Insurance

Solva

Website
Founded 2025Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Insurance is 7% of worldwide GDP and we’re building the infrastructure for how the world handles risk

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Herman Båverud Olsson

Founder/CEO

CEO and Co-founder of Solva. Previously part of building Lassie to $100M ARR with $110M raised, earning recognition from Sifted in 2024 as Europe’s fastest-growing InsurTech. Prior to that, I led AI and machine learning transformations at BCG X across financial services. I also have experience in FinTech and InsurTech from time at Morgan Stanley

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Sorena Amini

Founder/COO

COO and Co-founder of Solva. Was previously part of building tech-enabled companies in traditional industries, including KeyTo (from $60m to $250m). Before that, I worked at Citi focusing on InsurTech and at Talentech (formerly ReachMee) with growth and product.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Linus Malmén

Founder/CTO

CTO and Co-founder of Solva. Before Solva, I Co-founded Zaver (most recently starred in CNBC), a European neobank processing over €1 billion annually under an EBA-CRD license. Clients include Porsche, Volkswagen, and Loewe. I've led AI development for leading tech companies long before AI became the norm and my work has been featured in TechCrunch, Bloomberg and Forbes.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
15team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2025 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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