# Mikko Salovaara

> Mikko Salovaara is a seed investor in London backing Payments and Wellness. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikko-salovaara-43b009161/

Mikko Salovaara is a seed investor in London focused on Payments and Wellness. Mikko Salovaara is the CFO of Bolt. He previously worked at Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited as an Investor. Mikko Salovaara attended Yale University.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Honest Mobile | Challenger MVNO | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 | https://honestmobile.co.uk |
| Kwara | Kwara is transforming credit unions into modern digital financial institutions, powered by an industry-leading core banking system and a modern mobile banking experience for credit union members. Backed by investors across Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA, Kwara currently serves 200+ SACCOs in Kenya, South Africa and the Philippines | $3M | Seed | Jan 16, 2023 | https://www.kwara.com/ |
| Atlar | Atlar helps modern finance teams manage money. Customers like Aiven, Acne Studios, GetYourGuide, Forto, Juni, and Liberis use Atlar to unify financial data, analyze cash flow, and manage payments in real time – all in one platform.Finance tooling is overdue an upgrade, but uprooting legacy technology requires a new approach. We're changingthe way businesses manage money – and helping finance teams do the heavy lifting that keeps our companies and economies running.Atlar is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and backed by Index Ventures, investors in category defining companies such as Adyen, Revolut, Figma, and more. | $5M | Seed | Nov 08, 2022 | https://www.atlar.com/ |

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## Co-investors
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- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cocoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cocoa-ee93) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cocoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cocoa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mikko Salovaara invest in?

Mikko Salovaara invests primarily in Payments, Wellness and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mikko Salovaara's check size?

Mikko Salovaara typically joins rounds of $3M–$5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mikko Salovaara participates in.

### How do I contact Mikko Salovaara?

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### When did Mikko Salovaara last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mikko Salovaara closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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