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Having a degree in Engineering Physics and Mathematics, much of Tony’s career has revolved around numbers and data. Tony joined OpenOcean from Tesi, having worked with later stage venture investments into disruptive tech companies. In the five years he was involved in investments into eg. Iceye, Nosto Solutions, Wirepas, ONEiO and Oura and served as a Board Observer in Swappie, IQM, Zervant, Verto Analytics, Vaadin and Enevo. Before that Tony worked in Nokia’s CFO office doing financial planning, investor relations, treasury and a stint at NGP Capital.

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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.
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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.