Aiven was founded by Heikki Nousiainen in 2016.

Who are Aiven's investors?

Aiven's investors include Atomico, Crew Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Lifeline Ventures, Molten Ventures, World Innovation Lab (WiL).

How much funding has Aiven raised?

Aiven has disclosed $100M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Where is Aiven headquartered?

Aiven is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.

Aiven

Helsinki, FI · Founded 2016 · 474 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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Aiven provides an open source data platform designed for AI-readiness that enables businesses to build and deploy data applications across enterprise and startup segments globally.

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Founders & leadership

Aiven was founded in 2016 by Heikki Nousiainen.

Heikki Nousiainen Co-founderHeikki Nousiainen founded Aiven in 2015 to build infrastructure services around open source databases and streaming technologies. He currently leads the company's efforts to develop data and streaming infrastructure for developers across enterprise and startup markets.

Hannu ValtonenFounder

Mika ElorantaFounder

Oskari SaarenmaaFounder

Investors · 7

Atomicolisted by AtomicoLondon

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Crew Capitallisted by Crew CapitalNew York · $500K – $2M

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Earlybird Venture Capitallisted by Earlybird Venture CapitalBerlin · $540K – $12M

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IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)listed by IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M

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Lifeline Ventureslisted by Lifeline VenturesHelsinki

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Molten Ventureslisted by Molten VenturesLondon · $2.5M – $63M

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World Innovation Lab (WiL)listed by World Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$100M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021–2026

$100MraisedMar 2021 · 2 sources
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Frequently asked questions

What does Aiven do?: Aiven provides an open source data platform designed for AI-readiness that enables businesses to build and deploy data applications across enterprise and startup segments globally.
Who founded Aiven?: Aiven was founded by Heikki Nousiainen in 2016.
Who are Aiven's investors?: Aiven's investors include Atomico, Crew Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Lifeline Ventures, Molten Ventures, World Innovation Lab (WiL).
How much funding has Aiven raised?: Aiven has disclosed $100M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Aiven headquartered?: Aiven is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.