MySQL
Developer of the world's most popular open source database
Leadership
Marten Mickos
Location
Cupertino, CA
Year Invested
2005
Status
Acquired by Sun Microsystems (JAVA), which was then acquired by Oracle (ORCL)
We looked for an investor who would share our passion for building a large and profitable business on open source principles - one who could help us get to the next stage in our evolution. IVP felt like the right partner from day one, and we have not looked back.
Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL
