Mikko Silventola

First Investor, Hands-on Advisor

2014 - Current

First investor, Advisor - Taxify (now Bolt), raised >$2B+ from Sequoia, D1, Creandum etc. Bolt is a global mobility platform offering ride-hailing, micromobility and food delivery services across Europe, Middle East and Africa. I was the First committed angel investor in the very first round early 2014. Valued at $8.4B+ 🦄

First Investor, Hands-on Advisor (exit)

2018

The most successful start-up in Central American history.
 Helped Hugo to $150M exit in 4 years with an average ROIC of 48X. Largest delivery super app in Central America, The Caribbean and Venezuela. I led Hugo's Seed round and helped to attract international VCs. Acquired by Delivery Hero in October 2021.

Investor

2019

Building the Leading Super App for North Africa. $218M raised to date 🦄

Investor

2021

First Investor (Angel cheque)

2019

First angel cheque Raised $45M+ from Stripe, Founders Fund, Global Founders Capital etc.

Investor

2018

Valued at $5B+ 🦄

Venture Partner

2018

Our team has invested in more than 100 startups worldwide, including four companies that have reached a billion-dollar valuation, such as Bolt, Rappi, Veriff and Pipedrive. A decade of investing, initiating projects, and bringing the startup ecosystem together has given us a power network. Today we're using the connections and our combined experience as serial entrepreneurs and angel investors to create the best environment for startups to grow. We generally invest €100k-500k tickets in early stage companies in AI & Robotics, Mobility & Logistics and Fintech & SaaS. A significant proportion of the fund will be invested in science-based and R&D intensive companies.

Investor

2019

Payment Platform for LatAm Microentrepreneurs. The company was started at MIT and is backed by Tiger Global, Y Combinator etc.

Investor

2021

Fintoc is Plaid for Latam.

Investor

2021