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OpenOcean x Oxford's Saïd Business School: Why We Created O³, Startup Insights Platform

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Where to find alpha in the post-covid era? Macro and market update Q4 2022

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IPO: MariaDB lands on the New York Stock Exchange

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Launching: State of Quantum 2022 Report

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New Automation Market Map is published – Software Automation private funding grew by 230% in 2021

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How MariaDB became the world-leading open-source database company

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Announcing LoopMe exit: celebrating the next chapter of a real Ad-Venture

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PassFort acquired by Moody’s Corporation

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The Truecaller IPO: nine years of “instant” success

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OpenOcean x Oxford's Saïd Business School: Why We Created O³, Startup Insights Platform

OpenOcean, in partnership with Oxford's Saïd Business School, has launched O³, an open-access startup insights platform aimed at fostering a data-driven startup ecosystem. Historically, the tech industry has struggled with transparency, leading policymakers, investors, and startups to base decisions on partial information. O³ addresses this gap by providing comprehensive data about startups, their technologies, market strategies, and more. This collaboration of Saïd Business School's research with OpenOcean's know-how offers unmatched insights for evaluating startups and understanding market shifts.

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OpenOcean ESG Report 2023: ESG Maturity at an All-Time High

We are now happy to share the results of our 5th annual ESG report with you to unpack the current ESG statistics of our portfolio companies and to establish transparently where and how we must continue to collectively push for greater progress. This year we achieved a 100% response rate and the survey was based on our internally developed ESG Starter Pack.

Patrik Backman

General Partner

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Meet the OpenOcean Team in Spring/Summer 2023 Events

The OpenOcean Helsinki and London teams will attend various spring and summer events around Europe. We're on a mission to unite with entrepreneurs, professionals, and fellow investors to exchange and discuss new ideas and dive into exciting business opportunities – on and off the stage.

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

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Government ‘to unlock £75bn pension fund capital for startups'

The government is aiming to unlock £75 billion of investment for UK tech companies from the nation’s pension funds. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured a deal with nine major pension funds to invest at least 5% of their assets into startups, scaleups and venture capital firms by 2030. Naureen Zahid welcomed the pension reforms as well as the creation of a new trading platform for private companies.

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Jeremy Hunt unveils pension reforms to boost UK start-ups

The article discusses proposed pension reforms in the UK aimed at boosting funding for start-ups and enhancing the attractiveness of UK capital markets. Naureen Zahid, Director of Investor Relations at OpenOcean, welcomed the move, emphasizing the need for decisive action to implement these proposals and encourage active participation from the private sector.

Growth Business

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City eyes Hunt reforms on pensions in Mansion House speech to boost London

The Evening Standard article featuring Naureen Zahid's comments covers all of the key announcements expected at Mansion House and discusses what the pensions reforms could mean for the UK’s investment scene.

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We have clear views on the future and what will be the next big thing. Leveraging our operator background and deep understanding of data and AI, we have the expertise to add real value, from supporting development of your product to international scaling to building the organization, for portfolio companies.