Aiven
Aiven provides fully managed open-source data infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, etc.) across all major cloud providers, enabling developers to build applications without vendor lock-in.
At a Glance
- Technology & SaaS
- E-commerce & Retail
- Fintech & Banking
- Logistics
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Aiven AI Database Optimizer
AI SQL Optimizer for PostgreSQL
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Products & Services
Managed event streaming platform for real-time data pipelines.
Managed relational database service based on the world's most advanced open source database.
Managed search and analytics engine for full-text search and observability.
Managed columnar database for lightning-fast real-time analytics.
Market Position
Aiven combines the best of open-source technologies with managed cloud infrastructure, offering higher reliability (99.99% SLA) and flexibility across multiple clouds to prevent vendor lock-in.
Leadership
Founders
Oskari Saarenmaa
Previously a software entrepreneur and engineer. Senior Software Architect at F-Secure. Co-founded Ohmu Ltd in 2010. Strong background in open source and distributed systems.
Hannu Valtonen
Technical leadership roles at F-Secure, including Software Architect. Co-founded Ohmu Ltd in 2010. Software architect and partner before starting Aiven.
Heikki Nousiainen
Lead Software Architect at F-Secure Corporation. Responsible for driving cloud adoption. Extensive experience in cloud-native infrastructure and security.
Mika Eloranta
Senior Software Engineer and Lead Architect at F-Secure Corporation. Software Architect and Partner at Ohmu Ltd. Specialist in large-scale infrastructure.
Executive Team
Oskari Saarenmaa
Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder. Previously Senior Software Architect at F-Secure and Partner at Ohmu Ltd.
Cassio Sampaio
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Previously Chief Product Officer at Okta/Auth0. Director of Product at Apple. Senior Director at DigitalOcean.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Aiven was started because its founders recognized that managing open source data infrastructure was becoming a major bottleneck for developers. They wanted to build a service that automated the 'boring' but critical parts of infrastructure management, providing 'open source data infrastructure that just works.'
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based (monthly or hourly pricing) with tiered plans and metered networking.
Pricing Tiers
Data IN/OUT up to 250kb/s, retention up to 3 days, encryption included.
3 dedicated VMs, 2 CPU/VM, 2-4GB RAM/VM, 90GB total storage.
3 dedicated VMs, higher CPU/RAM, Kafka Connect included, HA production ready.
6-30 dedicated VMs, large compute/storage needs, dedicated support.
Target Markets
- Technology & SaaS
- E-commerce & Retail
- Fintech & Banking
- Logistics
- Cybersecurity
- Event-driven architectures
- Real-time analytics and dashboards
- Mission-critical relational database hosting
- Scalable search and log analysis
- Centralized observability pipelines
- AI/ML vector search implementations
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