# Otto Hilska

> Otto Hilska is a seed investor backing E-Commerce and Advertising. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hilska
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mutru
- Website: https://x.com/mutru
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mutru

Otto Hilska is a seed investor focused on E-Commerce and Advertising. Otto Hilska is the Founder and CEO of Swarmia. He previously worked at Smartly.io and attended the University of Technology-Tekniska högskolan. Email:** office.ceohq@gmail.com

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $982k–$1.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 25% |
| Electronics | 1 | 25% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 25% |
| Ad Targeting | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Realm | Realm is a conversational search engine for the workplace. With Realm, employees accurately find anything their company has ever written down. Realm gives an organization perfect memory. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jun 04, 2024 | https://withrealm.com/ |
| Swappie | Swappie specializes in the refurbishment and sale of used smartphones, particularly iPhones. The company buys used smartphones, refurbishes them to a high standard, and then sells them to consumers at competitive prices. Their process includes rigorous testing, repair, and quality assurance to ensure that each phone meets their quality standards.Swappie ensures that all refurbished phones undergo a comprehensive 52-step testing process. This includes checking for hardware and software functionality, replacing defective parts, and thoroughly cleaning each device. | $982K | Seed | Jan 15, 2018 | https://swappie.com/en/ |
| Solu | Solu is aiming to change a complete industry with a unique approach and unique technology. The founders, advisors and shareholders are some of the most well known and respected figures in the industry, having built some of the most successful companies in Finland. | $1.3M | Seed | Aug 17, 2015 | http://www.solu.co/ |
| Smartly.io | Smartly.io automates every step of social advertising to unlock greater performance and creativity. We're a global team of 450+ Smartlies from 40 different nationalities and with footholds in 16 cities, serving 650+ brands across the globe, including eBay, Uber, and TechStyle. | $2.7M | Series A | Apr 30, 2015 | http://smartly.io |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Buildit VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buildit) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Illusian Founder Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illusian-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KSVFinland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksvfinland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Otto Hilska invest in?

Otto Hilska invests primarily in E-Commerce, Advertising and Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Otto Hilska's check size?

Otto Hilska typically joins rounds of $982k–$1.3M 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 Otto Hilska participates in.

### How do I contact Otto Hilska?

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### When did Otto Hilska last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Otto Hilska closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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