Finland · Investor

OpenOcean

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 34 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $112M, Mar 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterpriseSubscriptionCollaboration Tools

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $5.0MRounds led1 of 34Sole investor4 roundsMostly inFinland, 38%
Pitch OpenOcean

OpenOcean highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.3M

What they do

OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital firm investing in technical teams reshaping knowledge work and the infrastructure required to scale it, across AI-native software, automation, and foundational technology.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
EnterpriseSubscriptionCollaboration Tools
Based in
Helsinki, Finland
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Ubitium GmbHSeed · DE · Silicon Angle$14MWith 5 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Oct
    AuthologicSeries A · PL · Silicon Canals$8.2MLed
  5. 2019

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    IQMFI · FinSMEs$13MWith 6 others
  7. Jun
    BitriseSeries B · HU · FinSMEs$20MWith 4 others
  8. 2018

    4 rounds

  9. Oct
    LoopMeGB · FinSMEs$17MWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    NostoFI · FinSMEs$7.4MWith 2 others
  11. Jul
    Verto AnalyticsFI · FinSMEs$13MWith 2 others
  12. Feb
    UnacastNO · FinSMEs$18MWith 2 others
  13. 2017

    2 rounds

  14. Jul
    NostoFI · FinSMEs$17MWith 1 other
  15. Mar
    LoopMeGB · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  16. 2016

    1 round

  17. Aug
    HeavenHRSeries A · DE · TechCrunch$6.7MWith 1 other
  18. 2015

    3 rounds

  19. Nov
    OppexSeries A · FI$2.3MWith 1 other
  20. Apr
    EyeEmSeries B$18MWith 5 others
  21. Feb
    RapidMinerSeries B · US$15MWith 3 others
  22. 2014

    8 rounds

  23. Oct
    TruecallerSeries C · SE$60MWith 5 others
  24. Sept
    Verto AnalyticsSeries B · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  25. Sept
    import.ioSeed · GB$3.0MWith 9 others
  26. Jul
    NostoSeries A · FI$5.5MWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    Commerce GuysSeries B · US$7.3MWith 3 others
  28. Mar
    AppGyverSeed · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  29. Mar
    LoopMeSeries A · GB$3.0MWith 2 others
  30. Feb
    TruecallerSeries B · SE$19MWith 2 others
  31. 2013

    4 rounds

  32. Nov
    RapidMinerSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  33. Oct
    MariaDBSeries B · FI · techcrunch.com$20MWith 4 others
  34. Jul
    EyeEmSeries A · DE · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    NostoSeed · FI · techcrunch.com$2.8MWith 1 other
  36. 2012

    4 rounds

  37. Dec
    Nordic TeleComSeries A · FI · arcticstartup.com$1.3MSole investor
  38. Sept
    TruecallerSeries A · SE · techcrunch.com$1.3MSole investor
  39. Apr
    MariaDBSeries A · FI · venturebeat.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  40. Mar
    Commerce GuysSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  41. 2011

    1 round

  42. Dec
    ZentyalSeries A · ES · techcrunch.com$1.0MSole investor
  43. 2009

    2 rounds

  44. Feb
    Ironstar HelsinkiFIUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Feb
    WOT Services Ltd.Series B · FIUndisclosedWith 2 others
  46. Undated

    1 round

  47. -
    ArbioSeries A · Firms' own news pages$36MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 15 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

2 LPs on record in OpenOcean's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: fund news.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

30 of 46 we have independently watched raise

AppgyverArbioAuthologicBinalyzeBitriseBooksyCambriDroppeEmbeddableEyeemHeavenhrHygraphLatticeflowLoopmeMariadbMindsdbMysqlNordictelecomNostoOperations1PassfortPlatformRapidminerSurglogsTapdaqThimbleTruecallerUnacastZentyalapi.videoDreamfoldFavritGetpurpledotImportLeadooLevelsMeetiqmOutlyerPersonalyzeSitegeist-roboticsStrongSunlightSupermetricsUseminervaWorkfellowkevin.eu

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as OpenOcean. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies OpenOcean put money into.

Quick answers about OpenOcean

What does OpenOcean invest in?

OpenOcean invests most often at Series A and Series B (81% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, Subscription and Collaboration Tools.

How active is OpenOcean?

34 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has OpenOcean invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ubitium GmbH (Seed, Oct 2026), Authologic (Series A, Oct 2024) and IQM (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019).

How big are OpenOcean's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

Does OpenOcean lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 34 investments on record (3%).

Where does OpenOcean invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Finland (38%), the United States (19%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is OpenOcean investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does OpenOcean invest alongside?

Most often Earlybird Venture Capital (4 rounds together), Wellington Partners (4 rounds together) and Finnish Industry Investment (3 rounds together).

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