MindsDB

MindsDB is an automated machine learning platform that streamlines AI access to enterprise data.

MindsDB is an automated machine learning platform that streamlines AI access to enterprise data.
Open Source
Artificial Intelligence
Milestones
Founded in 2017
Investment year
2020
Investment stage
Seed
Investment status
Portfolio
Deal team
Patrik Backman
Sam Hields
MindsDB is an automated machine learning platform that streamlines AI access to enterprise data.

Organisations looking to implement AI often face a fundamental challenge in ensuring that their models are connected to the right data, at the right time, with the necessary security controls in place. MindsDB enables humans, AI, agents, and applications to obtain highly accurate answers across disparate data sources and types. It is the only AI data solution that connects and unifies petabyte-scale enterprise data, enabling enterprise-wide, real-time informed decision-making.

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At the start of the year, “2025: The Year of Agents” sounded like headline bait. Eight months in, it feels like an understatement. Sam Altman said agents would “join the workforce” in 2025. Satya Nadella expects them to replace segments of knowledge work. Marc Benioff wants Salesforce to be the “#1 provider of digital labour.” That’s not future tense anymore - today, agents are moving tickets, shipping code, and digesting documents.
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What we’ve learned from the front lines of AI-enabled services

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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.
Patrik Backman
Patrik Backman
General Partner
Sam Hields
Sam Hields
Partner
Patrik Backman
Patrik Backman
General Partner
Sam Hields
Sam Hields
Partner
Open Source
Open Source
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence