# Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP)

> Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) is a VC fund backing Energy and Solar. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/klp/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/klpkvitrer
- Website: http://english.klp.no/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/klp.no

Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) is a VC fund in Oslo focused on Energy and Solar. KLP is contributing to sustainable social development through acting in a socially responsible way. The dialogue between KLP and its customers should be characterized by their values.KLP strives to provide a safe and competitive financial and insurance service to the public sector and companies related to the public sector and theiremployees.Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) will provide safe and competitive financial and insurance services to the public sector, public sector companies and their employees.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 60% |
| Solar | 2 | 40% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 40% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 40% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 20% |
| Norway | 1 | 20% |
| Estonia | 1 | 20% |
| Finland | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sverre Thornes | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India Grid Trust | IndiGrid was established on October 21, 2016 by our Sponsor, Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Limited, and is registered with SEBI pursuant to the InvIT Regulations.Their Sponsor is one of the leading independent power transmission companies operating in the private sector, with extensive experience in bidding, designing, financing, constructing andmaintaining power transmission projects across India. | $300M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| Sunly | Sunly, a renewable energy company, is active in the Baltics and surrounding markets. Sunly is developing renewable energy projects through Sunly Infra and manages a renewable energy and electrification portfolio of start-ups through Sunly Startup. | $335M | Debt Financing | Aug 26, 2024 |  |
| Ilmatar | Ilmatar is a project-oriented integrator in the field of renewable energy production with a strong focus on project execution. They make ideas come to life – ours as well as yours.Ilmatar aims at building 1 GW of new wind power capacity in Finland in the next five years. Through these, Ilmatar will have a remarkable positive effect in thereduction of carbon dioxide emissions in energy production. Ilmatar’s commitment to emission reduction offers a great legacy to future generations.Ilmatar identifies, develops, finances, constructs and operates renewable energy production sites. At the same time, they are constantly following the progress of new, carbon neutral or even carbon binding, energy systems to discover technologies and concepts that are mature enough for realization.Although Ilmatar is completely independent and free to pursue its own agenda for a cleaner future, they are not alone in their efforts, but enjoy the support of a vast network of domestic and international partners. Their most significant partners are Omnes Capital and EDF Renewables.Ilmatar’s local companies are in charge of the local project development, construction and operating of the wind farms. The group’s parent company is Ilmatar Windpower Plc. | $543.9M | Debt Financing | Nov 14, 2023 |  |
| Otovo | To homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof and batteries in the home. We are a marketplace organizing a network of hundreds of local, high quality energy installers that we have vetted thoroughly. We use our proprietary technology to analyse the potential of any home and advise precisely about the ideal project.Founded in Oslo in 2016, our team consists of engineers, programmers and technical consultants located in Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Lisbon. We have sold and completed thousands of solar energy projects across Europe and aim to become the continent’s no.1 residential solar energy company. Otovo is financially solid, being backed by some of Scandinavia’s major investment entities, notably Axel Johnson of Sweden, Norway’s municipal pension fund (KLP), and Nysnø, the Norwegian green sovereign investment fund. | $28M |  | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Otovo | To homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof and batteries in the home. We are a marketplace organizing a network of hundreds of local, high quality energy installers that we have vetted thoroughly. We use our proprietary technology to analyse the potential of any home and advise precisely about the ideal project.Founded in Oslo in 2016, our team consists of engineers, programmers and technical consultants located in Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Lisbon. We have sold and completed thousands of solar energy projects across Europe and aim to become the continent’s no.1 residential solar energy company. Otovo is financially solid, being backed by some of Scandinavia’s major investment entities, notably Axel Johnson of Sweden, Norway’s municipal pension fund (KLP), and Nysnø, the Norwegian green sovereign investment fund. | $33.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 22, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Agder Energi Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agder-energi-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Akershus Energi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akershus-energi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Axel Johnson](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-johnson) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nysnø](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nysn%C3%B8) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OBOS Forsikring](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/obos) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) invest in?

Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP)?

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