Swisscom

Swisscom is Switzerland’s leading telecom operator and a major technology company, headquartered near Bern. It commands a dominant position in mobile and fixed-line services and operates internationally, notably in Italy through its subsidiary Fastweb. The company emphasizes sustainability and innovation across telecommunications, IT infrastructure, and digital services. Swisscom also runs Swisscom Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, which invests in early-stage technology companies worldwide and provides strategic and technical support by connecting portfolio firms with Swisscom's business units.

Lajla Aganovic

Investment Director

Damian Janzi

Investment Manager

Semih Kaçan

Investment Director

Stefan Kuentz

Investment Partner

Myoung-Ok Kwon Ph.D

Investment Partner

Myoung Ok Kwon

Partner

Victoria Lietha

Investment Director

Victoria Lietha

Investment Director

Saskia Müller

Analyst, M&A

Elisa Santana

Founder and Managing Director

Alexander Schlaepfer

Investment Partner

Eugen Stermetz

CFO and Member of the Executive Board

Jennifer Webb

Investment Director

Klea Wenger

Investment Director

Past deals in Telecommunications

Vodafone Group

Acquisition in 2024
Vodafone Group is a global telecommunications company that provides mobile and fixed-line services, including voice, data, mobile broadband, fibre, and television offerings. Through its operations in markets such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Qatar, it serves both consumer and enterprise customers with mobile connectivity, fixed broadband, and related services and equipment. The company pursues ongoing network modernization and service expansion, with a focus on technologies such as 5G, fibre access, Internet of Things, and ICT managed services, to support everyday communications and business needs. It emphasizes delivering integrated communications solutions across homes and organizations, aiming to simplify connectivity and enable digital experiences for customers across multiple regions.

AccelerComm

Series B in 2023
AccelerComm is a semiconductor IP-core company that provides forward error correction and channel coding solutions for wireless communications. It develops hardware-friendly encoders and decoders, including 3GPP-compliant encoding/decoding chains, turbo decoders, LDPC chains, and polar encoder/decoder facilities, to accelerate next-generation wireless systems and overcome bottlenecks in error correction decoding caused by noise and interference. The company focuses on patent-pending channel coding technology that enhances data throughput and efficiency for 3GPP-based networks and related applications, including base stations and mobile devices. Headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, AccelerComm aims to enable cost-effective, high-performance digital communications across multiple standards.

Aircall

Series D in 2023
Founded in 2014, Aircall provides innovative cloud-based call center software for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. Its platform integrates with popular productivity tools, enabling efficient phone support management.

Deepomatic

Series B in 2022
Deepomatic is a visual automation platform specializing in computer vision applications that transforms smartphone camera footage into actionable insights for field operations. The company offers an intuitive software-as-a-service platform that assists field service workers by automatically detecting key aspects of their work environments. By leveraging data collected from the field, organizations gain a comprehensive view of their operations and infrastructure. While Deepomatic currently focuses on the telecommunications sector, it is poised to expand its services across various verticals, including utilities, construction, and property management. The platform is designed to create custom visual automation applications that enhance operational efficiency, improve quality, and ensure compliance, thereby providing significant value to businesses seeking to optimize their field operations.

TiBit Communications

Series C in 2022
TiBit Communications is a manufacturer specializing in innovative technology designed to transform broadband access deployment across global Service Provider markets, including cable, telecommunications, and wireless sectors. The company produces small, low-power, and cost-effective pluggable devices that facilitate virtualization of the access network. These devices enable multi-Gigabit connectivity and allow high-performance Ethernet switching systems to replace traditional access equipment. By simplifying network architecture, TiBit's solutions empower businesses to reduce costs while enhancing overall network efficiency.

