Sirius Consulting is a co-owner together with Michael “Monty” Widenius, Tom Henriksson and Patrik Backman in Open Ocean Capital. Open Ocean is loking for international investment opportunities in growth companies in the software industry, especially companies active in the open source area or with large user communities.
Sirius Consulting is/has been engaged as an investor in 11 companies, see short presentation of a few of the companies.
MySQL (2000, exit 2008) is the world’s most popular open source database software, with over 100 million copies of its software downloaded or distributed throughout its history. With superior speed, reliability, and ease of use, MySQL has become the preferred choice of corporate IT Managers because it eliminates the major problems associated with downtime, maintenance, administration and support.
BaseN (2002) BaseN’s industrial-strength, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) suite, sets the standard for the measurement, monitoring, storage, analysis, display and reporting of information to Network Operators and Service Providers, Enterprises and Environment & Infrastructure Organizations around the globe. The BaseN Platform, powered by advanced grid computing technologies, provides customers of all sizes with an extraordinarily reliable and cost-effective operating environment capable of handling enormous amounts of data in real-time.
Carus PBS (2007) offers products and services in the field of integrated e-business enterprise applications including time reporting, financial project evaluation, payroll, invoicing, financials, leasing and more. With a combination of solid experience from ERP systems, Internet and mobile technologies, PBS can efficiently replace or upgrade existing solutions to cope with new demands from a wired market.
Superwise (2008) offers time and project handling for international consulting companies with multi-country organizations: Time and expense reporting of consultants, Project planning and monitoring, Resource and Skills management, Resource Centre support, Key Performance Indicator follow up and reporting and Invoicing.
Open Ocean Capital Oy is a management company and the general partner for investment funds Open Ocean Fund Two Ky and Open Ocean Fund Three Ky, with managed funds of 3+ Meuro and 40 Meuro respectively. Open Ocean has invested in It Mill, Mosync, Ironstar, WOT, Chat republic and SkySQL. http://www.openoceancapital.com/
Beddit.com (2007), earlier named Finsor, is a developer of solutions for tracking and improving sleep. A strongly growing usage area is within personal training, where Beddit helps athletes monitor stress levels and recovery. The founders have a strong background in electronic devices and sensors, software development, industrial sensor business, export of hospital equipment and medical device retail.
Management Systems (2002, exit 2012) is a consulting company specialized in service business development. Management Systems typically assists companies that manufacture and sell own products with a strong brand, but with limited after sales operations.
SkySQL Ab is the leading alternative source for software, services and support for the MySQL® database and related technologies. Founded by executives, personnel, and investors of MySQL AB, the company is committed to furthering the future development of MySQL® database technologies, while delivering cost-effective database solutions and exceptional customer service. The goal for SkySQL is to be the leading database supplier in the cloud.