement that other investors are following. Through our investment vehicles (Accelerators and Fund), Katapult Future Fest and Katapult Foundation we are building the impact investing field and attracting new capital. We are working on catalyzing HNWI, family offices and foundation capital into impact investing by both giving them opportunities to co-invest and by offering support and education.An important part of our thesis is not only finding businesses that are solving the world’s greatest challenges but also how we can contribute as an impact investor to stewarding technologies as a force for good. Technology can be a catalyst for good but also cause great harm. As the world adopts ever more transformative tech, we believe that maximizing the chance of good outcomes requires responsible stewardship and clear intentionality.We believe that the earlier in the company life-cycle this is made explicit, the greater the chance of positive impact. Active engagement and leveraging all aspects of Katapult supports our investees and cements a multi-stakeholder approach to decision making. We will set the standard for how to operate at the intersection of impact and tech.Through our focus on Ocean, Climate and Africa we take a holistic approach to solving society’s largest challenges. By promoting healthy oceans, a stable climate and sustainable food systems we drive towards building a thriving world for all.
Katapult Contacts
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Andrea Pittaluga
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Anthony Bellafiore
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Carl Strøm Walton
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Diogo Cristofolini
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Fredrik Winther
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What does Haakon Brunell invest in?
Haakon Brunell invests primarily in Software, EdTech and Banking startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Haakon Brunell closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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