Leading the Charge Against Climate Change with Sustainable Forestry Practices
We are on a mission to make a positive impact on the planet through sustainable forestry practices.
We provide solutions that have a high level of impact on mitigating carbon loss and combating climate change. We enable digital data-driven forestry operations that protect nature and forests by reducing the environmental impact caused by conventional ways of working.
Our commitment to sustainable forestry practices ensures that every aspect of our work supports environmental sustainability. We are changing the world’s understanding of forests by providing the most accurate, scalable, and timely analytics globally while advancing sustainable forestry practices and bringing transparency to carbon trading markets. Through our innovative solutions, we promote and enhance sustainable forestry practices to drive long-term ecological benefits.
We are CollectiveCrunch
CollectiveCrunch is a privately held AI as SaaS startup since 2016. The company originated from the idea that we could make a difference by combining climate and geo data with state-of-the-art analytics to develop new insights.
Since its inception in 2016, CollectiveCrunch has established a strong position in Europe, having most recently partnered with first clients in the US. Linda Forest solutions today cover 30 million hectares of forest.
CollectiveCrunch has also been approved by Verra, a nonprofit organization that operates standards in environmental and social markets, including the world’s leading carbon crediting program, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program.
We are an international team of 6 different nationalities, with our co-founders coming from Austria, Finland and Germany.
Our investors are some highly respected investors, including Alexander Ehrnrooth’s Nidoco AB and Thominvest, and a number of experienced angel investors.
Our Mission
We change the world’s understanding of forests by providing the most accurate, scalable and timely forest analytics globally.
We enable sustainable forestry and bring transparency to forest carbon markets.
Sales & Partnerships
Jarkko Lipponen
- Studies in IoT, AI and cybersecurity.
- Engineering degree.
- Background in building large scale data services
Marketing and Product
Christof Danzl
Chief Technology Officer
- Engineering degree
- Background in large scale internet services and big data architecture and analytics
- Built international data science and data engineering teams
Rolf Schmitz
Chief Marketing & BizDev Officer, Co-Founder
- Engineering Degree and MBA
- Global business development expertise for high-tech products and solutions
- Build and led global marketing and product teams
Management
Dr. Juha Koponen
Chief Executive Officer
- D.Sc., Technical Physics.
- Expertise in AI and data-heavy infrastructure and applications
- Background in growing data and software heavy start-ups in telecom and ecommerce fields
Jarkko Lipponen
Co-CEO
- CPO, Co-CEO, Co-founder.
- Studies in IoT, AI and cybersecurity.
- Engineering degree.
- Background in building large scale data services
Christof Danzl
CTO
- CTO, Co-founder.
- Engineering degree.
- Background in large scale internet services and big data Data architecture and analytics.
Rolf Schmitz
Co-CEO
- CEO, Co-founder.
- Engineering and MBA degrees.
- Background in mobile networks, consulting and technology.
Board & Advisors
Risto Valtakari
Board Member
Former partner at Accenture with various Nordic and global management roles. 30+ years’ experience in IT and high-tech industries. Multiple board positions in IT companies and start-ups.
