Mika Salmi is a pioneer in the creative and technology industries, founding AtomFilms – a forerunner in short-form, user-created content – in 1998, preceding YouTube by several years.
He has discovered Grammy, Oscar, and Emmy recognized artists, and has been profiled in dozens of trade, business and lifestyle publications and is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
[1] At AtomFilms, he provided the first online video platform for Oscar winners Jason Reitman,[2][3] Aardman Animation,[4][5] and David Lynch.
In addition to dozens of print publications, like those noted above and The New York Times,[14] Salmi has appeared on multiple television news programs and morning talk shows, both in the US and overseas.
Salmi is Managing Partner at the European venture capital firm Lakestar, known for investments in Airbnb, Blockchain, Glovo, Public, Revolut, and Spotify.