Graphwise aims to become the semantic layer for AI agents after securing major investment from Oakley Capital

Graph database startup Graphwise said today it has secured a significant investment from the European venture capital firm Oakley Capital as it looks to beef up its go-to-market strategy and expand globally.

It will also use the funds to pursue strategic acquisitions, it said. Oakley has acquired a majority stake in the Bulgarian startup from a consortium of investors that include Integral Capital Group, PortoLion Capital Partners, Carpathian Partners and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It did not disclose the size of the deal.

Graphwise is the creator and developer of an open-source graph database called GraphDB, which makes it possible to store contextual data alongside business records, such as information about which specific store a sale took place in. This isn’t possible with traditional Structured Query Language databases, because their architecture doesn’t allow for these connections to be discovered easily.

According to Graphwise, the GraphDB platform is designed to address the gap between raw data and the need for actionable knowledge that can enhance the capabilities of large language models. So instead of treating content and data as separate concerns, it creates an intelligent fabric that connects them together.