About
John Egil Johannessen is an investment manager at Nysnø working on direct investments. He has worked with growth-company investments since 2008, with a focus on innovative technology solutions for the energy sector, and spent 12 years in venture capital at Equinor Technology Ventures where he concentrated on software and digital models. He previously held IT roles at Accenture and Equinor, and holds a business degree from the University of Strathclyde.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Experience
- Nysnø Climate InvestmentsInvestment Managercurrent2019 — presentStavanger Area, Norway
- FLOCEANBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentOslo, Norway
- 44.01Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- Aqua RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentBryne
- ZEG Power ASBoard Member2023 — 2026Oslo, Norway
- Amina ChargingBoard Observer2022 — 2025Norway
- HIPtec ASBoard Member2020 — 2024
- Casi - previously imove techBoard Observer2021 — 2023Norway
- SAGA ROBOTICS // THORVALDBoard Member2020 — 2022
- Ecotone ASBoard Observer2018 — 2019Trondheim Area, Norway
- CORETEQ SYSTEMS LIMITEDMember of the Board of Directors2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Soiltech ASMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2019Sola, Norway
- EquinorInvestment Director2007 — 2019Stavanger Area, Norway
- Sharp Reflections ASBoard Observer2017 — 2019Stavanger Area, Norway
- Såkorninvest II ASMember of the Board of Directors2017 — 2019Stavanger Area, Norway
- Quantico Energy SolutionsBoard Observer2017 — 2018Houston, Texas Area
- TechInvent ASMember of the Board of Directors2016 — 2017Stavanger Area, Norway
- StatoilInvestment manager2013 — 2015Houston, Texas Area
- StatoilSenior systems consultant2005 — 2007Stavanger Area, Norway
- AccentureConsultant2001 — 2005
Education
- University of StrathclydeBA (Hons), Marketing1995 — 1999
- Vardafjell vgs.Allmennfag1992 — 1995
Skills & more
Strategy10Energy20Business Strategy14Petroleum10Oil/Gas2Management Consulting5Corporate Finance1Mergers & Acquisitions8Offshore DrillingUpstream7Venture Capital7Business Development5
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Due DiligenceLanguages English · German
From John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Strathclyde55
ThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceRupert LyleInvestment Director at Future Planet CapitalRoss StrachanInvestor at Adara VenturesAngus ConroyInvestor at Scottish Equity PartnersCalum PatersonInvestor at Scottish Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at ZEG Power AS2
Also worked at Casi - previously imove tech1
Also worked at SAGA ROBOTICS // THORVALD1
Also worked at Accenture613
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Colleagues at Nysnø Climate Investments
Bertel Ånestad
Investment Director and CFO at Nysnø Climate Investments
Elise Vagle
Kommunikasjonsrådgiver at Nysnø Climate Investments
Guro Skjæveland
Investment Manager at Nysnø Climate Investments
Ingvild Meland
Direktør strategi og samfunnskontakt at Nysnø Climate Investments
Jean-Baptiste Curien
Director Climate technology at Nysnø Climate Investments
Joe Eliston
Investment Director at Nysnø Climate Investments
Lars Hvam
Investment Director at Nysnø Climate Investments
Lene Elizabeth Hodge
Investment Manager at Nysnø Climate Investments