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Linus Malmén

Founder

Co-founder and CTO at Solva

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedSolva · YC

About

Linus Malmén is CTO and co-founder of Solva. Previously, 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.

Co-founder and CTO at SolvaYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Linus 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, Linus 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

HBHerman Båverud Olsson
Herman Båverud OlssonCEO & Co-founder
SASorena Amini
Sorena AminiCOO & Co-founder

Experience

  1. SolvaCTO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Self-employedCTO / Tech Lead / Sr Software Engineer / AI Engineer2020 — 2025
  3. ZaverCo-Founder and CTO2015 — 2020

Skills & more

Languages Engelska · Svenska

From Linus's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Linus Malmén?
Linus Malmén is CTO and co-founder of Solva. Previously, 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.
Where does Linus Malmén work?
Linus Malmén is Co-founder and CTO of Solva.
What companies did Linus Malmén found?
Linus Malmén founded Solva.
Where did Linus Malmén go to school?
Linus Malmén studied at Y Combinator (S25); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Degree Progr. in Mechanical Engineering); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Technical preparatory year (TBASD, 60 ECTS credits)).

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