Investor

Nokia Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2004. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque8259days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.6MRounds led0 of 5Sole investor3 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 80%
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Nokia Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2004

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    Bitfone CorporationSeries C · US$21MWith 6 others
  3. Feb
    OplayoVenture · DE$5.6MWith 3 others
  4. 1999

    3 rounds

  5. Dec
    NetSanitySeries B · USUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Nov
    InformativeVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  7. Jul
    PayPalVenture · US · wired.com$3.0MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

InformativeBought by SatmetrixUndisclosedOct 2007
Bitfone CorporationBought by Hewlett-PackardUndisclosedDec 2006
PayPalBought by eBay$1.5BJul 2002

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about Nokia Ventures

What does Nokia Ventures invest in?

Nokia Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series B (80% of the rounds on record).

How active is Nokia Ventures?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2004.

How big are Nokia Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.6M.

Does Nokia Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Nokia Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Germany (20%).

Is Nokia Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2004.

What kind of investor is Nokia Ventures?

Nokia Ventures is a VC firm.

Where does this information on Nokia Ventures come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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