About
Lars Odin Mellemseter is an Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures, based in its Oslo office. He previously served as Managing Partner at Constructive Capital, a sustainability-focused investment firm, was a portfolio manager investing in industrial and renewables companies at Ascend Capital in California, and worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco. Earlier, he co-founded and led GNR, a London-based internet infrastructure company backed by the Carlyle Group and Northzone and later acquired by Verisign. He holds a PhD from Oxford University, studied graduate economics at Cambridge University, and earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University.
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Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Experience
- Statkraft VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentOslo, Norway
- UBIQ AerospaceBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Legelisten.noChairman of the Board / Board membercurrent2016 — present
- reTyreBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentOslo, Norway
- Constructive CapitalManaging Partner2015 — 2020Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- United InfluencersChairman of the Board2016 — 2019
- Ascend CapitalPortfolio Manager2007 — 2014San Francisco
- McKinsey & CoManager2004 — 2007San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong
- GNR Ltd / NameplanetCEO1999 — 2001London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Due diligenceAdvisor to pension funds, family offices, private equity firms and publicly listed companies.Investment analysis for public equity investmentsBoard of Directors1Investments
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Colleagues at Statkraft Ventures
Alexander Küppers
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Anders Prietz
Managing Director at Statkraft Ventures
Cengiz Polat
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Odette Yga
Associate at Statkraft Ventures
Stefan Hülsen
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Steffen Funck
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland
Managing Director at Statkraft Ventures
Torgunn Oldeide
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lars Odin Mellemseter?
- Lars Odin Mellemseter is an Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures, based in its Oslo office. He previously served as Managing Partner at Constructive Capital, a sustainability-focused investment firm, was a portfolio manager investing in industrial and renewables companies at Ascend Capital in California, and worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco. Earlier, he co-founded and led GNR, a London-based internet infrastructure company backed by the Carlyle Group and Northzone and later acquired by Verisign. He holds a PhD from Oxford University, studied graduate economics at Cambridge University, and earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University.
- Where does Lars Odin Mellemseter work?
- Lars Odin Mellemseter is Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures.
- What does Lars Odin Mellemseter invest in?
- Lars Odin Mellemseter invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- Where did Lars Odin Mellemseter go to school?
- Lars Odin Mellemseter studied at Oxford Univ., Cambridge Univ, Harvard Univ.; University of Oxford (PhD); University of Cambridge (Graduate studies, Economics).
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