Building Aiven from zero to $800M - a letter from our CEO

Oskari Saarenmaa, CEO of Aiven, shares the story of how his company has grown from a startup to a global enterprise with over 140 employees and a valuation of more than $800 million since its inception in 2017. He discusses his journey as a self-taught programmer and his experiences with open source software, which led him to co-found Aiven. The company's mission is to create simple solutions for complex problems, automate everything, and hire the best people. With its recent Series C funding round, Aiven plans to increase its contributions to open source projects and communities while continuing to grow and innovate in the cloud data platform space.