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).

Ari-Pekka Salovaara

Investor

Industrial Advisor at Evli Growth Partners

Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland

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

+12 more

ScrumProject ManagementBusiness IntelligenceStrategic VisionaryManagement ConsultingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)ManagementCreative StrategyStrategyStrategic PlanningSaaS

Languages English · Finnish · Swedish

From Ari-Pekka's professional profile.

Colleagues at Evli Growth Partners

Ainomaija Haarla

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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Amanda Lindqvist

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).