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OpenOcean

VC
Helsinki, FinlandWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A

Check Size

$200K – $3.0M

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage investments in software-intensive businesses, with expertise in data-driven and deep tech companies.

Meet the Team

PB

Patrik Backman

Founding Partner

B2B SaaS
Data Infrastructure
CO

Crystal Oosterom

Venture Partner

TN

Tony Nysten

Principal

RW

Ralf Wahlsten

Chairman

RO

Ralf Ota

COO

LE

Lisa Edgar

Strategic Advisor

TH

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

EA

Ekaterina Almasque

General Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Deep Tech
SaaS
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

TR

TrueNode

B2B SaaS
MA

MariaDB

Database Infrastructure
IQ

IQM

SU

Supermetrics

HY

Hygraph

MI

MindsDB

LA

LatticeFlow

AR

Arbio

How to pitch OpenOcean
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Deep Tech, SaaS, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Patrik Backman, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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