Pauliina Meskanen

Pauliina Meskanen is the Co-Founder & CEO of Calectra, a company focused on decarbonizing heavy industry and high-temperature industrial heat.14 She is an Activate Fellow for 2024, joining the program alongside her co-founder Nate Weger.4

Meskanen has extensive experience in climate tech and entrepreneurship:

Professional Experience

• Venture Partner at Climate Capital Bio (December 2022 - Present)1
• Advisory Board Member at Übermorgen Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm backing climate change mitigation solutions (November 2021 - Present)1
• Member of Climate Vine's inaugural cohort (March 2023 - Present)1
• Investment Manager at Wave Ventures, a Nordic student-run VC (March 2019 - August 2020)1
• Sales Manager and Analyst / Customer Success Manager at Kaiku Health, a medical software company for cancer care (February 2016 - December 2018)1

Leadership in Climate Initiatives

• Co-Lead of the Climate Horizontal at Sigma Squared Society, growing the community to over 130 members (September 2021 - February 2023)1
• Country Managing Director for Finland at Sigma Squared Society (January 2020 - June 2021)1
• Participant in On Deck Climate Tech program (February 2022 - July 2022)1

Recent Achievements

• Calectra won the U.S. Bank Foundation's Cleantech Inclusion Award in November 2024, receiving a $30,000 grant and a 12-month mentorship program2
• Attended Intercem Americas 2024, a major cement conference, to learn about cement decarbonization3

Meskanen's work primarily focuses on industrial decarbonization, cleantech, and climate technology solutions.56 Her LinkedIn profile indicates she is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has over 500 connections.1