As the global digital economy grapples with the escalating energy demands of its physical infrastructure, Vesiro has announced the successful closure of a €1.6 million seed funding round. The investment, aimed at scaling the company’s performance-optimizing software for Elasticsearch, marks a critical advancement in the pursuit of sustainable, high-velocity data processing.
The round was anchored by Chalmers Ventures, with significant participation from Industrifonden, Länsförsäkringar Göteborg & Bohuslän, Yuncture, First Gate Invest, E14 Invest, and Mach One. The institutional syndicate was complemented by a cohort of prominent angel investors, including Stefan Mahlstein and Staffan Truvé.
Strategic Leadership in High-Scale Data
The funding follows the strategic appointment of Oskar Hagman as Co-founder and CEO, alongside a technical leadership team originating from the prestigious Chalmers University of Technology. Under the stewardship of Oskar Hagman, Vesiro has moved from an academic spinout to a commercial disruptor, targeting the systemic inefficiencies inherent in large-scale Elasticsearch clusters.
Vesiro’s primary offering is a specialized plug-in that enhances search efficiency without necessitating structural changes to existing databases. By optimizing the algorithmic path of data retrieval, the software allows organizations in e-commerce, AI, and business intelligence to maintain peak service levels while materially reducing their server footprint and associated energy costs.
The Architect’s Perspective
Commenting on the mandate for this new capital, Oskar Hagman, CEO of Vesiro, highlighted the widening gap between data growth and infrastructure capacity:
“Data volumes are growing faster than today’s infrastructure can handle, and our technology makes it possible to analyse large datasets using far fewer servers. This lowers costs while also reducing energy consumption.”
The seed capital will be utilized to expand Vesiro’s engineering talent and accelerate the market rollout of its “green search” technology, specifically focusing on enterprises where Elasticsearch forms the backbone of customer-facing operations.
Editor’s View
The significance of Vesiro’s capital raise lies in its focus on “invisible” sustainability. While much of the ESG discourse focuses on hardware sourcing, the software layer—specifically how data is queried—remains a largely untapped reservoir of efficiency. The appointment of Oskar Hagman as CEO signals a transition from pure research to a mission-critical utility for the modern enterprise. As data centers now account for a projected one percent of global energy use, the strategic direction toward “doing more with less” is no longer just an environmental ideal; it is a financial imperative for any company scaling its digital presence.
From a strategic standpoint, Vesiro’s “drop-in” compatibility with Elasticsearch is its greatest competitive advantage. In a market where digital transformation often entails high-risk migration, the firm offers performance gains with zero friction. This leadership change signals a clear intent to dominate the middle-market and enterprise search optimization sectors. By reducing the server count required for the same workload, Vesiro is effectively giving its clients a margin expansion tool disguised as a technical plug-in. As energy prices remain volatile, the company’s ability to decouple data growth from energy consumption makes it one of the most compelling growth stories in the Nordic deep-tech ecosystem.
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