{"id":1223,"name":"OpenOcean","slug":"openocean","website":"https://www.openocean.vc","hqGeo":"Helsinki, Finland","stageFocus":["Seed","Pre-Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Deep Tech","SaaS","Developer Tools"],"excludedSectors":[],"checkSizeMin":200000,"checkSizeMax":3000000,"thesisSummary":"Focuses on early-stage investments in software-intensive businesses, with expertise in data-driven and deep tech companies.","thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":1030000000,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"TrueNode","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"B2B SaaS","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"MariaDB","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"Database Infrastructure","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"IQM","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Supermetrics","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Hygraph","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"MindsDB","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"LatticeFlow","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Arbio","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null}],"partnerCount":8,"partners":[{"id":1689,"name":"Patrik Backman","title":"Founding Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":["B2B SaaS","Data Infrastructure"],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrikbackman","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8530,"name":"Crystal Oosterom","title":"Venture Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-van-oosterom-6b501619a","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8531,"name":"Tony Nysten","title":"Principal","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonynysten","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":13547,"name":"Ralf Wahlsten","title":"Chairman","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralf-wahlsten-14b36","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8532,"name":"Ralf Ota","title":"COO","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralfota","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":13548,"name":"Lisa Edgar","title":"Strategic Advisor","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":13546,"name":"Tom Henriksson","title":"General Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8529,"name":"Ekaterina Almasque","title":"General Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-almasque-94b2611","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":null,"investmentsLast12Months":0},"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":"cold outreach ok","prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":4965,"name":"Perennial Edge Ventures","slug":"perennial-edge-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://perennialedge.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"Boston, MA"},{"id":547,"name":"Cocoa VC","slug":"cocoa-vc","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.cocoa.vc/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","SaaS","Other"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":4903,"name":"Latency Ventures","slug":"latency-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":null,"stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","Enterprise","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"Denver, CO"},{"id":2213,"name":"Sport Infinity Ventures","slug":"sport-infinity-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.infinitycapital.bh/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","SaaS","Fintech"],"hqGeo":"London, UK"},{"id":6827,"name":"Force Over Mass","slug":"force-over-mass","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.fomcap.com/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Other","Fintech","SaaS","Healthcare","EdTech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":10277,"name":"Structural Capital Ventures","slug":"structural-capital-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://structuralcapital.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Other","Developer Tools","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"Austin, TX"}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"pre-seed","displayName":"Pre-Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"saas","displayName":"SaaS Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"seed","displayName":"Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"ai","displayName":"AI & ML Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"series-a","displayName":"Series A Investors","pageType":"stage"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"what-vcs-actually-look-for-pitch-deck","title":"What VCs Actually Look for in a Pitch Deck"},{"slug":"find-right-pre-seed-investors-b2b-saas","title":"How to Find the Right Pre-Seed Investors for Your B2B SaaS Startup"},{"slug":"Finding-Investors-For-Startup-In-2026","title":"How to Find Investors for Your Startup in 2026 (Without Cold-Searching Databases)"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-05-03T06:44:34.488Z"}