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Our investment thesis in a nutshell

Our investment thesis in a nutshell

“So you invest in software. What do you look for?” That’s something we get often, in particular when talking to investors. Fortunately it’s…
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Patrik Backman
Pioneering data-intensive software ecosystems from Europe

Pioneering data-intensive software ecosystems from Europe

We are on a mission to support relentless European founders to build solutions for the future where technology and data enable better…
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Niklas Rosenberg
In the end, it’s all about converting customers Part 1

In the end, it’s all about converting customers Part 1

At OpenOcean we love looking at exciting start-ups and talking to ambitious entrepreneurs. When digging deeper into any investment…
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Patrik Backman
In the end, it’s all about converting and growing customers Part 2

In the end, it’s all about converting and growing customers Part 2

In the second part of our series, analysing customer acquisition processes and costs to asses an investment opportunity,we´ll dive into …
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Patrik Backman
So you want to start an adtech company? Easy.

So you want to start an adtech company? Easy.

It’s easy to start a tech company within the advertising industry. Finding the people with the technical know-how and the industry…
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Tom Henriksson
Discussing the state, and future, of investing in Media- and Ad-Tech 🗣️

Discussing the state, and future, of investing in Media- and Ad-Tec...

Tom is a General Partner at OpenOcean, where he leads the firm’s investments in marketing tech, adtech, and consumer data companies. He is…
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OpenOcean
Should you patent your startup’s technology?

Should you patent your startup’s technology?

We as OpenOcean have our background in MySQL and MariaDB. Back in the day, Monty, our founding partner, used to say that software patents…
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Janina Salo-Glasemann
Founder Stories: A Hacker’s Hacker

Founder Stories: A Hacker’s Hacker

Over 15 years, Michael “Monty” Widenius coded the open-source software MySQL almost entirely by himself, later helping sell the company to…
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Rahul Singireddy
Who cares about ESG?

Who cares about ESG?

A growing number of investors in the startup and venture capital (VC) ecosystem have finally started to emphasise environmental, social…
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Niklas Rosenberg
Portfolio
Backing MindsDB — Automated Machine Learning for the Software Developer.

Backing MindsDB — Automated Machine Learning for the Software Developer.

MindsDB is an open-source autoML framework to streamline the use of neural networks. Designed to empower software developers…
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Samuel Hields
Mini-series: Best practices for surviving in a downturn Part 3 & 4

Mini-series: Best practices for surviving in a downturn Part 3 & 4

In part 3 & 4 of of our mini-series we focus on how to make the most of the opportunity & what to consider when getting ready for…
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OpenOcean
Mini-series: Best practices for surviving in a downturn part 1 & 2

Mini-series: Best practices for surviving in a downturn part 1 & 2

Part 1 & 2 of our mini-series on how to make sure your (software) start-up survives the corona crisis. From accepting the new reality to…
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OpenOcean
The evolution of Verto Analytics: disrupting audience measurement standards

The evolution of Verto Analytics: disrupting audience measurement standards

OpenOcean invested in Verto Analytics in the fall of 2014 when the company was launching it’s first software service and had only…
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OpenOcean
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