Kausal
Founded 2020 · 41 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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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.
Founders & leadership
Kausal was founded in 2020 by Sonja-Maria Ignatius, Tero Tikkanen, Jouni Tuomisto, and Juha Yrjölä.
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Sonja-Maria IgnatiusCEO, 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.
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Tero TikkanenChief Experience Officer, FounderHe leads product design and user experience for tools that help municipalities develop climate plans and track emissions reduction progress.
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Jouni TuomistoChief 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.
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Juha YrjöläCTO, 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
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedOct 2023 · 3 sourcesSource ↗
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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.

