# Jaakko Kangasniemi

> Jaakko Kangasniemi is a funding round investor at Finnfund backing Solar and Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Finnfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finnfund)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaakko-kangasniemi-4a70b519a
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jaakkoff
- Website: https://x.com/jaakkoff

Jaakko Kangasniemi is a funding round investor at Finnfund focused on Solar and Energy. Jaakko Kangasniemi is based out of Helsinki, Uusimaa and is the CEO and Managing Director of Finnfund. Jaakko previously worked at Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland as a Economic Advisor. Jaakko Kangasniemi attended the Michigan State University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cassava Technologies | Cassava Technologies is an information technology company. | $90M |  | Dec 16, 2024 |  |
| Mobisol | Mobisol is a young Berlin Start-up founded in 2010. They provide an alternative to fossil fuel sources for low-income customers living without access to electricity, combining solar energy and a suitable repayment scheme with mobile banking. | $11M | Debt Financing |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [U.S. International Development Finance Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/u-s-international-development-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Finnfund

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Finnfund is a Finnish development finance company that provides long-term risk capital for private projects in developing countries. Apart from co-investing with Finnish companies they can finance ventures that use Finnish technology, cooperate with Finnish partners on a long-term basis or generate major environmental or social benefits.

3 contacts available at Finnfund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jaakko Kangasniemi | Managing Director and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaakko-kangasniemi |
| Kyaw Latt | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyaw-latt |
| Ulla-Maija Rantapuska | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulla-maija-rantapuska |

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## FAQ

### What does Jaakko Kangasniemi invest in?

Jaakko Kangasniemi invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jaakko Kangasniemi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jaakko Kangasniemi closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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