Telia

Telia Company AB, a Swedish telecommunications provider, offers mobile, broadband, television, and fixed-line services in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, and Estonia under various brand names. Additionally, Telia is involved in broadcasting, content production, and international carrier operations. With a focus on cloud, mobile, and security, Telia Ventures, the company's venture capital arm, invests in companies with the potential to lead in their markets, particularly in Northern Europe and other innovation hubs. Telia also provides digital health monitoring services for patients with chronic diseases. Established in 1853 and headquartered in Solna, Sweden, Telia Company serves businesses, individuals, families, and communities with its communication solutions.

Heikki Mäkijärvi

Head of Telia Ventures

46 past transactions

Atrica

Series B in 2001
Atrica provides carrier Ethernet solutions for metropolitan area networks. Its products include carrier Ethernet core switches, carrier Ethernet aggregation switches, carrier Ethernet edge switches, and service platform for Ethernet networks. The company also provides Ethernet Internet access, Ethernet transparent LAN, T1 private line, Ethernet private line, and Ethernet private network services. Further, it provides solutions for incumbent local service providers, competitive carriers, cable operators, and enterprises.

Accumulate

Venture Round in 2012
Accumulate offers connected mobile solutions, and operates an own invented, developed and patented mobile services platform; Mobile Everywhere secure mobile authentication and securing mobile transactions. Two offerings: Pera Mobile. An open mobile payment eco system that enables mobile payments with all existing mobile devices in a 360 degree payment situation environment: - POS (including all pairing technologies like NFC, QR, barcodes) - Online - mCommerce - Vending - Mobile merchant applications Mobile Everywhere (ME). ME platform is an open platform for developers to custom mobile connected application for Issuers of secure clients. ME supports: - Pera Mobile payments - Mobile Banking 2nd generation - Mobile Security services (secure login, digital signatures, eID, etc.) - Other services (ticketing, loyalty, coupons, vouchers, gift cards, etc.)

Phonero

Acquisition in 2016
Phonero AS provides cloud based telephony solutions. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Kristiansand, Norway. As of April 10, 2017, Phonero AS operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB.

Fältcommunications AB

Acquisition in 2017
Fält Communications provides value-added features and systems for reliable and secure machine to machine communiation. Fält Communications makes life easier for people and strives for a sustainable society. We have implemented nearly 150.000 installations, mainly in Europe but also in the US and Asia. We are proud to be able to assist our customer's operations to become more efficient, with the help of our technology and to reduce the impact on our environment, as our solutions will encourage transports to be fewer and energy consumptions less. We are market leading when it comes to mobile platforms on busses, with solutions such as onboard Wi-Fi and camera surveillance. All speed cameras in Sweden are also equipped with FältCom’s technology. When you are stepping into a lift its most likely that FältCom ensure the safety with an alarm system.

Inmics Oy

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Inmics Oy offers IT consulting services and solutions. It engages in IT system consulting and projects, mapping and design services, and virtualization of server and workstation environments. The company provides management, control, deployment, and support services for private cloud environments. The company distributes ICT products, including workstations, IT equipment and software, and related managed services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Jyväskylä, Finland. As of January 31, 2019, Inmics Oy operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

SlashNext

Series B in 2021
SlashNext, Inc. develops cyber-security solutions. It offers SlashNext Active Cyber Defense System that provides zero-day protection against major Internet based threats, including social engineering attacks (seas), data-exfiltration, malware, and web exploits. The company provides mobile phishing protection, browser phishing protection, and agentless phishing defense solutions. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Humany

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Founded in 1999, Humany is a Scandianavian software company. The firm, which is based in Sweden, provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools for e-business companies. Humany software allows businesses to keep track of customer developments and requests and streamline this information so that the company is more efficient. As of December 31, 2017, Humany AB operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Spotify

Series G in 2015
Spotify AB provides a digital music-streaming service that gives on-demand access of songs on devices, computers, mobiles, tablets, and home entertainment systems. Its services allow subscribers to search and discover music collections of friends, artists, and celebrities; build a personal collection playlist; and share music on Spotify, Facebook, Twitter, blog, and via email with friends. It also offers research and development services in Sweden. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Spotify AB operates as a subsidiary of Spotify Technology S.A.

