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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.

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Experience

  1. VismaChief Growth Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. VismaSmall Business Segment Director2019 — 2025
  3. VismaManaging director2013 — 2019
  4. VismaManaging director2010 — 2013
  5. Business Forum GroupMember of the Boardcurrent2018 — present
  6. Etelä-Karjalan Säästöpankkisäätiö srBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
  7. Liiga-SaiPaCo-Ownercurrent2024 — presentLappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
  8. Spintop VenturesInvestorcurrent2010 — present
  9. MiradoreBoard member, investor2016 — 2022
  10. Moi MobiiliInvestor2015 — 2018
  11. Movenium OyBoard member2017 — 2018Finland
  12. SurveypalBoard Member2016 — 2018San Francisco / Helsinki
  13. PaytrailInvestor2012 — 2014
  14. Maventa OyManaging Director2013 — 2014Finland
  15. Netvisor OyBoard member2011 — 2012
  16. Severa OyjCEO2003 — 2010
  17. Nexon Consulting OyCofounder2002 — 2003
  18. Lappeenranta University of TechnologyAdvisor2000 — 2002
  19. Sonera OyjSystem Administrator2000 — 2001

Education

  1. LUT UniversityMSc, IT1999 — 2007
  2. Kuopion Lyseon lukioYlioppilas1995 — 1998

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship50Business Strategy44Cloud Computing9Online Advertising11CRM32Entrepreneur6Start-ups29Online Marketing20Sales Management5Professional Services15Board LevelB2B14
+12 moreScrumProject ManagementBusiness IntelligenceStrategic VisionaryManagement ConsultingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)ManagementCreative StrategyStrategyStrategic PlanningSaaS

Languages English · Finnish · Swedish

From Ari-Pekka's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended LUT University11

Janne JuholaPartner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor VenturesJoni KarsikasInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Enni RautioInterim Director, Fund Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Diedert BrentjensInvestment Manager at CNBB Equity PartnersJari StrandmanFounding Partner at Nordic Science InvestmentsDiana RöttgerInvestment Principal at LifeArc Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Visma11

Mirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanVictoria BondarchukDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersMantas BakšysInvestor at Creator FundChristine HammerenMarketing Manager at Viking GrowthCaroline LyseboAssociate at Equip Capital ASDalip DewanOperating Partner at Vortex Capital Partners

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Also worked at Moi Mobiili1

Ari-Pekka SalovaaraInvestor at Spintop Ventures

Also worked at Movenium Oy1

Ari-Pekka SalovaaraInvestor at Spintop Ventures

Also worked at Surveypal2

Jussi HolopainenDirector at ProcuritasAri-Pekka SalovaaraInvestor at Spintop Ventures

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