Where does Haakon Brunell work?

Haakon Brunell is Founder of Carbon Crusher.

What companies did Haakon Brunell found?

Haakon Brunell founded Carbon Crusher.

Where did Haakon Brunell go to school?

Haakon Brunell studied at University of Oslo (Bachelor's degree, History; Classical Period); Y Combinator; Singularity University (Executive Management Program, Exponential Technologies).

Haakon Brunell

Founder

Founder at Carbon Crusher

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

FoundedCarbon Crusher · YC

About

Haakon Brunell is co-founder and CEO of Carbon Crusher. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Katapult, an impact and sustainable development technology accelerator, and was an associate partner at McKinsey & Company. He has invested in numerous impact-focused technology companies.

Founder at Carbon Crusher YC W22

Intro paths

Haakon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Carbon Crusher's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Haakon can intro founders to Carbon Crusher's investors below.

Carbon Crusher's investors · 4

LOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checks Lowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Carbon Crusher

Hans Arne FlåtoFounder

Kristoffer RoilFounder

Experience

Carbon CrusherCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — present
TwoStrategic Advisorcurrent2020 — present
Bring VenturesVenture Board & Strategic Advisor2020 — 2025
Niuton TechStrategic Advisor2021 — 2024
Katapult AcceleratorCo-founder and Board Member / IC2020 — 2023
Katapult AcceleratorCo-founder & Managing Partner / CEO2016 — 2020
Katapult OceanCo-founder & Partner2018 — 2023
Tjuvholmen VenturesChief Expedition Leader / Special Advisor2021 — 2022
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Partner2008 — 2016
Castle Interactive ASFounder2014 — 2016
Advokatfirmaet Selmer DAIntern2008
Norges Bank Investment ManagementAnalyst/Intern2007

Skills & more

Corporate Finance4Management Consulting16Due Diligence3Financial Modeling6Economics3Valuation15Asset Management3Corporate Development1Equities2Private Equity6Mergers & Acquisitions1Business Strategy3

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Haakon Brunell?: Haakon Brunell is co-founder and CEO of Carbon Crusher. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Katapult, an impact and sustainable development technology accelerator, and was an associate partner at McKinsey & Company. He has invested in numerous impact-focused technology companies.
Where does Haakon Brunell work?: Haakon Brunell is Founder of Carbon Crusher.
What companies did Haakon Brunell found?: Haakon Brunell founded Carbon Crusher.
Where did Haakon Brunell go to school?: Haakon Brunell studied at University of Oslo (Bachelor's degree, History; Classical Period); Y Combinator; Singularity University (Executive Management Program, Exponential Technologies).

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Shared employers

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About

Founder at Carbon CrusherYC W22

Intro paths

Carbon Crusher's investors · 4

Co-founders at Carbon Crusher

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Y Combinator mafia4,716

McKinsey & Company mafia337

University of Melbourne mafia24

Fudan University mafia11

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)90

Also attended Fudan University97

Also attended University of Melbourne231

Shared employers

Also worked at Katapult Accelerator11

Also worked at Katapult Ocean1

Also worked at Tjuvholmen Ventures1

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,547

Founder at Carbon Crusher YC W22