Tharald Nustad

Tharald Nustad is a Norwegian entrepreneur and investor, recognized for his significant contributions to the impact tech sector. He is the co-founder of Katapult Accelerator, which focuses on supporting startups that aim to create positive social and environmental impacts. Nustad is also involved with several other initiatives, including Katapult Future Fest, an event that highlights technology and impact investing, and Katapult Ocean, which specifically targets ocean-related impact startups.

In addition to his roles at Katapult, Nustad founded Nordic Impact, a company dedicated to incubating and investing in social and environmental impact tech startups. He is actively engaged in building the impact investing ecosystem in the Nordic region and collaborates with organizations like Ashoka, supporting social entrepreneurs. His involvement extends to being a member of Toniic, a global impact investor network, and he serves as co-chair for the impact investing group in Nexus.1