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

About OpenOcean

OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital investor, backing AI-driven data pioneers. Our investment focuses on leading or co-leading Seed or Series A investments with initial investments of up to €6m in European companies driving the data economy, including B2B platforms and enterprise software technology.

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 a profound understanding of the underlying technology and software stacks that drive the growth of innovative new digital platforms and services. Our strong technical background and expertise enable us to identify and invest in category-winning startups 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 passionate about backing and growing revolutionary technology companies. Transparency is at the core of how we operate. As an enthusiastic, compassionate and pragmatic team, we build strong partnerships with founders through our open, direct and transparent approach.