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Garry TanunlockedSonja: together at Y Combinator (2021)
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×2Sonja: together at Aalto University School of Science and Technology
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
Intro paths
YC
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 · 1
Co-founders at Kapacity.io
JR
Jaakko RauhalaFounder
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Rami El GeneidyFounder
Experience
- EnergyHubCommercial Director, Kapacity.iocurrent2024 — present
- Kapacity.ioCo-founder, Chief Operating Officer2020 — 2024Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- University of California, BerkeleyVisiting Student Researcher2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- FourdegChief Operating Officer2018 — 2019Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- FourdegEnergy Systems Architect2016 — 2018
- FourdegMaster Thesis Worker2016
- Aalto University School of Science and TechnologyAssistant2015 — 2016Espoo
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, FinlandSupervisor in Energy Economics2015 — 2016Helsinki
- FortumTrainee, Risk Assessment2014 — 2015Espoo
- FortumRadiation Monitoring Assistant2013Loviisa
Skills & more
Teamwork3German9Probability Theory3Languages2Energy12Engineering3Renewable Energy13Project Planning2Project Management2Microsoft Office2Climate Change1Business Strategy
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Energy EfficiencyData AnalysisAnalyticsProduct DevelopmentService DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Business ManagementLanguages 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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Shared employers
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