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Managing Partner

Lakestar is a global investment group that invests in outstanding entrepreneurs who share a passion to build great companies worldwide.Having invested successfully across eight geographies, Lakestar is focused on helping companies identify and expand into different markets rapidly.

Mika Salmi is a serial entrepreneur and recognized innovator in the technology and media sectors. Mika has extensive experience working in numerous countries building and leading companies, creating products, negotiating partnerships, financing businesses, executing M&A strategies, and serving on public and private company Board of Directors. Currently, Mika is a Senior Advisor at The Raine Group. Raine is a unique investment and advisory firm focused on the global media, technology and sports industries. He also serves on the Boards of Trace, Pixvana, CreativeLive, INSEAD, and Feed.fm and actively advises numerous startups. Most recently Mika was CEO of CreativeLive, a real time video platform targeting the continuing education market. Previously, Mika was President of Global Digital Media at Viacom home of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures. Prior to that Mika was the Founder/CEO of the pioneering video and games companies AtomFilms, Shockwave, and AddictingGames. AtomFilms and Shockwave were the largest online video and game brands in early days of the Internet. Mika also founded Mad Races, a location-based mobile game company. He started his career in music, notably discovering and signing Grammy and Oscar winning artist Nine Inch Nails.Mika was born in Finland, is a US and Finnish citizen, speaks several languages and has an MBA from INSEAD.