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MySQL AB Overview
• MySQL founded in 1995 by open source gurus Michael ”Monty”
Widenius and David Axmark
• Head office in Uppsala, Sweden
• Some65staff in 14 countries
• Privately owned
• Profitable 1996-2000
• MySQL AB owns the intellectual property rights of the MySQL
server, the mysql.com domain name and the MySQL trademark
• A total of EUR 4m in external investments so far by:
– ABN AMRO Alfred Berg Industrifinans, NO
– Scope Capital, SE
– Servisen Management, SE
– Respect Ventures (Holtron), FI
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