Assembly Organizing

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Assembly Organizing Oy organizes computer events in Finland. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Helsinki, Finland. As of June 12, 2018, Assembly Organizing Oy operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Unacast

Private Placement in 2018
Unacast AS operates an online platform for connecting beacons and other proximity sensors to online marketing platforms. It offers uRETARGET, which enables to retarget customers online to bring them back to the store; uMONETIZE that monetizes data from beacons and other proximity sensors; and uNETWORK that shares anonymous subsets of data to unetwork and get subsets in return. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Oslo, Norway. Unacast AS operates as a subsidiary of Unacast, Inc.

Bonnier Broadcasting

Acquisition in 2018
Bonnier Broadcasting is part of the media company Bonnier - and is both a business area and a parent company for TV4, C More and Finnish MTV. Bonnier Broadcasting is one of the Nordic region's biggest television companies and is leading the development of video content and digitalization of the television industry. In Sweden, brands like TV4 and C More deliver high quality content on all platforms. Our objective is for all content to be available through all channels of distribution (terrestrial, cable, satellite, ip-tv, mobile and Internet) and on all platforms. TV4 and C More always wants to be available to viewers wherever they are.

Zound Industries

Convertible Note in 2014
Zound Industries International AB manufactures and sells audio accessories. The company offers headphones under the brand names Urbanears, Marshall Headphones, Coloud, and Molami. It offers its products through a network of agents and distributors worldwide. Zound Industries International AB was founded in 2008 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with additional offices in New York, New York; Shenzhen, China.

Challengermode

Venture Round in 2020
Challengermode AB owns and operates online competitive gaming platform that allows regular gamers to compete like professionals in computer games. The platform is accessible for users to play games such as League of Legends and Counter-Strike. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

AinaCom

Acquisition in 2018
AinaCom is a Finnish innovator of enterprise ICT solutions.

Humany

Acquisition in 2017
Founded in 1999, Humany is a Scandianavian software company. The firm, which is based in Sweden, provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools for e-business companies. Humany software allows businesses to keep track of customer developments and requests and streamline this information so that the company is more efficient. As of December 31, 2017, Humany AB operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Springworks

Series A in 2015
Springworks is a Saas platform connecting all car owners with the service they deserve, through an infrastructure they already trust. The platform has experience from working with the automotive industry since 2010 and has played a major role in creating sustainable world-class M2M solutions. Springworks was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

eBuilder

Venture Round in 2016
eBuilder is a global company that optimizes and automates administrative processes for corporations and public sector agencies through IT-based business process outsourcing.

Get ASA/TDC Norway AS

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Get ASA/TDC Norway AS represents the combined operations of Get ASA and TDC Norway AS in their sale to Telia Company AB (publ). Get ASA and TDC Norway AS provides fiber-based broadband and TV content to private and business customers. The companies are based in Norway.

Springworks

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Springworks is a Saas platform connecting all car owners with the service they deserve, through an infrastructure they already trust. The platform has experience from working with the automotive industry since 2010 and has played a major role in creating sustainable world-class M2M solutions. Springworks was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nebula

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Nebula is a Finnish ICT service company whose services ensure a secure and reliable IT environment for its customers. They recognize that your company has individual needs, and they have designed their services to improve the efficiency of your operations and create new opportunities for you. Regardless of the size and industry of your company, their comprehensive service range offers you the opportunity to improve the efficiency, reliability and availability of your ICT functions. They have an exceptionally strong reputation as a fast and flexible provider of high-quality services. Their most recent average customer score from tens of thousands of customers on a scale of 1–5 is 4.2, and 90% of their customers are prepared to recommend us. This gives us a strong foundation for further improvement. Their high customer satisfaction is due to their flexible approach to operations in order to meet individual needs, as well as solutions based on best practices. Their emphasis on innovation ensures that their high-quality services will be continuously developed further. Their operations have always been profitable. They are a financially sound company that recorded net sales of approximately EUR 28.6 million in 2014. Services they produce cover currently 17% of all Internet traffic in Finland.

TV-Net

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
TV-Net provides fiber cable services for television and broadband. The company is based in Löddeköpinge, Sweden.

