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Wayra joins €2.5m ticket for rural Wi-Fi partner
Wi-Fi solution startup Galgus closes Series-A funding round led by Conexo Ventures, with Wayra investing too. Galgus is a Telefónica partner on public Wi-Fi in under-served areas.
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hubraum continues XR bet with three way investment
Tech incubator closes 5G Consumer Entertainment Program with trifecta investment. XR identified as key consumer use-case.
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Wayra UK’s Moraes: startup maturity needed
UK Country Manager highlights shift in focus for Wayra: scale-ups that can better take advantage of Telefónica opportunities. UK strategy outlined: B2C a priority; 5G development encouraged. 5G to be deployed across all European Wayra hubs.
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GeoSpock takes up residence in Vodafone’s Tomorrow Street
Luxembourg venture makes second addition in a month, with one more expected to follow.
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Telefónica shows cybersecurity intent with Tech Ventures debut
New investment vehicle with cybersecurity focus, powered by ElevenPaths. Nine familiar startups named in an initial portfolio. Minority stakes in early- and growth-stage companies, with 15 investments slated for its first three years.
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T-Mobile US sets up corporate VC fund for 5G
T-Mobile Ventures formed in collaboration with Touchdown Ventures. Targets “early-to-mid-stage” companies. Aims to develop “breakthrough” 5G products and services. Mojio and Circle already part of T-Mobile Ventures’ investment portfolio.
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Telefónica plants cash in Brazilian IoT player
Agro-IoT Lab graduate lands cash injection. Opportunities in the mining sector driving Telefónica IoT investments in Latin America.
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Telefónica's new alarms JV gets personal with security offer
After a difficult start, Telefónica’s home security JV is developing new services. Launch of personal security offer marks new commercial phase for Movistar Prosegur Alarmas.
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Drone player vHive creates a buzz with DT
$4m investment seen as vote of confidence in drone hive SaaS platform. DTCP investment follows Deutsche Funkturm partnership for asset surveying and data gathering missions.
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Tomorrow Street grows portfolio with Quantexa
Three-pronged push begins with contextual intelligence platform provider Quantexa. Two more additions to be announced soon.
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Telefónica seeks yet more startups: Open Future Call II
Open Future innovation hubs scout for Spanish startups with broad technological focus.
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hubraum’s Mixed Reality Programme goes live
First six startups inducted as hubraum continues hunt for commercial MR market. Technologists Nreal and Qualcomm partnered. Mix of late-stage and greenfield startups in a “diverse” line-up. Enterprise customers an apparent target for most.
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Vodafone Institute puts female empowerment in the F-LANE
Finalists from ten countries selected for F-LANE 2020, with AI, blockchain, and VR tech used to support rural women. Virtual edition takes on an oversized cohort in five-week, all-online programme.
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Deutsche Telekom sets off Wave 2 in Berlin TEAC
Five tech startups selected for twelve-month programme. Familiar R&D themes of edge computing and ‘open’ networks. TIP’s TEAC boss sees room for improvement in how smaller, new players might be onboarded into telecoms supplier ecosystems.
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everphone gets Telekom Innovation Pool boost
Berlin device- as-a-service startup gets €34m injection as remote-working norms establish demand.
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5G incubator club Go Ignite flickers back to life
Anything 5G on the radar of Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Singtel and Telefónica as they get the gang back together for one more startup search.
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Telefónica opens wallet for Nozomi Networks
TIV investment builds on partnership between ElevenPaths and the industrial cybersecurity specialist. Reinforces current focus on protecting operational technology.
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DTCP joins Auth0 investor pool
Deutsche Telekom’s venture fund joins $120m seventh investment round led by Salesforce. Authentication and authorisation platform Auth0 unicorn-class, with near-$2bn implied valuation.
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DTCP, Goldman Sachs in $80m LeanIX Series-D round
Enterprise architect SaaS provider LeanIX reaches a total of $120m in funding after four rounds, with DTCP participating in the last three. Goldman Sachs leads the latest.
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Telekom Innovation Pool grabs piece of Cynet
DT’s “strategy-motivated” investment fund takes stake in Israeli cybersecurity firm. Telekom Security leveraging Cynet tech to address SME market.