OpenOcean
Venture capital
RollingLast verified 6 Nov 2026
OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage VC firm investing up to €5m in European technical founders at Seed and Series A across AI-native software, automation, and data-intensive technology.
3 deals in the last 24 months, latest 17 Feb 2026. From its website and its deals in the news.
Key facts
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- AI & machine learning, B2B SaaS
- Ticket
- up to €5M
- Typical round size
- €7.3M (median of its recent deals, not a ticket)
- Leads rounds
- 67% of recent deals with a known role
- Eligible countries
- Not stated
- Provider based in
- Finland
- Timing
- Rolling applications
- Focus
- AI-native software; automation; data-intensive technology; European-founded companies
- How to apply
- Application form · Apply on their site
Recent deals
| Company | Round | Sectors | Amount | Role | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitegeist | Pre-seed | Proptech & construction, Robotics | €4M | lead | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Arbio | Series A | AI & machine learning, B2B SaaS, Travel & hospitality | €32.2M | participant | 1 Nov 2025 |
| Authologic | Series A | Cybersecurity, B2B SaaS, Fintech | €7.3M | lead | 7 Feb 2025 |
Evidence
Short excerpts from the sources, in their original language, that back the facts above.
- Apply link
https://www.openocean.vc/contact | Submit your pitch
https://www.openocean.vc/ - Apply link
https://www.openocean.vc/contact | Submit your pitch
https://www.openocean.vc/about - Apply link
https://www.openocean.vc/contact | Submit your pitch
https://www.openocean.vc/philosophy - Kind
OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital firm
https://www.openocean.vc/ - Kind
OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage venture capital firm
https://www.openocean.vc/about - Kind
In addition to proactively seeking investments in these four focus areas, we regularly also invest in AI-native startups building strong data moats
https://www.openocean.vc/philosophy - Sectors
investing in technical teams reshaping knowledge work and the infrastructure required to scale it, across AI-native software, automation, and foundational…
https://www.openocean.vc/ - Sectors
reshaping knowledge work and the systems required to scale it, across AI-native software, automation, and data-intensive technology.
https://www.openocean.vc/about - Sectors
The AI Enabled Services and the Horizontal & Vertical AI Automation themes address this challenge.Second, the technical revolution that enables this work…
https://www.openocean.vc/philosophy - Stages
European Seed and Series A Venture Capital
https://www.openocean.vc/ - Stages
partnering with technical founders at Seed and Series A. We typically lead or co-lead Seed and early Series A rounds
https://www.openocean.vc/about - Ticket
investing up to €5m tickets initially
https://www.openocean.vc/about - Ticket
investing up to €5m tickets initially
https://www.openocean.vc/about
Status history
- 7 Nov 2026: Uncertain → Rolling (profiles: investor activity)
- 7 Nov 2026: Rolling → Uncertain (profiles: investor activity (no deal in 24 months, no fund close in 36: review hint))
- 6 Nov 2026: Rolling → Uncertain (freshness: investor activity)
- 6 Nov 2026: Rolling (first extraction)
- 6 Nov 2026: Uncertain → Rolling (profiles: investor activity)
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