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Scaling technical, data-driven startups from Europe to global category leadership

OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital investor. Our DNA is rooted in having a deep understanding of the underlying technology and software stacks, which drive the growth of innovative new digital platforms and services. Our strong technical background and global scaling expertise allows us to identify and invest in the category winning start-ups at the early-stages, whose unique solutions can be rapidly scaled and adopted globally.

OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital investor. Our DNA is rooted in having a deep understanding of the underlying technology and software stacks, which drive the growth of innovative new digital platforms and services.

Our strong technical background and global scaling expertise allows us to identify and invest in the category winning start-ups at the early-stages, whose unique solutions can be rapidly scaled and adopted globally.

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OpenOcean welcomes three new team members: Joanna Graiver, Katariina Marttinen and Cyrus Hessabi

OpenOcean welcomes three new team members: Joanna Graiver, Katariina Marttinen and Cyrus Hessabi

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OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG

OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG

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Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets

Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets

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Our Investment Into Droppe

Our Investment Into Droppe

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From AI Surge to Unicorns: The State of Enterprise Automation in 2023

From AI Surge to Unicorns: The State of Enterprise Automation in 2023

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OpenOcean x Oxford's Saïd Business School: Why We Created O³, Startup Insights Platform

OpenOcean x Oxford's Saïd Business School: Why We Created O³, Startup Insights Platform

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Where to find alpha in the post-covid era? Macro and market update Q4 2022

Where to find alpha in the post-covid era? Macro and market update Q4 2022

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IPO: MariaDB lands on the New York Stock Exchange

IPO: MariaDB lands on the New York Stock Exchange

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Launching: State of Quantum 2022 Report

Launching: State of Quantum 2022 Report

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How MariaDB became the world-leading open-source database company

How MariaDB became the world-leading open-source database company

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Announcing LoopMe exit: celebrating the next chapter of a real Ad-Venture

Announcing LoopMe exit: celebrating the next chapter of a real Ad-Venture

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PassFort acquired by Moody’s Corporation

PassFort acquired by Moody’s Corporation

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The Truecaller IPO: nine years of “instant” success

The Truecaller IPO: nine years of “instant” success

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October 23, 2024
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Why we invested in Authologic

We are pleased to announce that OpenOcean led Authologic’s $8.2 million Series A funding round. Authologic is a global digital identity verification platform, streamlining KYC and AML processes with secure e-ID solutions to combat fraud and meet compliance.
October 14, 2024
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OpenOcean welcomes three new team members: Joanna Graiver, Katariina Marttinen and Cyrus Hessabi

We're excited to announce that the OpenOcean team is expanding with three exceptional new additions. Joanna and Cyrus have joined the London team as Investment Associates, while Katariina is joining the Helsinki team as Operations Manager.
October 1, 2024
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Why are all SaaS companies AI now? Here’s what the statistics show

SaaS has been the subject of some concerned deliberations in the last few years, with growth slowing down, multiples staying low and cloud delivery not being a source of differentiation like in the good old days.
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