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Mirva has extensive experience from the data and technology industry. Before joining OpenOcean, she worked as a Product Lead at Wolt, managing the development of customer support tooling and internal MarTech products. Prior to that, Mirva held various roles at the Norwegian software company Visma, culminating in her position as a Data Scientist, focusing on setting up practices for product data analytics for ERP products. Mirva holds an M.Sc. in Economics from Aalto University and is currently pursuing another M.Sc. in Engineering Physics and Applied Mathematics at the same university. During her economics studies Mirva worked at Startuplifers, an organisation originating from Aaltoes, sending Nordic talent to work at startups in San Francisco. Additionally, Mirva has gained international experience in China, where she studied both during her university and high school years.

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The state of agentic AI in 2025: what’s working, what isn’t, and what’s next

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

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.
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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.