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Herman Båverud Olsson

Founder

CEO & Co-founder at Solva

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedSolva · YC

About

Herman Båverud Olsson is CEO and co-founder of Solva. He 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.

CEO & Co-founder at SolvaYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Herman went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Solva's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Herman can intro founders to Solva's investors below.

Solva's investors · 2

InventureHelsinki · $330K – $5.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Solva

SASorena Amini
Sorena AminiCOO & Co-founder
LMLinus Malmén
Linus MalménCo-founder and CTO

Experience

  1. SolvaCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. LassieGrowth, Data, Angel2020 — 2025
  3. BCG XLead Architect & Project Leader2017 — 2023
  4. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Project Leader2017 — 2022
  5. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2016
  6. Altor Equity PartnersAnalyst2016
  7. Nordea MarketsAnalyst2015
  8. Nordea MarketsRisk Controller2014 — 2015

Skills & more

General Management3Strategy11Leadership5Python (Programming Language)1Underwriting4Claims Management4Brand ManagementAffiliate MarketingPaid Social Media AdvertisingSearch Engine Marketing (SEM)Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Growth Hacking
+12 moreConversion OptimizationMarketing AnalyticsE-CommerceGrowth MarketingUser Experience (UX)Product DevelopmentDigital MarketingMachine LearningData SciencePrivate EquityFinancial ModelingPerformance Marketing
  • Deep Learning Specialization — DeepLearning.AI
  • Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization — DeepLearning.AI
  • Data Science in Python — University of Michigan
  • Convolutional Neural Networks — DeepLearning.AI
  • Applied Machine Learning in Python — University of Michigan
  • Structuring Machine Learning Projects — DeepLearning.AI
  • Sequence Models — DeepLearning.AI
  • Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) — Scrum.org
  • Machine Learning — Stanford University
  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning — Coursera

From Herman's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Herman Båverud Olsson?
Herman Båverud Olsson is CEO and co-founder of Solva. He 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.
Where does Herman Båverud Olsson work?
Herman Båverud Olsson is CEO & Co-founder of Solva.
What companies did Herman Båverud Olsson found?
Herman Båverud Olsson founded Solva.
Where did Herman Båverud Olsson go to school?
Herman Båverud Olsson studied at Y Combinator (S25); Stockholm School of Economics (B.Sc in Business and Economics); Lundellska Skolan (High School, Natural Sciences).

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