Deepomatic

Venture Round in 2021
Deepomatic is a visual automation platform specializing in computer vision applications that transforms smartphone camera footage into actionable insights for field operations. The company offers an intuitive software-as-a-service platform that assists field service workers by automatically detecting key aspects of their work environments. By leveraging data collected from the field, organizations gain a comprehensive view of their operations and infrastructure. While Deepomatic currently focuses on the telecommunications sector, it is poised to expand its services across various verticals, including utilities, construction, and property management. The platform is designed to create custom visual automation applications that enhance operational efficiency, improve quality, and ensure compliance, thereby providing significant value to businesses seeking to optimize their field operations.

Aircall

Series C in 2020
Founded in 2014, Aircall provides innovative cloud-based call center software for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. Its platform integrates with popular productivity tools, enabling efficient phone support management.

SWISSto12

Series B in 2019
SWISSto12 SA is a Swiss company that specializes in the manufacture and supply of radio frequency (RF) and microwave components and systems. Founded in 2011 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the company is based in Renens, Switzerland, with additional offices in Santa Clara, California, and Rehovot, Israel. SWISSto12 offers a range of products including various types of horn antennas, airborne antenna arrays, waveguide antennas, and custom-designed antennas and filters. The company is known for its innovative use of metal-coated 3D printing technology, which enhances design flexibility while reducing costs, lead times, and weight. Its offerings extend to polymer and metal waveguide products, as well as integration and testing services. SWISSto12 serves clients in satellite communications, airborne satellites, and research centers, and is also developing software solutions for material properties extraction.

TiBit Communications

Series B in 2019
TiBit Communications is a manufacturer specializing in innovative technology designed to transform broadband access deployment across global Service Provider markets, including cable, telecommunications, and wireless sectors. The company produces small, low-power, and cost-effective pluggable devices that facilitate virtualization of the access network. These devices enable multi-Gigabit connectivity and allow high-performance Ethernet switching systems to replace traditional access equipment. By simplifying network architecture, TiBit's solutions empower businesses to reduce costs while enhancing overall network efficiency.

Netrounds

Series A in 2019
Netrounds AB is a company that specializes in providing a cloud-based, subscription-based platform for network testing and performance monitoring. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Luleå, Sweden, with additional offices in Massachusetts and Tokyo, Netrounds offers solutions that facilitate automated testing and monitoring across various network environments, including local area networks, wide area networks, and data centers. Its tools support troubleshooting and performance evaluation for services such as IPTV, VoIP, and other real-time internet applications. The company's software, which includes Genalyzer Probes and Agents, can be easily installed on clients' hardware, enabling effective real-world network traffic generation and remote analysis. Netrounds primarily serves network operators, consultants, and enterprise IT companies, helping them enhance end-user experiences while minimizing the need for traditional hardware testing equipment.

Rtbrick

Series A in 2018
Rtbrick is a developer of cloud-native routing software that simplifies data management for its clients. The company's offerings include an operating system for bare metal network switches, a multi-tenant continuous integration release platform, and a cloud-based system for network visibility, analytics, and management. This comprehensive software suite enables clients to integrate their networks effectively, facilitating the timely and programmable delivery of services. By focusing on cloud scale composable solutions, Rtbrick aims to enhance the operational efficiency of its customers' networking infrastructure.

MATRIXX Software

Series C in 2018
Founded in 2008, MATRIXX Software develops cloud-native digital commerce solutions that empower businesses to transform their operations. The company's modern commerce platform enables clients worldwide, including communications companies and IoT players, to build digital propositions, manage services, and implement flexible charging models.

MATRIXX Software

Venture Round in 2017
Founded in 2008, MATRIXX Software develops cloud-native digital commerce solutions that empower businesses to transform their operations. The company's modern commerce platform enables clients worldwide, including communications companies and IoT players, to build digital propositions, manage services, and implement flexible charging models.

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.

