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Michael “Monty” Widenius

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Monty is one of the founding partners at OpenOcean – and a technical mind behind MySQL and MariaDB. At 19, he dropped out of the Helsinki University of Technology – and at 33, he coded the entire first release of MySQL, which is still the most popular open-source database in the world today. At OpenOcean, Monty is a tech wizard, advising entrepreneurs on all things community and open source.

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

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.

General Partner

Portfolio Spotlight: Embeddable

Portfolio Spotlight: Embeddable

Founded by Harry Marshall and Tom Gardiner, Embeddable is reshaping how businesses integrate analytics into their products.

Part 2 of Scaling AI - The AI revolution: redefining business models and investment strategies

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