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Kausal

Founded 2020 · 41 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

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Jyri Engeströmunlockedknows Juha Yrjölä · together at Nokia (overlapped)
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Kausal develops a SaaS platform that helps cities set climate targets, create actionable climate plans, and monitor progress toward emissions reduction goals. The platform engages community stakeholders by making climate efforts visible and enabling data-driven decision-making.

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Founders & leadership

Kausal was founded in 2020 by Sonja-Maria Ignatius, Tero Tikkanen, Jouni Tuomisto, and Juha Yrjölä.

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Sonja-Maria IgnatiusinCEO, FounderSonja-Maria Ignatius is CEO and founder of Kausal, a climate technology company that provides SaaS tools enabling cities and local governments to establish emissions reduction targets, develop implementation plans, and track progress while engaging community stakeholders in climate governance.
TTTero Tikkanen
Tero TikkaneninChief Experience Officer, FounderHe leads product design and user experience for tools that help municipalities develop climate plans and track emissions reduction progress.
JTJouni Tuomisto
Jouni TuomistoinChief Science Officer, FounderJouni Tuomisto holds an M.D. and Dr.Med.Sci., with 25+ years of research experience in environmental health, risk assessment, and decision analysis. He co-founded Kausal and serves as Chief Science Officer, where he applies open policy practice frameworks and impact modeling methods to climate planning tools for cities.
JYJuha Yrjölä
Juha YrjöläinCTO, FounderHe previously worked on distributed systems at Nokia and served as Helsinki's first Code Fellow, leading the city's digital transformation and open-source program development.

Investors · 3

Innovestor VenturesHelsinki · $270K – $3.2M
InnovestorreportedFinland
Zubi Capitalreported

Funding

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Competitors · 1

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Causal5 shared keywordsCausal provides an extended planning and analysis (xP&A) platform for finance teams, offering budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and reporting that connects data across departments. It replaces spreadsheet-based planning with dynamic multi-dimensional modeling, natural language formulas, and custom reporting.

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In the news

Kausal Raises €880,000 in Seed Round | The SaaS Newsthesaasnews.com · Nov 2023Climate Tech Startup Kausal Raises €880k in Seed Fundingstartuprise.co.uk · Oct 2023Finnish startup Kausal secures funding to boost climate action plans in cities - Tech.eutech.eu · Oct 2023Kausal Raises to Help Cities Take Smarter Climate Actionsproptechconnect.com · Oct 2023Kausal from Finland raises seed funding to help cities reach their sustainability goals - ArcticStartuparcticstartup.com · Oct 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Kausal do?
Kausal develops a SaaS platform that helps cities set climate targets, create actionable climate plans, and monitor progress toward emissions reduction goals. The platform engages community stakeholders by making climate efforts visible and enabling data-driven decision-making.
Who founded Kausal?
Kausal was founded by Sonja-Maria Ignatius, Tero Tikkanen, Jouni Tuomisto, Juha Yrjölä in 2020.
Who are Kausal's investors?
Kausal's investors include Innovestor Ventures, Innovestor, Zubi Capital.