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Sonja Salo

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Founder at Kapacity.io

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedKapacity.io · YC

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About

Sonja Salo co-founded Kapacity.io, an EnergyHub company focused on advancing demand-side flexibility in Europe, where she serves as Commercial Director. Her dissertation addresses demand response, smart controls, thermal comfort, and IoT.

Founder at Kapacity.ioYC S21

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Sonja went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Kapacity.io's investors · 5

AtlanticBerlinAtlantic LabsBerlin · $108K – $540K checksHarvard Management CompanyAllstonNordic MakersCopenhagen · $550K – $1.1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Kapacity.io

JRJaakko Rauhala
Jaakko RauhalaFounder
RERami El Geneidy
Rami El GeneidyFounder

Experience

  1. EnergyHubCommercial Director, Kapacity.iocurrent2024 — present
  2. Kapacity.ioCo-founder, Chief Operating Officer2020 — 2024Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  3. University of California, BerkeleyVisiting Student Researcher2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FourdegChief Operating Officer2018 — 2019Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  5. FourdegEnergy Systems Architect2016 — 2018
  6. FourdegMaster Thesis Worker2016
  7. Aalto University School of Science and TechnologyAssistant2015 — 2016Espoo
  8. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, FinlandSupervisor in Energy Economics2015 — 2016Helsinki
  9. FortumTrainee, Risk Assessment2014 — 2015Espoo
  10. FortumRadiation Monitoring Assistant2013Loviisa

Skills & more

Teamwork3German9Probability Theory3Languages2Energy12Engineering3Renewable Energy13Project Planning2Project Management2Microsoft Office2Climate Change1Business Strategy
+7 moreEnergy EfficiencyData AnalysisAnalyticsProduct DevelopmentService DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Business Management

Languages English · Finnish · German · Swedish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sonja Salo?
Sonja Salo co-founded Kapacity.io, an EnergyHub company focused on advancing demand-side flexibility in Europe, where she serves as Commercial Director. Her dissertation addresses demand response, smart controls, thermal comfort, and IoT.
Where does Sonja Salo work?
Sonja Salo is Founder of Kapacity.io.
What companies did Sonja Salo found?
Sonja Salo founded Kapacity.io.
Where did Sonja Salo go to school?
Sonja Salo studied at Aalto University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD); Y Combinator (S21); Aalto University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Energy Technology).

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