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Sorena Amini

Founder

COO & Co-founder at Solva

New York, New York, United States

FoundedSolva · YC

About

Sorena Amini is COO and co-founder of Solva. She previously held roles at KeyTo, Citi (InsurTech focus), and Talentech, working on growth, product, and building technology solutions in traditional industries.

COO & Co-founder at SolvaYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Sorena 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, Sorena 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
LMLinus Malmén
Linus MalménCo-founder and CTO

Experience

  1. SolvaCo-Founder & COOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. KEYTOBoard Member2021 — 2025
  3. Fidelio CapitalInvestment Manager2021 — 2024
  4. CitiInvestment Banking Analyst2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  5. CapManAnalyst2018 — 2019
  6. Investor ABInvestments2017
  7. TalentechBusiness Development2016 — 2017

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel10PowerPoint8Microsoft Office11Microsoft Word8Underwriting13Insurance Claims14Insurance12Artificial Intelligence (AI)12Machine Learning10Financial Analysis11Organizational Development8Fundraising10
+11 moreEconomicsValuationDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingPublic SpeakingTeam LeadershipManagementLeadershipTeamworkStrategy

Languages English · Swedish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sorena Amini?
Sorena Amini is COO and co-founder of Solva. She previously held roles at KeyTo, Citi (InsurTech focus), and Talentech, working on growth, product, and building technology solutions in traditional industries.
Where does Sorena Amini work?
Sorena Amini is COO & Co-founder of Solva.
What companies did Sorena Amini found?
Sorena Amini founded Solva.
Where did Sorena Amini go to school?
Sorena Amini studied at Y Combinator; Stockholm School of Economics (Master's degree, Accounting); Stockholm School of Economics (Bachelor's degree, Business and Economics).

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Shared employers

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