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"Despite a difficult market, LPs remain bullish on the opportunity” – A Q&A with OpenOcean’s Strategic Advisor Lisa Edgar

At the beginning of the year, Lisa Edgar joined our team as our Strategic Advisor. We sat down with Lisa for a Q&A to pick her brain and hear her unique perspective on various topics related to the startup ecosystem and venture capital industry. From her thoughts on the current state of the European venture capital market to her belief in the importance of ESG, Lisa offers invaluable insights for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

OpenOcean ESG Report 2024: Driving More Value From ESG

Leveling up AI: SW England tops list for average AI funding as North of England skyrockets

Our Investment Into Droppe

Portfolio Spotlight: Operations1

Macro and Market update 2023 – “Is this hangover finally over?”

OpenOcean Forecast: Trends & Predictions to Watch in 2024

From AI Surge to Unicorns: The State of Enterprise Automation in 2023

Meet the OpenOcean Team in Spring/Summer 2023 Events

"You can either retain your culture or have hyper-growth - getting both is a fool's choice.” – A Q&A with our Operating Advisor Kulpreet Singh

"London needs to demonstrate why it remains the best place for firms to raise funds and grow their business" – Naureen Zahid's Letter to the City AM Editor

How Supermetrics, a company with 40% annual growth, leads with two CEOs?

Lisa Edgar Joins OpenOcean as a Strategic Advisor to Empower Leaders of the Data Economy

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Our Investment Into Droppe

We are proud to announce that OpenOcean led Droppe’s 3,9M€ seed funding round. Droppe, a pioneering Finnish company in B2B distribution, is changing the way how businesses source, order and manage supplies. Their platform enables direct shipments from suppliers to customers, making supply chains more efficient and sustainable.

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

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Portfolio Spotlight: Operations1

We are thrilled to share the story of Operations1, a company that revolutionises industrial operations with a user-friendly digital platform for work instructions, enabling companies to achieve operational excellence, improve quality and reduce costs.

Tom Henriksson

General Partner

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Our Investment Into Purple Dot

We are excited to back Purple Dot, a London-based pre-ordering and waiting list platform.

Sam Hields

Partner

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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

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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.

Ekaterina Almasque

General Partner

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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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What is 'AI washing' and why is it a problem?

OpenOcean's Investment Associate Sri Ayangar was featured on the BBC News today! Sri shared his insights on 'AI washing', such as how competition for funding and the desire to appear on the cutting edge have pushed some such companies to overstate their AI capabilities.

BBC

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Britain’s AI Startups Look To Record Year As Regulation Looms

In a statement responding to the government's statement of intent, OpenOcean urged the continuation of a light-touch approach to startups but acknowledged the need for regulation - and the possible benefits.

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Global fintech investment slump worsens: UK suffers 'steep drop'

Naureen Zahid, Director of Investor Relations at OpenOcean commented on the UK market dynamics, which is prompting a growing number of firms to consider listing in the US.

The Stack

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