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Meet Kaja Kirstine H Lilleng, Impact Investing

Kaja Kirstine H Lilleng

Impact Investing

Kaja Kirstine H Lilleng is an expert on valuation processes in impact-driven investing, known for her research and practical work in the field. She is currently a doctoral researcher at Aalto University, focusing on how investors assign value to environmental qualities, particularly within early-stage private equity investing.

Kaja played a central role in growing the emerging impact investing ecosystem in the Nordics through her work with Nordic Impact, Katapult, and as co-founder of the Nordic Impact Investing Network. She is also an investor alumni of Wave Ventures, the first student-run venture capital fund in the Nordics.

Her research has contributed to understanding how investors value incommensurable environmental qualities and how they engage with the future. Through her work bridging academic knowledge and practice she advocates for rethinking how and what we value in contemporary capitalism.

 

Key Dates

08 August 2002
When I moved to Nicaragua for two years, and why part of my spirit will always belong to Latin America. Reggaeton forever.
10 August 2012
The start of my university journey, beginning with an eye-opening deep-delve into Mandarin language and Chinese history. The learning journey, now at its doctoral stage, continues to this day.
29 May 2024
When I married the love of my life.
08 March 2025
When I submit my complete doctoral dissertation on rethinking what we value and how we engage with the future in economy.

We’re a team of builders, working towards a fertile future.

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