OpenOcean
VC Fund
Helsinki, Finland
OpenOcean is a thesis driven pan-European early-stage Venture Capital investor with offices in Helsinki and London. Our investment strategy focuses on leading or co-leading Series A investments in European companies driving the data economy with a focus on B2B platforms and Enterprise Software technology. Our investments are driven by three coretheses: Automation, Data Infrastructure and Future of Software Development, with initial average investment sizes of €5m. Our founding team members include key persons behind MySQL AB (sold to Sun Microsystems Inc. for $1 Billion in 2008), after which the team jointly built category leader MariaDB Corporation Ab, as well as forming and managing OpenOcean. Our DNA is rooted in having a deep understanding of the underlying technology and software stacks, which drive the growth of innovative new digital platforms and services. Our strong technical background and expertise allows us to identify and invest in the next game-changing and category winning start-tups at the early-stages, whose unique solutions can be rapidly scaled and adopted globally.
- Total investments:
- 98
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 42%
- Last fund:
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Industries OpenOcean invests in
Stages OpenOcean invests in
Countries OpenOcean invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.8M–$11M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$22M
- Series B
- $7.3M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 28 (29%)
- Information Technology 12 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (8%)
- SaaS 7 (7%)
- Enterprise Software 6 (6%)
Stage
- Series A 40 (41%)
- Seed 14 (14%)
- Series B 14 (14%)
- Series C 6 (6%)
- Funding Round 6 (6%)
Country
- Finland 14 (14%)
- United States 10 (10%)
- United Kingdom 8 (8%)
- Germany 7 (7%)
- France 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Naureen Zahid
Investor Relations Director
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Investor Relations Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Patrik Backman
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 34 | Find email | |
Ralf Wahlsten
Chairman
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Chairman | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Tom Henriksson
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
Tony Nysten
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Sitegeist
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Sitegeist Robotics develops autonomous, modular construction robots to automate dangerous tasks like hydrodemolition, sandblasting, and drilling, boosting productivity and addressing labor shortages.Sitegeist Robotics primarily serves the construction industry, focusing on infrastructure renovation and building site operations. | $4.7M / Pre-Seed / Feb 16, 2026 | |
Arbio
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Arbio is transforming the property management landscape for alternative accommodations by leveraging advanced AI technology. Our solutions drive higher revenue, increased profitability, and superior operational efficiency - setting a new industry benchmark.By combining data-driven insights with seamless automation, we optimize every aspect ofproperty performance, enhancing both owner returns and guest satisfaction.With a vision to redefine how properties are managed and monetized, Arbio is paving the way for a more efficient, profitable, and scalable future in the alternative accommodations market. | $40.9M / Series A / Jun 01, 2025 | |
Embeddable
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Embeddable is a platform that simplifies the creation of custom analytics dashboards and visualizations by enabling end-users to tailor their own data views through a no-code interface. | $6.3M / Seed / Dec 12, 2024 | |
Surglogs
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Surglogs streamlines and automates the administration of logbooks, medications, supplies, in-services, and drills in healthcare facilities. The outdated pen-and-paper method is replaced with a HIPAA compliant state of the art digital application, complemented with a desktop portal that serves as an administrative dashboard.Surglogs was founded in2015 and headquartered in California, United States. | Nov 20, 2024 | |
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Surglogs
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Surglogs streamlines and automates the administration of logbooks, medications, supplies, in-services, and drills in healthcare facilities. The outdated pen-and-paper method is replaced with a HIPAA compliant state of the art digital application, complemented with a desktop portal that serves as an administrative dashboard.Surglogs was founded in2015 and headquartered in California, United States. | Nov 20, 2024 | |
Authologic
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Authologic is a system that helps businesses in checking the identity of their clients online.Authologic is a provider of identity verification solutions that includes tools for determining identity through online video, data, and digital IDs.Krzysztof Klimczak, Jarek Sygitowicz, and Marek Rogoziński founded Authologic in 2020 and is based inWarsaw, Poland. | $8.2M / Series A / Oct 22, 2024 | |
Cambri
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Cambri is a concept testing software that helps global brands accelerate their innovation process. | $8.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 17, 2024 | |
Droppe
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Droppe is a source-to-order platform that transforms the sourcing and ordering of packaging, paper, and operating supplies. With Droppe, companies can spend less, order faster, and sleep better with more control. | $4.2M / Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | |
Purple Dot
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Purple Dot creates best-in-class pre-order experiences for e-Commerce. With Purple Dot, brands no longer need to be restricted to only selling stock once it’s in the warehouse. Through powering hyped influencer drops, ‘never go out of stock’ strategies, and derisking supply chain, Purple Dot enables modern eCommerce brands to sell more by sellingearlier. | $10.1M / Series A / May 14, 2024 | |
Workfellow
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Workfellow is a work intelligence platform to accelerate enterprise digital transformation journey. Plug-and-play to see the next best development cases all the time | $3.1M / Series A / Feb 07, 2024 | |
| See all 98 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does OpenOcean invest in?
OpenOcean invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 98 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is OpenOcean's check size?
OpenOcean typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$11M at Seed, $2.3M–$22M at Series A and $7.3M–$30M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds OpenOcean participates in.
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Who are the partners at OpenOcean?
The team at OpenOcean includes Naureen Zahid (Investor Relations Director), Patrik Backman (General Partner) and Ralf Wahlsten (Chairman), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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