Växjö Support Center Försäljning AB

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Växjö Support Center Försäljning AB provides phone support for Microsoft applications and mobile solutions. The company is based in Sweden. As of October 5, 2015, Växjö Support Center Försäljning AB operates as a subsidiary of TeliaSonera Aktiebolag (publ).

Soundtrack Your Brand

Venture Round in 2023
Soundtrack Your Brand is a Spotify joint venture and the exclusive provider of Spotify Business and Spotify Enterprise. We connect brands and fans, and our vision is to grow the music market and thereby support artists, so that they can give the world more great music

C-SAM AB

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
C-SAM AB offers telephony, broadband, and television services. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Södertälje, Sweden. As of March 1, 2017, C-SAM AB operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

IOT Communications

Seed Round in 2021
IOT Communications develops a communication platform as a services (CPaaS) for mission critical voice and video communication services. Its platform helps software developers streamline the development process of mission critical real-time communication, for voice, video, and control/metrics data. The company also provides functions as a service (FaaS) that offers session initiation protocol (SIP) call and messaging functions, real time gateway functions, media service functions, and SIP and call recording services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Fältcommunications AB

Acquisition in 2017
Fält Communications provides value-added features and systems for reliable and secure machine to machine communiation. Fält Communications makes life easier for people and strives for a sustainable society. We have implemented nearly 150.000 installations, mainly in Europe but also in the US and Asia. We are proud to be able to assist our customer's operations to become more efficient, with the help of our technology and to reduce the impact on our environment, as our solutions will encourage transports to be fewer and energy consumptions less. We are market leading when it comes to mobile platforms on busses, with solutions such as onboard Wi-Fi and camera surveillance. All speed cameras in Sweden are also equipped with FältCom’s technology. When you are stepping into a lift its most likely that FältCom ensure the safety with an alarm system.

Partscosting Ltd

Grant in 2016
Partscosting engages in helping engineers bring costing decisions into the initial design phase. They do this by connecting standard component data, including price and availability, directly into 3D CAD software.

Kyte

Series B in 2008
Kyte is the online and mobile video platform for media and entertainment. The Kyte Platform combines the real-time, interactive and community building capabilities of the social web with the analytics, control, and monetization features of professional video platforms, enabling companies to converge online and mobile audiences, build community, and monetize.

NextGenTel

Acquisition in 2006
NextGenTel offers mobile and broadband services, including internet, VoIP and IPTV, to businesses and consumers. The company has a nationwide IP-based broadband network and is the second largest supplier of broadband services in Norway.

Inmics Oy

Acquisition in 2017
Inmics Oy offers IT consulting services and solutions. It engages in IT system consulting and projects, mapping and design services, and virtualization of server and workstation environments. The company provides management, control, deployment, and support services for private cloud environments. The company distributes ICT products, including workstations, IT equipment and software, and related managed services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Jyväskylä, Finland. As of January 31, 2019, Inmics Oy operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Springworks

Convertible Note in 2017
Springworks is a Saas platform connecting all car owners with the service they deserve, through an infrastructure they already trust. The platform has experience from working with the automotive industry since 2010 and has played a major role in creating sustainable world-class M2M solutions. Springworks was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Fello

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Fello AB offers mobile telecommunication services. The company is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. As of July 1, 2019, Fello AB operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Tele2

Acquisition in 2014
Tele2 is one of Europe’s fastest growing telecom operators, always providing customers what they need for less. They have 15 million customers in 10 countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV and content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since 1996. In 2012, we had net sales of SEK 31 billion and reported an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 6 billion.

Cloud Solutions CS

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Cloud Solutions CS Oy designs and builds cloud, virtualization, storage, backup, and data center solutions for businesses, service providers, and governmental organizations in Finland. It specializes in designing, building, and maintaining automated private cloud and hybrid cloud environments. The company’s services include cloud strategy, cloud building, and 24/7 performance management. Its cloud strategy services include cloud strategies and vision; private cloud readiness assessment; hybrid cloud readiness assessment; private cloud, hybrid cloud, and public cloud comparison; and IT infrastructure mapping. The company also operates an internal data center environment for demo presentations, proof of concept implementations, training purposes, and solution and product development. Cloud Solutions CS Oy was incorporated in 2010 is based in Espoo, Finland. As of March 9, 2018, Cloud Solutions CS Oy operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB.

