Vodafone Ventures is the strategic corporate venture capital arm of Vodafone Group. See sector focus and contact routes.
Vodafone Ventures is the strategic corporate venture capital arm of Vodafone Group, established in 2000 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. The firm invests Vodafone Group’s balance sheet in seed-to-growth-stage startups globally, with a focus on AI, IoT, fintech, consumer, enterprise, infrastructure, and devices. It typically invests between £2 million ($3.6 million) and £10 million ($18.1 million) per company, operating as both a lead and follow investor across wireless, internet, and communications sectors. Notable portfolio companies include Flybits, which received a $4.8 million Series A investment in 2015, as well as Kngine and Eventtus in Africa’s fintech and event-tech spaces. Vodafone Ventures partners with top-tier VC firms and has made 34 documented investments, emphasizing innovation that aligns with Vodafone’s core business areas. While the firm previously operated a research lab to incubate startups, it closed the California lab in 2014 and shifted operations to London, though it maintains a presence in the Vodafone xone office in Redwood City.
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