MySQL
The first European enterprise software unicorn, MySQL is an open-source database that supports scalable web-based and embedded database applications.
Milestones
Founded in 1995
Bought by Sun Microsystems for $1 billion in 2008
Investment year
Founders
Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius
David Axmark
Allan Larsson
Thematic areas
Open Source
Data Infrastructure
Deal team
Ralf Wahlsten
Tom Henriksson
MySQL is an open-source database that supports scalable web-based and embedded database applications. Founding partners of OpenOcean, Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius, Patrik Backman and Ralf Wahlsten, were founders and early investors in MySQL.
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