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Europe can win the AI race - announcing first close of €100 million
March 11, 2025
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Europe can win the AI race - announcing first close of €100 million

Data will be the ultimate moat in AI development for years to come — and that is where we are focusing as early-stage investors.
Tom Henriksson
General Partner

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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

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

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Macro and Market update 2023 – “Is this hangover finally over?”

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Europe can win the AI race - announcing first close of €100 million
March 11, 2025
·
4
min read

Europe can win the AI race - announcing first close of €100 million

Data will be the ultimate moat in AI development for years to come — and that is where we are focusing as early-stage investors.
Tom Henriksson
General Partner
Portfolio Spotlight: Embeddable
February 27, 2025
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6
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Portfolio Spotlight: Embeddable

Founded by Harry Marshall and Tom Gardiner, Embeddable is reshaping how businesses integrate analytics into their products.
Sam Hields
Partner
Part 2 of Scaling AI - The AI revolution: redefining business models and investment strategies
February 5, 2025
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8
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Part 2 of Scaling AI - The AI revolution: redefining business models and investment strategies

In the second part of Scaling AI, we explore how AI is transitioning from experimentation to delivering real-world impact for enterprises.
Crystal van Oosterom
AI Venture Partner
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OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG
September 13, 2024
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OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG

We are happy to share the results of our 6th annual ESG report to unpack the current ESG statistics of our portfolio companies.
Tom Henriksson
General Partner
Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets
July 31, 2024
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Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets

New analysis from O3 platform highlights growing regional strength of UK AI startup ecosystem over last decade.
Ekaterina Almasque
Venture Partner
Macro and Market update 2023 – “Is this hangover finally over?”
January 9, 2024
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Macro and Market update 2023 – “Is this hangover finally over?”

In this update we will provide you with our assessment and view on the current macro and market environment, highlighting key changes, and how this has been impacting public and private investments.
Tom Henriksson
General Partner
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Investment strategists react following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement measures

Strategists, economists and other experts have been sharing their reaction to what Chancellor Reeves had to say in her Spring Statement.

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UK Spring Statement: the wealth sector reacts

The Office for Budget Responsibility confirms it is cutting its 2025 growth forecast from 2% to around 1%. This puts UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in an awkward position, but what does the wealth sector say after the Spring Statement?

Yahoo! Finance
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OpenOcean targets €130M final close for its fourth fund to back Europe’s early-stage AI, data, and software development startups

The VC firm, established by founders of MySQL and MariaDB, has secured a €100M first close with increased support from Isomer Capital and KRR Fund of Funds

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