# Aiven funding: rounds and investors > Aiven has raised $219M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Earlybird Venture Capital, Lifeline Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aiven (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Finland · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Aiven* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Big Data & Analytics Valuation: $3.2B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$219M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$9.0M** Series A **$210M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $210M May 2022 - **Step-up i:** 23.3× - **Investors:** 7 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2020 2021 2022 **$9.0M** Series A **$210M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $9.0M - **Biggest round:** $210M - **Between rounds:** 3 years ## The rounds - **May 2022** Series D **$210M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) Source recorded - **May 2019** Series A **$9.0M** *3 new* [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) Lead [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Risto Siilasmaa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/risto-siilasmaa) Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Aiven's own website: 7 on the team. - **Oskari Saarenmaa** Chief Executive Officer - **Conor Forde** Chief Revenue Officer - **Katja Rantala** VP, People - **Kim von Gerich** Head of Finance - **Marko Bocevski** VP, Data Services - **Ville Lehto** VP, Strategy - **Wanis Fahmy** Senior Cloud Engineer, idealo ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2019 **Series D** 2022 [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) L [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [Risto Siilasmaa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/risto-siilasmaa) ## Everyone who backed them [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) VC firm **1** round [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) VC firm **1** round [Risto Siilasmaa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/risto-siilasmaa) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=aiven). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Aiven as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-business-angels-network-fiban) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Aiven ### Who invested in Aiven? Aiven's investors include Earlybird Venture Capital, Lifeline Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, BlackRock and IVP, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Aiven raised? Aiven has raised $219M across 2 rounds since 2019. ### When did Aiven last raise? Aiven's most recent round was a Series D of $210M in May 2022. ### What was Aiven's biggest round? Its most recent round, $210M in May 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Aiven first? Aiven's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Earlybird Venture Capital, Lifeline Ventures and Risto Siilasmaa. ### What stage is Aiven at? Aiven's latest named round is a Series D, in May 2022. ### Where is Aiven based? Aiven is based in Finland. ### Who led Aiven's rounds? Earlybird Venture Capital led the Series A in 2019. ## Companies like Aiven In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Ambio** $5.7M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambio)[**Comparables.ai** $6.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/comparables-ai)[**Zero** $15M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zero)[**Tiedot** Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiedot)[**Aiforia** $38M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiforia)[**STRGY AI** $1.2M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/strgy-ai) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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