Ari-Pekka Salovaara

Chief Growth Officer at Visma

📍 Lappeenranta, Southern Finland, Finland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 11 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Member of the Board
Jun 2018
We are building leaders who change the world. We believe that inspiring and equipping business leaders who want to make the world a better place is one of the most effective ways in which we can make an effect on the whole society at large. So, Nordic Business Forum is not just any business event. In fact, it is more than just an event. It is a community of people all reaching for the same goal. Our events gather together business leaders and the world’s top experts to share ideas and build connections. Nordic Business Forum has quickly grown to become one of the leading business conferences in Europe, and our aim is to make our conferences the most significant in the world.
Member of the Board
Jun 2018
Business Forum Group offers inspiring ideas, knowledge, and networks for business leaders by creating phenomenal business event experiences. We put all our efforts into leadership and business-related content and conferences. Our aim is to provide the best learning experience and business value in the world—both digitally and physically.
Board Member
Sep 2016
Unleash the power of customer feedback with Surveypal and ensure every customers voice is heard, understood, and acted upon. Designed together with Customer Experience Leaders to finally transform customer feedback insights into action. • Answer critical business questions by capturing the voice of the customer in various ways: through surveys, feedback scores, reviews, and conversations. • Understand the “why” behind the “what” by adding contextual information and relevant data points to your customer feedback. • Ensure that every piece of feedback is analyzed, prioritized, and acted upon. • Inform your strategy planning with the themes that matter the most to your customers and maximize the impact of your initiatives. What you get with Surveypal CXM: • Identify the reasons behind customer feedback in 10 seconds • Get actionable insights for all your customer interactions • Leverage AI-powered text and sentiment analysis Get started today and transform your Customer Experience Management to lead a customer-centric shift in your organization. Learn more: https://surveypal.com
Board member
Apr 2016
Miradore is a cloud-based Mobile Device Management platform that provides a smarter way to securely manage both company-owned and personal Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows devices. Today, we are trusted by over 10,000 organizations in more than 180 countries. With Miradore, you can stay up to date with your device fleet, automate device management across multiple operating systems, distribute business-critical apps, and secure your company data. Getting started is simple and always free, and when needed, you can unlock additional features with our Premium plan. Test all our features risk-free with a 14-day trial. No credit card information is required. Learn more: www.miradore.com
Investor
May 2015
Moi on uuden ajan mobiilioperaattori. Moi on positiivisille anarkisteille, jotka haluavat vapauden käyttää mobiilipalveluja eri päätelaitteilla, ilman pitkiä sopimusaikoja. Niille, jotka arvostavat nopeutta. Moi antaa vallan asiakkaalle, ei pidä sitä itsellään. Moin kasvu on ollut hurjaa; vuonna 2017 yrityksen liikevaihto oli 4,9M euroa. Moi lanseerasi kuluttajaliittymät toukokuussa 2016 ja syyskuusta 2017 alkaen Moi-liittymät on räätälöity myös yrityksille sopiviksi. Käy tutustumassa: https://www.moi.fi/yrityksille. Moin liittymät toimivat DNA:n kattavassa ja luotettavassa 4G-verkkossa ja niiden toiminta perustuu tilikohtaiseen datamäärään, jota jokainen tiliin kuuluva liittymä voi hyödyntää oman tarpeen mukaan. Tämä tekeekin Moista erityisen mobiilioperaattorin markkinoilla. Moi mobiili on DNA konsernin 100% omistama yritys tammikuusta 2019 lähtien.
Investor
Jan 2012
Paytrail has the largest payment volume of all online payment services in Finland. We provide payment services to more than 20 000 online stores. Paytrail is part of Nets. Paytrail was chosen as the best place to work in Finland in 2021 (Great Place to Work).
Investor
Dec 2010
Spintop Ventures is a Nordic seed-stage venture capital firm with a track record since 2010 scaling software-based technology companies that drive transformational change with a positive sustainability impact. The team at Spintop is composed of seasoned entrepreneurs and executives from the technology industry. The team members have navigated the journey from startup to successful exit multiple times both as executives and active investors, delivering attractive returns.
Experience · 16 entries
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2024
Co-Owner
Jun 2024
SaiPa is a professional ice hockey club based in Lappeenranta, Finland.
2018
Member of the Board
Jun 2018
We are building leaders who change the world. We believe that inspiring and equipping business leaders who want to make the world a better place is one of the most effective ways in which we can make an effect on the whole society at large. So, Nordic Business Forum is not just any business event. In fact, it is more than just an event. It is a community of people all reaching for the same goal. Our events gather together business leaders and the world’s top experts to share ideas and build connections. Nordic Business Forum has quickly grown to become one of the leading business conferences in Europe, and our aim is to make our conferences the most significant in the world.
Member of the Board
Jun 2018
Business Forum Group offers inspiring ideas, knowledge, and networks for business leaders by creating phenomenal business event experiences. We put all our efforts into leadership and business-related content and conferences. Our aim is to provide the best learning experience and business value in the world—both digitally and physically.
2017
Board member
Jan 2017
Tehokkaampi työmaa. Siinä se, kaikessa yksinkertaisuudessaan. Vähemmän paperitöitä, vähemmän sähläystä. Enemmän aikaa siihen oleelliseen, rakentamiseen. Olemme mukana liiketoiminnan ytimessä ja tuemme asiakasyritystemme kasvua. Tunnemme ylpeyttä siitä, että asiakkaamme hyötyvät ratkaisuistamme ja palveluistamme. Ja kun asiakkaamme menestyy, se tarkoittaa kasvua ja kannattavuutta myös meille! Movenium Oy on vuonna 2005 perustettu rakennusalan yritysten päivittäisen toiminnan tehostamiseen keskittyvä yritys. Kaikki tuotteemme ovat helppokäyttöisiä, nettipohjaisia ja muokattavissa asiakkaan tarpeiden mukaisiksi. Meillä on yli 1 400 asiakasta Suomessa ja Ruotsissa. TYÖAJANSEURANTA | VEROTTAJARAPORTIT | KULUNSEURANTA | TYÖMAAPÄIVÄKIRJA | PEREHDYTYS | TR- JA MVR-MITTAUS | TEHTÄVÄNHALLINTA
2016
Board Member
Sep 2016
Unleash the power of customer feedback with Surveypal and ensure every customers voice is heard, understood, and acted upon. Designed together with Customer Experience Leaders to finally transform customer feedback insights into action. • Answer critical business questions by capturing the voice of the customer in various ways: through surveys, feedback scores, reviews, and conversations. • Understand the “why” behind the “what” by adding contextual information and relevant data points to your customer feedback. • Ensure that every piece of feedback is analyzed, prioritized, and acted upon. • Inform your strategy planning with the themes that matter the most to your customers and maximize the impact of your initiatives. What you get with Surveypal CXM: • Identify the reasons behind customer feedback in 10 seconds • Get actionable insights for all your customer interactions • Leverage AI-powered text and sentiment analysis Get started today and transform your Customer Experience Management to lead a customer-centric shift in your organization. Learn more: https://surveypal.com
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