Ilkka Niiranen

Active Investor

Chief Executive Officer at Gren

Helsinki, Uusimaa

Ilkka Niiranen, Chief Executive Officer at Gren is an active investor based in Helsinki, Uusimaa. This profile covers what Ilkka Niiranen backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Ilkka Niiranen serves as Chief Executive Officer at Gren. Mr. Niiranen is an Angel Investor. Mr. Niiranen served as Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence and Business Development at Adven (Finland). Mr. Niiranen is an experienced leader of businesses and people with a demonstrated successful track record of working with energy infrastructure and industrial energy solutions. Prior to joining Gren, he served over ten years in the Adven Group, holding several senior executive positions as Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence and Business Development and CEO of Adven Sweden & Norway. He has also worked in the European businesses of Fortum corporation, and E.On. Ilkka holds an MSc (Tech.) in Energy Economics & Markets from Helsinki University of Technology.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Pre SeedSeed
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseClimate & EnergyManufacturing & Industrial
Location: Helsinki, Uusimaa
Typical check: $150K
Past investments: 3

Notable investments

SnowfallAdven GroupFortum

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