Mikko Silventola is a Finnish angel investor currently based in Zug, Switzerland who has invested in more than 50 companies globally with gems such as Bolt & Hugo among his most successful investments. He is also a venture partner at Superangel and Frontier Nordic.
On this episode we discuss all things angel investing, including starting up, basic skills, investing principles, best pitching practices, red flags and many more key aspects to being a successful angel investor. We also talk more in detail about Mikko becoming the first investor of Bolt and conquering Latin America with Hugo (3 years from investment to exit).
The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps
[01:50] - INTRO, BECOMING AN ANGEL INVESTOR
[04:25] - ON ANGEL INVESTING BASICS
[14:30] - STORY ON MIKKO’S INVESTMENT & EXIT INTO HUGO
[18:40] - ON INVESTING PRINCIPLES
[48:40] - ON BEST PITCHING PRACTICES
[26:55] - ON INVESTING IN COMPANIES FROM MORE EXOTIC COUNTRIES
[28:50] - ON WHAT FOUNDERS LOOK FOR IN INVESTORS
[30:45] – ON BECOMING THE FIRST INVESTOR IN BOLT
To reach out to Mikko use:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkosilventola/
Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/
Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/
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Mikko Silventola is a Finnish angel investor currently based in Zug, Switzerland who has invested in more than 50 companies globally with gems such as Bolt & Hugo among his most successful investments. He is also a venture partner at Superangel and Frontier Nordic.
On this episode we discuss all things angel investing, including starting up, basic skills, investing principles, best pitching practices, red flags and many more key aspects to being a successful angel investor. We also talk more in detail about Mikko becoming the first investor of Bolt and conquering Latin America with Hugo (3 years from investment to exit).
The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps
[01:50] - INTRO, BECOMING AN ANGEL INVESTOR
[04:25] - ON ANGEL INVESTING BASICS
[14:30] - STORY ON MIKKO’S INVESTMENT & EXIT INTO HUGO
[18:40] - ON INVESTING PRINCIPLES
[48:40] - ON BEST PITCHING PRACTICES
[26:55] - ON INVESTING IN COMPANIES FROM MORE EXOTIC COUNTRIES
[28:50] - ON WHAT FOUNDERS LOOK FOR IN INVESTORS
[30:45] – ON BECOMING THE FIRST INVESTOR IN BOLT
To reach out to Mikko use:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkosilventola/
Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/
Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/
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See the video content exclusively on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/
Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness
The full interview with Mikko is available NOW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts
Support the show
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