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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

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Launching: State of Quantum 2022 Report

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New Automation Market Map is published – Software Automation private funding grew by 230% in 2021

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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

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PassFort acquired by Moody’s Corporation

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The Truecaller IPO: nine years of “instant” success

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Meet the OpenOcean Team in Spring/Summer 2023 Events

The OpenOcean Helsinki and London teams will attend various spring and summer events around Europe. We're on a mission to unite with entrepreneurs, professionals, and fellow investors to exchange and discuss new ideas and dive into exciting business opportunities – on and off the stage.

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

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"You can either retain your culture or have hyper-growth - getting both is a fool's choice.” – A Q&A with our Operating Advisor Kulpreet Singh

In this Q&A blog post, we have the pleasure of featuring Kulpreet Singh, OpenOcean's Operating Advisor since 2018. Kulpreet joined the team after a successful tenure at UiPath, the world's leading robotic process automation (RPA) software. We dive into Kulpreet's insights on company growth, common challenges fast-growing tech companies face, and essential qualities for startups aiming to make their mark globally.

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

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"London needs to demonstrate why it remains the best place for firms to raise funds and grow their business" – Naureen Zahid's Letter to the City AM Editor

OpenOcean's Investor Relations Director Naureen Zahid's Letter to the Editor was published today on City AM.

Naureen Zahid

Investor Relations Director

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LatticeFlow raises $12M to eliminate computer vision blind spots

LatticeFlow, a startup that was spun out of Zurich’s ETH in 2020, helps machine learning teams improve their AI vision models by automatically diagnosing issues and improving both the data and the models themselves. The company today announced that it has raised a $12 million Series A funding round led by Atlantic Bridge and OpenOcean, with participation from FPV Ventures.

Techcrunch

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Quantum computing high on the enterprise agenda – study

Business leaders expect to see commercialised quantum computing within the next five years, a new study has revealed, with 61% of those responding saying they plan to invest $1m or more in the technology within the next three years and 10% planning to pump more than $20m into quantum resources.

TechMonitor

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OpenOcean updates its interactive market map for automation, adding 600+ companies

Early-stage venture capital firm OpenOcean returns with an updated version of its interactive market map for automation, adding some 600+ companies.

Tech.eu

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