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Ari-Pekka Salovaara
InvestorIndustrial Advisor at Evli Growth Partners
Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
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About
Ari-Pekka Salovaara leads the SMB segment at Visma, whose products are used by 1.1 million companies across 13 countries and generate over €550M in ARR. He previously spent 15 years as a CEO/managing director and co-founded two companies. He has made more than 30 direct and indirect angel investments and serves as chairman of 10 Visma companies.
Experience
- VismaChief Growth Officercurrent2025 — present
- VismaSmall Business Segment Director2019 — 2025
- VismaManaging director2013 — 2019
- VismaManaging director2010 — 2013
- Business Forum GroupMember of the Boardcurrent2018 — present
- Etelä-Karjalan Säästöpankkisäätiö srBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
- Liiga-SaiPaCo-Ownercurrent2024 — presentLappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
- Spintop VenturesInvestorcurrent2010 — present
- MiradoreBoard member, investor2016 — 2022
- Moi MobiiliInvestor2015 — 2018
- Movenium OyBoard member2017 — 2018Finland
- SurveypalBoard Member2016 — 2018San Francisco / Helsinki
- PaytrailInvestor2012 — 2014
- Maventa OyManaging Director2013 — 2014Finland
- Netvisor OyBoard member2011 — 2012
- Severa OyjCEO2003 — 2010
- Nexon Consulting OyCofounder2002 — 2003
- Lappeenranta University of TechnologyAdvisor2000 — 2002
- Sonera OyjSystem Administrator2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship50Business Strategy44Cloud Computing9Online Advertising11CRM32Entrepreneur6Start-ups29Online Marketing20Sales Management5Professional Services15Board LevelB2B14
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ScrumProject ManagementBusiness IntelligenceStrategic VisionaryManagement ConsultingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)ManagementCreative StrategyStrategyStrategic PlanningSaaSLanguages English · Finnish · Swedish
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Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Ari Korhonen
Growth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
Jake Jyväsjärvi
Investment Analyst at Evli Growth Partners
Jere Blomqvist
Investment Manager at Evli Growth Partners
Juha-Matti Liukkonen
Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Juho Loippo
Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Juuso Koskinen
Associate Partner at Evli Growth Partners
Kim Väisänen
Growth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
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Investor at Spintop Ventures
Erik Wenngren
Partner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures
Finn Persson
Partner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures
Isabel Nilson
Investor at Spintop Ventures
Maik Stange
Investor at Spintop Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ari-Pekka Salovaara?
- Ari-Pekka Salovaara leads the SMB segment at Visma, whose products are used by 1.1 million companies across 13 countries and generate over €550M in ARR. He previously spent 15 years as a CEO/managing director and co-founded two companies. He has made more than 30 direct and indirect angel investments and serves as chairman of 10 Visma companies.
- Where does Ari-Pekka Salovaara work?
- Ari-Pekka Salovaara is Industrial Advisor at Evli Growth Partners.
- Where did Ari-Pekka Salovaara go to school?
- Ari-Pekka Salovaara studied at LUT University (MSc, IT); Kuopion Lyseon lukio (Ylioppilas).
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