1NCE
Venture Round in 2025
1NCE is a global IoT connectivity provider that delivers secure cellular connectivity and related software services for Internet of Things applications. It offers a flat-rate model across 140 countries, designed to simplify budgeting for IoT deployments. The company provides a one-off payment option for a ten-year service period, enabling affordable, long-term connection for devices used in utilities, asset tracking, vehicle telematics and other sectors. In addition to connectivity, 1NCE supplies software services and lifecycle device management to support secure data collection, deployment, monitoring and decommissioning of connected devices. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany, 1NCE serves a worldwide set of customers with scalable IoT solutions.
1NCE
Funding Round in 2021
1NCE is a global IoT connectivity provider that delivers secure cellular connectivity and related software services for Internet of Things applications. It offers a flat-rate model across 140 countries, designed to simplify budgeting for IoT deployments. The company provides a one-off payment option for a ten-year service period, enabling affordable, long-term connection for devices used in utilities, asset tracking, vehicle telematics and other sectors. In addition to connectivity, 1NCE supplies software services and lifecycle device management to support secure data collection, deployment, monitoring and decommissioning of connected devices. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany, 1NCE serves a worldwide set of customers with scalable IoT solutions.
HypeLabs
Seed Round in 2019
HypeLabs is the company that created the Hype SDK, an interoperable mesh networking software that improves connectivity on all kinds of devices, from mobile to desktop to IoT, allowing them to connect even when there is no internet. The software works by intelligently connecting devices in local mesh networks using existing connectivity technologies, such as Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRa and others. This network enables content to securely hop between devices, until it reaches a destination or an Internet exit point, improving range and deliverability.
Founded in 2016, the company is located in San Francisco (USA), Porto (Portugal), London (UK) and Krakow (Poland). AngelPad #10 (Spring '16) alumni & Deutsche Telekom WARP alumni.
ASSIA
Venture Round in 2016
ASSIA, Inc. specializes in broadband and Wi-Fi performance monitoring, management, and optimization software tailored for internet service providers, communications regulators, and wholesalers. The company focuses on enhancing customer quality of experience and satisfaction while promoting operational efficiencies to reduce costs. Utilizing advanced artificial intelligence technology, ASSIA develops solutions that optimize and analyze broadband internet links. The company also has a substantial portfolio of intellectual property and licensing operations, allowing it to offer products that measure internet performance. This enables service providers to improve customer satisfaction, streamline operations, and deliver innovative multimedia content to homes with broadband and Wi-Fi capabilities.
Kumu Networks
Series C in 2016
Founded in 2011, Kumu Networks designs and manufactures wireless systems using innovative full-duplex technology. This enables radios to transmit and receive signals simultaneously on a single channel, improving performance and reducing complexity across various wireless devices.
T-Mobile
Acquisition in 2014
T-Mobile, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, is a leading wireless telecommunications company that redefines the way consumers and businesses access wireless services. It challenges traditional carrier models by offering flexible, affordable, and feature-rich plans, providing customers with more choice and control. T-Mobile's notable initiatives include the "Un-carrier" program, which eliminates long-term contracts and offers transparent pricing. With a network covering over 99% of the US population, recognized for its speed and reliability, T-Mobile provides a range of solutions for businesses of all sizes, including wireless plans, mobile device management tools, and industry-specific solutions.
Jawbone
Venture Round in 2011
Jawbone specializes in designing personal technology products that are comfortable, usable, and aesthetically pleasing. Initially known for its Bluetooth headsets featuring NoiseAssassin™ technology, which enhances call clarity by eliminating background noise, the company has since expanded into developing smart fitness tracking devices.
Celvibe develops advanced solutions for streaming high-quality live television broadcasts to mobile users. The core technology enables the seamless delivery of rich media content in the most efficient manner by providing wireless carriers with a unique system for delivering live multi-channel video and audio to wireless users in realtime. CelFeed, the flagship product, is a realtime MPEG-4 transcoder and streamer for supplying mobile devices with rich media content based on realtime reception quality. CelFeed handles hundreds of concurrent users with live video channels at once, by converting compressed streams of live television broadcasts and existing video content on the fly. Its unique ability to 'feel the network' and dynamically adapt to terminal conditions provides end users with an uninterrupted flow of quality data.
Celvibe's patent-pending solutions consist of realtime encoding for deploying highly compressed streams of live television broadcasts over wireless networks, and realtime transcoding for converting existing video content to MPEG-4. Customers and partners include Telco's and wireless carriers who are adding packet switch capabilities to their networks, mobile device manufacturers, content providers, application providers and video server manufacturers.
Voicestream Wireless
Acquisition in 2000
Voicestream Wireless is a wireless communications.