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Hygraph Raises $30M Series B Funding Round for Federated Content Platform
March 29, 2023
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Hygraph Raises $30M Series B Funding Round for Federated Content Platform

OpenOcean portfolio company Hygraph, a leading federated content platform, announced the closure of a $30 million Series B funding round led by One Peak. OpenOcean is delighted to continue to be part of the journey since it led Hygraph’s Series A, and welcomes the participation of both existing and new investors, including Peak, SquareOne, and business angel Boris Lokschin, Co-Founder and CEO of Spryker Systems.

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What we’ve learned from the front lines of AI-enabled services
June 23, 2025
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What we’ve learned from the front lines of AI-enabled services

Last November, we laid out a vision for AI-native services: businesses rebuilt from the ground up to combine the margins of software with the resilience and depth of services markets. Since then, we have taken dozens of first meetings, explored more than 15 verticals, backed our first deals, and sharpened our thesis along the way.
Cyrus Hessabi
Investment Associate
Enterprise automation market industry update: automation after GenAI
May 2, 2025
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Enterprise automation market industry update: automation after GenAI

At OpenOcean, we’ve long believed in automation software’s potential. It’s been a core theme in our investment focus for years, giving us early and continued exposure to exciting developments in the field.
Mirva Laatunen
Investment Analyst
How to manage high-performance individuals in 2025
April 17, 2025
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How to manage high-performance individuals in 2025

Back in 2007, we held a short presentation while working at MySQL about a type of person we called a "Super Gold-Collar Worker." These were highly skilled individuals in growth companies who had become essential to business operations.
Ralf Wahlsten
Chairman
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OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG
September 13, 2024
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OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG

We are happy to share the results of our 6th annual ESG report to unpack the current ESG statistics of our portfolio companies.
Tom Henriksson
General Partner
Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets
July 31, 2024
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Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets

New analysis from O3 platform highlights growing regional strength of UK AI startup ecosystem over last decade.
Macro and Market update 2023 – “Is this hangover finally over?”
January 9, 2024
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Macro and Market update 2023 – “Is this hangover finally over?”

In this update we will provide you with our assessment and view on the current macro and market environment, highlighting key changes, and how this has been impacting public and private investments.
Tom Henriksson
General Partner
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Market reacts to the new Industrial Strategy

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To adopt AI, banks must first define the problems it’s meant to solve

With the ‘Supercharged Sandbox’ initiative, UK startups are finally being given new insights into the technological priorities of financial institutions.

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Fewer Venture Capital Players Predict More Fundraising As Investor Caution Rises – Survey

A survey of 32 venture capital investors from around the world by PitchBook, the private market research and analysis firm, finds that 38 per cent of them expect VC funding to rise over the next year, falling from 58 per cent taking that view in the second half of 2024.

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