Client case

Client:
Founders of the joint venture:

  • Alva: Energy company
  • Tapojärvi: Mining, mill services and circular economy
  • Elker: Expert services for producer responsibility for electrical and electronic equipment

Industry: Circular economy / Urban mining
Website: www.zeromine.fi

Objective:

The founders – Alva, Tapojärvi and Elker – shared an ambition to commercialize a patented hydrometallurgical process for recovering valuable and critical metals from electronic waste. To move from technology development to a scalable business, they needed alignment on strategy, business model and ownership, as well as a clear foundation for establishing a new joint venture and preparing for future investments.

Goals with Innovestor:

  • Clarify the ambitions, roles and expectations of Alva, Tapojärvi and Elker regarding the future joint venture
  • Define the business model and strategic focus of the new company
  • Prepare materials to support partner and investor discussions

Innovestor services:

  • Advisory-led co-creation process
  • Facilitation of joint venture vision and strategy
  • Business model and investment story development, including the investment deck
  • Support in identifying preferred partners and next growth steps

Results:

  • Alignment of founding partners on strategy, ownership principles and growth ambitions
  • A strong foundation for engaging investors, industrial partners and public funding actors

Current Status:

Zero Mine has now been established and is currently preparing its first larger-scale industrial investment, marking the transition from development and piloting to commercial operations.

“Innovestor played a key role in turning our shared ambition into a concrete model. Their advisory approach was structured, decisive and pragmatic – keeping the process moving forward and helping us focus on the right questions at the right time. Innovestor brought an external perspective, challenged our assumptions and ensured that all founding partners’ expectations and objectives were aligned.”

Risto Ryymin, CEO, Zeromine Oy