Aiven

DevTools · Helsinki, FI · aiven.io

Managed open-source cloud database and data infrastructure platform

Founders

Oskari Saarenmaa (Finland · ♂) — An engineer from F-Secure who, with colleagues, founded Aiven in 2016 to offer managed open-source data infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Kafka) across all major clouds, serving as CEO.
Heikki Nousiainen (Finland · ♂) — Saarenmaa's childhood friend who joined as a co-founder of Aiven in 2016 and became CTO, building its managed open-source database platform.
Hannu Valtonen (Finland · ♂) — A former F-Secure engineer who co-founded Aiven in 2016 and led product, helping commercialise managed open-source data technologies.
Mika Eloranta (Finland · ♂) — A former F-Secure engineer who left with colleagues to co-found Aiven in 2016, providing managed open-source databases and messaging on the cloud.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
May 2022	Series D Plus Helsinki cloud-database unicorn Aiven raised a USD210M Series D led by Eurazeo at a USD3B valuation.	$210M
Oct 2021	Series C Finnish open-source cloud data company Aiven reached a $2bn valuation after a $160m Series C extension co-led by World Innovation Lab and IVP, with Atomico participating, to expand into Asia-Pacific.	$160M
Mar 2021	Series C Helsinki open-source data company Aiven raised a $100M Series C led by Atomico at an $800M+ valuation, with World Innovation Lab and Salesforce Ventures.	$100M

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Aiven has acquired Flow AI.

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