Solva
YC S25New York City, US · Founded 2025 · 15 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors
Solva provides AI infrastructure for insurance operations, combining deep insurance domain expertise with advanced AI engineering to handle real claims processing, documents, and regulatory compliance at scale.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Solva was founded in 2025 by Herman Båverud Olsson, Sorena Amini, and Linus Malmén.
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Herman Båverud OlssoninCEO & Co-FounderHe previously worked at Lassie, a fintech company, and held leadership positions in AI and machine learning at BCG X focused on financial services. He has additional experience in financial services from a role at Morgan Stanley.
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Sorena AminiinCo-Founder & COOShe previously held roles at KeyTo, Citi (InsurTech focus), and Talentech, working on growth, product, and building technology solutions in traditional industries.
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Linus MalméninCTO & Co-FounderPreviously, he co-founded Zaver, a European neobank that processed over €1 billion annually under an EBA-CRD license and served enterprise clients. He has led AI development roles at technology companies and his work has been covered by major technology and business publications.
Investors · 4
Also in the syndicate · 2
OrascomleadZhang Capital Partners
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedJan 2024
Orascom (lead), Zhang Capital Partners
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Competitors · 3
by search overlap
Veeva5 shared keywordsVeeva Clinical Platform is a cloud-based suite of connected applications for running clinical trials, covering clinical operations, clinical data, research sites, and patients. It serves biopharma sponsors, clinical research sites, and patients across trial management, data capture, and disclosures.
Maneva4 shared keywordsManeva develops Video-to-Action AI for manufacturers, converting production-floor visual data into real-time actions for quality control, machine integrity, and line supervision (via its ALIS AI Line Supervisor). The company builds AI and computer-vision systems aimed at creating autonomous, AI-driven factories.
Savviai4 shared keywordsSavvi builds AI apps and AI agents from a company's own data—regardless of source or quality—that integrate with existing teams, processes, and tools such as Snowflake, Power BI, Excel, and APIs. It targets financial services businesses and provides autoscaling infrastructure with built-in AI Ops plus professional services support.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Solva do?
- Solva provides AI infrastructure for insurance operations, combining deep insurance domain expertise with advanced AI engineering to handle real claims processing, documents, and regulatory compliance at scale.
- Who founded Solva?
- Solva was founded by Herman Båverud Olsson, Sorena Amini, Linus Malmén in 2025.
- Who are Solva's investors?
- Solva's investors include Inventure, Y Combinator.
- Where is Solva headquartered?
- Solva is headquartered in New York City, US.