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Cactos

Cactos builds and operates battery energy storage systems bundled with software, financing, and energy-market services for European businesses.

cactos.com · Kempele

CALL NO.CS·CACTOS·26
StageGrowth roundJune 2026 · led by Union Square Ventures[1][2][3][8]
Raised$31Mdisclosed rounds[10]
Headcount53as of Jun 2026[7]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2021[1][7]
Money

Raised $31M across disclosed rounds.[10]

Growth round closed June 2026, led by Union Square Ventures.[1][2][3][8]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Union Square Ventures, Tesi, Hyundai Motor Group, Silence VC, FJ Labs, JTel Oy, Rando Ventures Oy, Superhero Capital, OP Financial Group, Finnish Climate Fund.[1][4][5][6][9]

People

Oskari Jaakkola, CEO[6][7]

John Graham, Co-Founder, International Business Development & Sales[6][7]

Juuso Mäyränen, Co-Founder, Software Engineer[6][7]

Matti Aschan, Chief Sales Officer[7]

Mikael Lindqvist, General Counsel[7]

Matti Innilä, Head of Engineering & Product Management, Physical BESS products[7]

Signals
Jun 25 2026fundingCactos raises EUR 12.5 million[1][2][3][8]
Jun 23 2026launchCactos selected by Icecreek Energy II to build, operate and trade five grid-scale BESS sites across western Finland company claim, not independently confirmed[7]
Jan 23 2025fundingCactos in a €7M equity deal led by Union Square Ventures, joined by Superhero Capital[4][6]
Jan 6 2024fundingCactos raised over €26M worth of equity investments with OP Finland Infrastructure LP and the Finnish Climate Fund[5]
Comps

Tesla Energy · tesla.com/energy · Named in independent analysis as a direct competitor in battery storage, competing for the same commercial and grid-scale storage buyers with hardware plus software.[3]

B2U Storage Solutions · b2ustorage.com · Named alongside Cactos in a second-life EV battery market forecast report, competing for the same repurposed-battery storage buyer.[7]

BeePlanet Factory · beeplanetfactory.com · Named alongside Cactos in a second-life EV battery market forecast report, competing for the same repurposed-battery storage buyer.[7]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[7]

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Cactos

CALL NO.CS·CACTOS·26

Cactos builds and operates battery energy storage systems bundled with software, financing, and energy-market services for European businesses.

cactos.com · Kempele

StageGrowth round
Raised$31M
Headcount53
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2021
CompsTesla Energy +2

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