OpenOcean
Venture capital firm; participated in IQM Quantum Computers' seed and Series A rounds.
OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital firm based in Helsinki, investing in seed and Series A rounds, with additional offices in London and Luxembourg. Founded in 2009 by veterans of MySQL AB and MariaDB Corporation, including Michael 'Monty' Widenius, the firm backs 'technical founders shaping how humans and technology thrive together,' with a focus on AI-native software, automation, and data-intensive technology.
Overview
- Firm
- OpenOcean
- Headquarters
- Helsinki, Finland
- Founded
- 2009
- AUM
- ~€100-130M (Fund IV, raising toward a €130M target as of 2025); no single consolidated lifetime AUM figure is publicly disclosed
- Stages
- Seed, Series A
- Thesis
- Reshaping knowledge work and the systems required to scale it, across AI-native software, automation, and data-intensive technology — treating data as the ultimate moat.
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Frequently asked
- What is OpenOcean?
- Reshaping knowledge work and the systems required to scale it, across AI-native software, automation, and data-intensive technology — treating data as the ultimate moat.
- How much does OpenOcean manage?
- OpenOcean manages ~€100-130M (Fund IV, raising toward a €130M target as of 2025); no single consolidated lifetime AUM figure is publicly disclosed in assets, and was founded in 2009.
- What stages does OpenOcean invest at?
- OpenOcean invests at Seed, Series A.
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OpenOcean, headquartered in Helsinki, invests in seed and Series A companies focused on AI-native software and data-intensive technology.
OpenOcean: AboutVerified2026-08-09 - 2
Open Ocean Capital Oy was registered in the Finnish trade registry in 2009.
Finder.fi: Open Ocean Capital Oy company registry extractVerified2026-08-09 - 3
OpenOcean participated in IQM Quantum Computers' 2019 seed round and November 2020 Series A round.
Tech.eu: IQM raises €39M ($46M) Series AVerified2020-11-10