Tony Nysten

Principal

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Helsinki

FinTech
Quantum Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

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Having a degree in Engineering Physics and Mathematics, much of Tony’s career has revolved around numbers and data. Tony joined OpenOcean from Tesi, having worked with later stage venture investments into disruptive tech companies. In the five years he was involved in investments into eg. Iceye, Nosto Solutions, Wirepas, ONEiO and Oura and served as a Board Observer in Swappie, IQM, Zervant, Verto Analytics, Vaadin and Enevo. Before that Tony worked in Nokia’s CFO office doing financial planning, investor relations, treasury and a stint at NGP Capital.

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Hygraph Raises $30M Series B Funding Round for Federated Content Platform

OpenOcean portfolio company Hygraph, a leading federated content platform, announced the closure of a $30 million Series B funding round led by One Peak. OpenOcean is delighted to continue to be part of the journey since it led Hygraph’s Series A, and welcomes the participation of both existing and new investors, including Peak, SquareOne, and business angel Boris Lokschin, Co-Founder and CEO of Spryker Systems.
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"Despite a difficult market, LPs remain bullish on the opportunity” – A Q&A with OpenOcean’s Strategic Advisor Lisa Edgar

At the beginning of the year, Lisa Edgar joined our team as our Strategic Advisor. We sat down with Lisa for a Q&A to pick her brain and hear her unique perspective on various topics related to the startup ecosystem and venture capital industry. From her thoughts on the current state of the European venture capital market to her belief in the importance of ESG, Lisa offers invaluable insights for entrepreneurs and investors alike.
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How Supermetrics, a company with 40% annual growth, leads with two CEOs?

Our portfolio company Supermetrics, , announced in early 2023 that it is moving to a shared CEO model – a practice used by roaringly successful companies like Netflix, Atlassian and Workday. To introduce the model, Anssi and Supermetrics better, we asked him a few crisp questions on the topic.