Investors in Telecom

CEECAT Capital is a leading private equity and private credit investor, focused on high growth markets of Emerging Europe and Central Asia. CEECAT Capital's investment focus is on SMEs and emerging Midcap companies with an emphasis on developmental impact as a consequence of our investment. CEECAT Capital operates with a team of 25 people out of six offices in London, Luxembourg, Belgrade, Bucharest, Istanbul and Almaty.

Orange Fab Romania is an acceleration program that facilitates collaboration between Orange and innovative startups. Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2022.

Vestland Group, under Erik Langaker's leadership, pioneers technology ventures in finance, oil, telecom, and digital payments, emphasizing innovation and growth.

Hubraum connects tech entrepreneurs and startup companies with the network, capital and business opportunities of Deutsche Telekom. As Deutsche Telekom’s tech incubator, we bring startups and the leading European telco together - in 5G, AI, IoT and XR. hubraum is Deutsche Telekom’s tech incubator. By bringing startups, developers, ecosystem partners and the leading digital telco together, hubraum sparks innovation transfer and creates business opportunities for all sides.

Institut Mines-Telecom is an institution of research and innovation in engineering and digital technologies. The leading group of engineering and management schools in France. The Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is the leading public group of Grandes Écoles of engineering and management in France, under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.

T.Capital invests strategic and financial capital in technology companies on behalf of Deutsche Telekom and its corporate partners. T.Capital actively supports the entire investment cycle: from strategy, origination and execution, through to integration or exit. T.Capital is focused on creating long-term strategic value for Deutsche Telekom, its corporate partners and the companies we invest into.

cumulus ventures GmbH was founded in September 2011 by Jürgen Gallmann with the aim of providing professional support to young companies in the net economy, software or telco industry, digital lifestyle, sustainability or green tech and technology-based start-ups from the B2B and B2C markets on their way to sustainable growth and international expansion.

The Collider, the innovation programme promoted by MWCB, connecting talent to create disruptive technology-based startups. The Collider is the Venture Builder program by Mobile World Capital Barcelona that addresses the challenge of transforming scientific knowledge into technological solutions. From this pioneering program, we connect the results of scientific research with the entrepreneurial initiative in order to create highly innovative technological startups.

Bento Box is an accelerator program of NTT DATA UK that is focused on providing non-equity investment to early-to-mid stage startups. NTT DATA – a part of NTT Group – is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, digital & IT modernization and managed services.

EGORA Ventures AG leads an industrial group headquartered in Martinsried near Munich. They are active entrepreneurs; simply financing and passively waiting for results is not how they see themselves. For those seeking active partners, they can be the right financier for new ventures. They concentrate on a narrow investment focus in broadband communication, industrial optronics, software and web services, SaaS-enabled marketplaces, and life science platform technologies.

Gateway between Orange Polska and startups. Orange Fab is an acceleration program for start-ups. We have been cooperating continuously since 2015. We are looking for start-ups with innovative projects and we offer both business and technical support in the implementation of the pilot projects, as well as a package of additional benefits.

Development Capital, founded in 2013, provides €2-12 million in growth capital to Irish SMEs, focusing on export markets. With €100 million invested in 12 companies, they offer flexible investment structures and take minority stakes to support growth strategies like expansion, acquisitions, and management buyouts. They prioritize responsible investing by integrating ESG considerations into their process.