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Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland

Investor

Managing Director at Statkraft Ventures · Board Director Eviny at Eviny Ventures

Norway

About

Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland is VP and Managing Director of Statkraft Ventures, which he joined in December 2023 to grow the firm's investment activity in clean energy. He previously spent 14 years at Equinor, moving from investment analyst roles to Investment Manager, and from 2021 led Equinor Ventures' global clean-power investment strategy. He holds an MSc in Finance and Economics from the University of Warwick, with a background in renewable energy, venture capital, and M&A.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. StatkraftManaging Director Statkraft Venturescurrent2025 — presentOslo, Norway
  2. StatkraftVice President Portfolio Nordics2023 — 2025Oslo, Norway
  3. EvinyBoard Director Evinycurrent2025 — present
  4. EquinorLeading the Clean Power team in Equinor Ventures2021 — 2023Oslo, Norway
  5. EquinorSenior Investment Manager, Equinor Ventures2021 — 2022Oslo, Norway
  6. EquinorInvestment Manager, Equinor Energy Ventures2016 — 2021Oslo Area, Norway
  7. RovcoBoard Member2022
  8. eSmart SystemsBoard Member2020 — 2022
  9. Oxford PVBoard Observer2020 — 2022Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  10. SkySpecsBoard Observer2019 — 2020
  11. StatoilSenior Investment Analyst, upstream oil & gas business development2014 — 2016Oslo Area, Norway
  12. StatoilSenior Investment Analysis, oil & gas exploration2012 — 2014Oslo, Norway
  13. StatoilCorporate Trainee2009 — 2012Stavanger (Norway), Oslo (Norway), London (UK)

Skills & more

Strategy9SAP3Oil/Gas4Economics13Financial Modeling8Business Development5Competitive Analysis6Upstream4Valuation4Corporate Finance5Venture Capital

From Thor's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

eSmart SystemsOxford PV

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Statkraft Ventures

Alexander Küppers
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Anders Prietz
Managing Director at Statkraft Ventures
Cengiz Polat
Ventures CFO at Statkraft Ventures
Lars Odin Mellemseter
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Odette Yga
Associate at Statkraft Ventures
Stefan Hülsen
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Steffen Funck
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Torgunn Oldeide
Investment Director at Statkraft Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland?
Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland is VP and Managing Director of Statkraft Ventures, which he joined in December 2023 to grow the firm's investment activity in clean energy. He previously spent 14 years at Equinor, moving from investment analyst roles to Investment Manager, and from 2021 led Equinor Ventures' global clean-power investment strategy. He holds an MSc in Finance and Economics from the University of Warwick, with a background in renewable energy, venture capital, and M&A.
Where does Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland work?
Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland is Managing Director at Statkraft Ventures.
What does Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland invest in?
Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
What boards does Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland sit on?
Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland holds tracked board seats at eSmart Systems, Oxford PV.
Where did Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland go to school?
Thor Olav Thorsnes Egeland studied at University of Warwick - Warwick Business School (MSc, Finance and Economics); University of Bergen (UiB) (BS, Economics); University of Cape Town (Exchange programme, Finance and Economics).

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Also attended University of Bergen (UiB)27

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Also attended University of Cape Town222

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Shared employers

Also worked at Statkraft5

Alexander KüppersInvestment Director at Statkraft VenturesTorgunn OldeideInvestment Director at Statkraft VenturesCengiz PolatVentures CFO at Statkraft VenturesMarit SalteNon-Executive Director at Smedvig CapitalBruno BritoPartner at Cedro Capital

Also worked at Equinor10

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Also worked at eSmart Systems5

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Also worked at SkySpecs8

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