OpenOcean
Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
OpenOcean partners with technical founders to build durable, scalable businesses in AI-native software, automation, and data-intensive technology that reshape knowledge work systems. Leveraging deep technical expertise and operator experience from building MySQL and MariaDB, the firm leads or co-leads Seed and early Series A rounds, investing up to €5 million per company.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's websiteGeneral Partner at OpenOcean focused on data-intensive investments. Co-founder of MariaDB and former product/business development leader at MySQL AB, where he served as Director of Software Engineering and managed strategic partnerships. Previously worked in management consulting at eCraft Management Solutions and A.T. Kearney. Holds degrees in Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology and Finance from Hanken School of Economics.
Investments · 49 tracked
- Api.video
- AppGyver
- Arbio
- Authologic
- Binalyze
- Bitrise
- Booksy
- Cambri
- DreamFold
- Droppe
- Embeddable
- EyeEm
- Favrit
- HeavenHR
- Hygraph
- Import.io
- IQM
- Kevin
- LatticeFlow
- Leadoo
- Levels
- LoopMe
- MariaDB
- MindsDB
- Minerva
- MySQL
- NearGroup
- Nosto
- NTC
- Operations1
- Oppex
- Outlyer
- Passfort
- Personalyze
- Platform.sh
- Purple Dot
- RapidMiner
- Sitegeist
- Strong Network
- Sunlight
- Supermetrics
- Surglogs
- Tapdaq
- Thimble
- Truecaller
- Unacast
- Verto Analytics
- Workfellow
- Zentyal
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does OpenOcean invest at?
- OpenOcean invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is OpenOcean's typical check size?
- OpenOcean typically writes checks of $2.2M – $5.6M.
- What sectors does OpenOcean focus on?
- OpenOcean focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure.
- Does OpenOcean lead rounds?
- Yes, OpenOcean leads investment rounds.
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