We back relentless founders creating the data economy of the future

About OpenOcean

OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital investor. Our investment focuses on leading or co-leading Series A investments and our initial investment is up to €6m in European companies driving the data economy, including B2B platforms and enterprise software technology.
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Our founding team members include key persons behind MySQL AB (acquired by Sun Microsystems Inc. for $1 Billion in 2008), after which the team jointly built category leader MariaDB Corporation (NYSE).

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 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's core values

Measuring what matters

We are a unified, data-driven team of analytical individuals with STEM backgrounds, with a track record of founding and funding many businesses in the data economy. We strive to quantify our investment reasoning with data.

Diversity brings returns

Diversity & Inclusion is at our heart and is championed by our own multicultural and multinational team, and that of our portfolio companies.

Fostering transparency

We are driven by a shared passion to back and grow revolutionising new technology companies, and are strongly aligned in a commitment to foster transparency in our dealings. We are an enthusiastic, compassionate, and realistic team – our open, direct, and transparent approach allows us to form strong partnerships with the founders we work with.