Stage FocusSeed, Series A
GeographyEurope
TypeVC
Last Activity2024
Industry Focus
Industries
AI InfrastructureQuantum ComputingCybersecurity Hardware
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
OpenOcean was founded in 2009 by the team behind MySQL and MariaDB — the first European enterprise software unicorn, acquired for $1B in 2008. Fund IV targets €130M with a €100M first close in 2024, and each fund backs 18-20 companies.
The thesis is "data as the ultimate moat in AI" — spanning AI/ML, quantum computing, databases, cloud, edge, and cybersecurity. The portfolio includes IQM (a major...
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MariaDBM
MindsDBD
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