Upright Founder on Using LLM to Analyze Climate Impact and Build Competitive Advantage

Annu Nieminen

Upright, Founder & CEO

Annu Nieminen is founder and CEO of Upright, an impact data company building a new type of a NLP-enabled quantification model to measure the net impact of companies. Upright has built a unique macro model of the global private sector and links findings in scientific papers to a database of 50,000 companies. Upright's impact data is used by 200+ customer organisations ranging from EQT, Permira, Pictet, APG, Nordea and LGT Capital Partners to Nasdaq and European Investment Bank.

About the host

Maggie Wong

Climate Tech & Sustainability SVP

Maggie Wong is an accomplished product management and capital markets leader with over 15 years of experience in driving product strategy, delivering global products, fundraising & capital allocation, and leading cross-functional teams. Outside of her role at Silicon Valley Bank to support New York / East Coast based climate tech companies and investors, she is also experienced in increasing program impact, growing community reach and implementing DEI initiatives at travel and fintech non-profits. Maggie is passionate about making a social impact for the next generation, tackling climate change and traveling. She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese and a beginner in Spanish.