Aporeto

Series B in 2019
Aporeto, Inc. develops cloud-native security solutions for deploying and operating cloud-native applications. It provides enterprise cloud-native security solutions for agile distributed systems based on containers, microservices, and serverless architectures, as well as legacy applications. The company also offers Aporeto Cloud Identity Framework, a suite of identity-based security services that allows consistent policy enforcement between homegrown enterprise applications and Amazon Web Services managed services. Its enterprise cloud-native security solutions works on public, private, or hybrid clouds. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California.

Assembly Organizing

Acquisition in 2018
Assembly Organizing Oy organizes computer events in Finland. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Helsinki, Finland. As of June 12, 2018, Assembly Organizing Oy operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Phonero

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
Phonero AS provides cloud based telephony solutions. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Kristiansand, Norway. As of April 10, 2017, Phonero AS operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB.

Soundtrack Your Brand

Series C in 2017
Soundtrack Your Brand is a Spotify joint venture and the exclusive provider of Spotify Business and Spotify Enterprise. We connect brands and fans, and our vision is to grow the music market and thereby support artists, so that they can give the world more great music

AinaCom Oy

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
AinaCom Oy provides ICT solutions. It offers subscriptions, data connections and networks, office tools and equipment, exchanges, IT services, and payment solutions. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Hämeenlinna, Finland. AinaCom Oy operates as a subsidiary of Aina Group Oyj. As of December 3, 2018, AinaCom Oy operates as a subsidiary of Telia Company AB (publ).

Fältcommunications AB

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Fält Communications provides value-added features and systems for reliable and secure machine to machine communiation. Fält Communications makes life easier for people and strives for a sustainable society. We have implemented nearly 150.000 installations, mainly in Europe but also in the US and Asia. We are proud to be able to assist our customer's operations to become more efficient, with the help of our technology and to reduce the impact on our environment, as our solutions will encourage transports to be fewer and energy consumptions less. We are market leading when it comes to mobile platforms on busses, with solutions such as onboard Wi-Fi and camera surveillance. All speed cameras in Sweden are also equipped with FältCom’s technology. When you are stepping into a lift its most likely that FältCom ensure the safety with an alarm system.

enCommerce Inc.

Series D in 2000
enCommerce is an email marketing platform that provides its users with comprehensive managed email solutions. It helps individuals and businesses increase revenue. The platform offers campaign design, delivery monitoring, custom newsletter design, list management, blacklist monitoring, campaign optimization, dedicated servers and IPs, and many other services. enCommerce was launched in 1995 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

IOT Communications

Seed Round in 2020
IOT Communications develops a communication platform as a services (CPaaS) for mission critical voice and video communication services. Its platform helps software developers streamline the development process of mission critical real-time communication, for voice, video, and control/metrics data. The company also provides functions as a service (FaaS) that offers session initiation protocol (SIP) call and messaging functions, real time gateway functions, media service functions, and SIP and call recording services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Unacast

Series B in 2018
Unacast AS operates an online platform for connecting beacons and other proximity sensors to online marketing platforms. It offers uRETARGET, which enables to retarget customers online to bring them back to the store; uMONETIZE that monetizes data from beacons and other proximity sensors; and uNETWORK that shares anonymous subsets of data to unetwork and get subsets in return. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Oslo, Norway. Unacast AS operates as a subsidiary of Unacast, Inc.

Soundtrack Your Brand

Series B in 2015
Soundtrack Your Brand is a Spotify joint venture and the exclusive provider of Spotify Business and Spotify Enterprise. We connect brands and fans, and our vision is to grow the music market and thereby support artists, so that they can give the world more great music

Bonnier Broadcasting

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Bonnier Broadcasting is part of the media company Bonnier - and is both a business area and a parent company for TV4, C More and Finnish MTV. Bonnier Broadcasting is one of the Nordic region's biggest television companies and is leading the development of video content and digitalization of the television industry. In Sweden, brands like TV4 and C More deliver high quality content on all platforms. Our objective is for all content to be available through all channels of distribution (terrestrial, cable, satellite, ip-tv, mobile and Internet) and on all platforms. TV4 and C More always wants to be available to viewers wherever they are.