Article: MySQL AB Secures $19.5 Million Investment Round Led by Benchmark Capital; Additional Investors in Open Source Database Leader Include Index Ventures.

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003

MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, announced today the completion of a $19.5 million Series B round of financing to fuel its growth in the mainstream DBMS market. Benchmark Capital, the leading global early stage high-technology venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., is leading the round. Other investors include Index Ventures, a prominent European venture capital firm headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. MySQL also announced today that Kevin Harvey, general partner of Benchmark Capital, will join MySQL AB's board of directors. MySQL ...

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