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Aiven

Helsinki, FI · Founded 2016 · 474 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

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.

Founders & leadership

Aiven was founded in 2016 by Heikki Nousiainen.

HNHeikki Nousiainen
Heikki NousiaineninCo-founder

Investors · 5

Competitors · 9

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Ovhcloud322 shared keywordsOVHcloud is a global cloud provider offering bare metal dedicated servers, hosted private cloud, hybrid, and public cloud solutions, along with VPS and game server hosting. It serves small, medium, and enterprise customers across industries, operating its own data centers, servers, and fiber-optic network.
Red Gate320 shared keywordsRedgate provides Database DevOps software for building, testing, deploying, and monitoring database changes, along with tools for data security, compliance, and modernization. It serves enterprise database teams, with adoption reported across a large share of Fortune 100 companies.
Tiger Data307 shared keywordsTiger Data, creators of TimescaleDB, builds a Postgres-based time-series database for fast ingest, efficient storage, and real-time analytics at scale. It targets industrial, energy, and robotics systems, offering tiered storage, columnar compression, and hybrid retrieval across cloud and Postgres ecosystems.

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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 Earlybird Venture Capital, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Lifeline Ventures, Molten Ventures, Atomico.
Where is Aiven headquartered?
Aiven is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.