Matias Salonen

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Strategic Finance & BizOps at Lovable

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Overview

Matias is in Strategic Finance & BizOps at Lovable, guiding the company through its rapid scaling. His background includes roles as an investor at byFounders and an associate consultant at Bain & Company. A graduate of Aalto University, colleagues describe him as a logical, considerate, and effective leader who is adept at building community.

Originally from Finland and having also grown up in Australia, Matias has a passion for exploring new places. Outside of work, his interests are quite active and include road cycling, running, bouldering, and occasionally hiking and surfing.

His peers at the Aalto Investment Club admiringly called him the "puppet master" who "knows everything. "

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Judgemental

Demanding

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

Hyper-growth Scaling
He is part of the finance and operations team at Lovable, which scaled from $1M to over $200M in ARR in less than a year.
Venture Capital
Worked as a full-time investor for the early-stage Nordic VC fund, byFounders, after starting as an intern.
Strategic Finance
His role focuses on building the finance function as a "force multiplier" rather than a bottleneck during a period of massive growth.

Media Appearances

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Work History

3-2025
Strategic Finance & BizOps at Lovable
1-2023 - 3-2025
Investor at byFounders
10-2022 - 12-2022
Associate Consultant Intern at Bain & Company
5-2022 - 9-2022
Investment Banking Analyst Intern at Nordea
6-2021 - 12-2021
Junior Associate, Capital Markets at JLL

Education

9-2019 - 5-2022
Bachelor's degree from Aalto University
1-2022 - 5-2022
Exchange studies from National University of Singapore

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Exp : 6 Location : Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Job Level : N/A Designation : Strategic Finance & BizOps at Lovable
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Insights For Selling To Matias

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Matias is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Matias

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Matias move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Matias take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Matias

Personality Compatibility


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