Investor
KPN Ventures
Corporate venture investor · Rotterdam
The investment unit of the Dutch telecommunications operator KPN, taking minority stakes in Series A to C technology companies relevant to KPN's customers or to telecoms technology.
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A technology company whose product could be sold to telecoms customers can pitch KPN Ventures for a Series A to C investment plus access to KPN's customers and network infrastructure.
About
KPN Ventures is the investment unit of KPN, the Dutch telecommunications operator, and it invests on KPN's behalf rather than from a fund raised from outside backers. It publishes no legal entity, registration number or general contact route of its own: its privacy statement points to KPN's group policy, its code of conduct is written as an addition to KPN's employee code, and both offices it lists are KPN buildings. Its mandate is defined by that parent. It concentrates on early-growth-stage technology companies relevant to KPN, either because the product suits KPN's consumer and business customers or because it matters to telecommunications technology. It states that it takes minority stakes in Series A, B and C rounds, and that it works towards the company being sold to an outside buyer rather than absorbed by KPN. Beyond capital it offers introductions to KPN's customer base and supplier network, advice from KPN specialists in fields such as networking, cloud computing, cyber security, data, sales, legal and regulatory matters and patents, and use of KPN infrastructure including its networks, data centres and hosting. Founders approach it through a form.
What they offer
- Minority equity investment in Series A, B and C rounds
- Introductions to KPN's consumer and business customer base and its supplier network
- Advice from KPN specialists in networking, cloud, cyber security, data, sales, legal and patents
- Access to KPN communication networks, data centres and hosting for portfolio companies
Funding
- Direct venture investment (opens in a new tab)
series_a, series_b, series_c · EUR 1,000,000 to EUR 5,000,000
Good to know
- Its filter is strategic and set by the parent: a company qualifies because it fits KPN's customers or telecoms technology, so strong companies outside that fit are out of scope.
- It takes minority stakes and states that it works towards a sale to an outside buyer rather than an acquisition by KPN, which shapes the kind of company it backs.
- It has no separate legal identity, general email address or telephone number; approaches go through a form on its site.
- It offers nothing on visas, permits, relocation or settling in the Netherlands.
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