# Tony Nysten

> Tony Nysten is a Series A investor at OpenOcean (Helsinki) backing Software and E-Commerce. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [OpenOcean](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-ocean)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonynysten/?originalSubdomain=fi

Tony Nysten is a Series A investor at OpenOcean in Helsinki focused on Software and E-Commerce. Tony Nysten serves as a Principal @OpenOcean.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 33% |
| Identity Management | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 1 | 33% |
| Finland | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Authologic | 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 |  |
| Swappie | Swappie specializes in the refurbishment and sale of used smartphones, particularly iPhones. The company buys used smartphones, refurbishes them to a high standard, and then sells them to consumers at competitive prices. Their process includes rigorous testing, repair, and quality assurance to ensure that each phone meets their quality standards.Swappie ensures that all refurbished phones undergo a comprehensive 52-step testing process. This includes checking for hardware and software functionality, replacing defective parts, and thoroughly cleaning each device. | $122.6M | Series C | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Swappie | Swappie specializes in the refurbishment and sale of used smartphones, particularly iPhones. The company buys used smartphones, refurbishes them to a high standard, and then sells them to consumers at competitive prices. Their process includes rigorous testing, repair, and quality assurance to ensure that each phone meets their quality standards.Swappie ensures that all refurbished phones undergo a comprehensive 52-step testing process. This includes checking for hardware and software functionality, replacing defective parts, and thoroughly cleaning each device. | $40.1M | Series B | Jun 16, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Reaktor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reaktor-polte) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Illusian Founder Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illusian-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Peak Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SMOK Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smok-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 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.

5 contacts available at OpenOcean.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Naureen Zahid | Investor Relations Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naureen-zahid |
| Patrik Backman | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrik-backman |
| Ralf Wahlsten | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralf-wahlsten |
| Tom Henriksson | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-henriksson |
| Tony Nysten | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-nysten |

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## FAQ

### What does Tony Nysten invest in?

Tony Nysten invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Marketplace startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tony Nysten last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tony Nysten closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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