Kvasir
Kvasir
A CO₂ neutral drop-in biofuel
The challenge
Global transport and energy intensive sectors such as maritime shipping, aviation, and heavy industry remain heavily dependent on fossil fuels. These fuels drive substantial CO₂ emissions and environmental damage. Existing alternatives often require new engines or infrastructure, making the transition costly, slow, and impractical at large scale.
The solution
Kvasir Technologies has developed a proprietary solvent liquefaction process that converts non‑edible, waste derived biomass such as agricultural and forestry residues into a high quality, drop in biofuel. Their biofuel can replace fossil fuel directly with no modifications to existing engines or fuel infrastructure, enabling a seamless transition to carbon neutral energy for marine, aviation, and other high power sectors. By using sustainable waste biomass instead of fossil sources, Kvasir’s fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions while utilizing under used resources.
Footprint team
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Co-Founding Partner
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Manager
Jakob brings extensive expertise as an investor, entrepreneur, CEO, and management consultant, combined with significant international experience. He has served as a responsible partner on more than 200+ projects. He has served clients in international organizations and the private and public sectors on a wide range of issues, albeit always at the intersection between sustainability, research, and strategy. Jakob also serves as a trusted advisor to several senior executives, especially in private equity. He has been heavily engaged in the Footprint Firm investment practice, playing a core role in establishing the Footprint Fund and serving as board chair in several start-ups (Agrain, Klimate, Legacy) as well as leading several investment processes.
He especially thrives in diverse cultural and professional environments, as he has worked as an advisor and investor across the world and across multiple industries, with governments, academia, civil society and international organizations.
In 2011, he founded his own boutique consultancy as a response to the democratic movements in the Middle East and Africa that erupted in step with the Arab Spring revolutions. The company was later merged into Voluntas where Jakob has served as CEO and co-owner, as well as working with the advisory and investment sub-brands contributing to building the organization, growing the business as well as initiating new start-ups and establishing new offices. In 2008, Jakob co-founded the purpose-driven and renewable-only utility Natur-Energi, a company that was sold in 2017 after having built a significant client base.
Jakob holds a Master of Public Theory from University of Essex and a Master of Science in Political Science from the University of Aarhus. His former positions include CEO and Co-founder of Voluntas Group, including Voluntas Advisory and Voluntas Investment, Co-founder of Natur-Energi and other work with the World Bank, DanChurchAid and Epinion.