Cognia

Venture Round in 2015
Cognia is a developer and provider of cloud-based communication solutions tailored for financial institutions, government entities, and Fortune 1000 companies. The company's platform enhances the ease and cost-effectiveness of capturing, storing, and analyzing voice and non-voice communications across distributed workforces. By integrating traditional fixed-line, mobile, and emerging IP communications, Cognia replaces the complexities and high capital expenditures associated with on-premise systems. Its flexible, pay-as-you-use model allows organizations to effectively address critical compliance, service assurance, and productivity challenges in various sectors, including finance, energy, healthcare, and retail.

Veltigroup

Acquisition in 2014
Veltigroup is a prominent information and communications technology (ICT) service provider based in Switzerland, dedicated to delivering comprehensive solutions that enhance customer value. The company offers a wide range of services including voice, data, and Internet solutions, along with fixed line networks, VoIP services, and flexible white-label products. With a workforce of over 300 ICT specialists across various dedicated companies, Veltigroup is positioned to meet diverse client needs while maintaining a strong local presence. The company's approach emphasizes accountability and collaboration, striving to act as a trusted advisor for its clients. Veltigroup prioritizes excellence by hiring highly qualified engineers and fostering continuous professional development, ensuring superior performance in its service delivery. Committed to innovation, Veltigroup actively seeks new technologies and methodologies to provide cutting-edge solutions that drive success for its clients.

SimpliVity

Series C in 2013
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

MATRIXX Software

Venture Round in 2012
Founded in 2008, MATRIXX Software develops cloud-native digital commerce solutions that empower businesses to transform their operations. The company's modern commerce platform enables clients worldwide, including communications companies and IoT players, to build digital propositions, manage services, and implement flexible charging models.

Axept

Acquisition in 2010
Axept AG is a Swiss ICT service provider specialising in consulting and engineering. Headquartered in Glattbrugg, the company employs around 90 staff at three locations, Glattbrugg (ZH), Schönbühl (BE) and Reinach (BL), and in fiscal 2009/10 generated revenue of CHF 26 million. The acquisition will benefit Swisscom's core business in messaging and collaboration solutions and infrastructure engineering as well as other areas.

ASSIA

Series D in 2010
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.

Quantenna Communications

Series D in 2010
Quantenna Communications, Inc. specializes in the design, development, and marketing of advanced high-speed wireless communication solutions that facilitate wireless local area networking. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a diverse portfolio of products, including radio frequency and digital baseband chips that adhere to various IEEE Wi-Fi standards, such as 802.11n, 802.11ac, and draft Wi-Fi 6. Quantenna's offerings also include Qdock, a software framework that integrates third-party applications with its Wi-Fi solutions. The company's products cater to a wide range of applications, including home networking devices, retail, outdoor, small and medium businesses, enterprise, industrial, and consumer electronics. Quantenna sells its Wi-Fi solutions directly to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and third-party distributors, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2019, Quantenna operates as a subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation.

ASSIA

Venture Round in 2009
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.

Webcall

Acquisition in 2008
Webcall GmbH is a provider of voice and data communication services, specializing in telecommunication consulting and Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony. The company supplies a range of products including e-phone software, headsets, handsets, IP fixed phones, and terminal adapters. Additionally, Webcall offers project management and wireless communication solutions, catering to various business communication needs.

Sequans Communications

Venture Round in 2008
Sequans Communications designs and supplies cellular semiconductor solutions for broadband Internet of Things markets, offering 5G and 4G chips and modules for massive, broadband, and critical IoT applications. Its product platforms include Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT and Calliope Cat 1 for low-power, integrated IoT deployments, Cassiopeia Cat 4/Cat 6 for 4G and 5G, and Taurus for residential, enterprise, and industrial use. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Paris, the company operates globally with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Its customer base spans smart mobility and logistics, smart utility meters, smart cities and industries, e-health, and smart homes, reflecting a focus on cellular semiconductor solutions for a range of IoT connectivity needs.

FASTWEB

Acquisition in 2007
FASTWEB is a telecommunications and internet service provider based in Italy, catering to private individuals, businesses, and medium to large enterprises. The company offers a range of services including fixed-line telecommunications, broadband internet, mobile internet, cloud computing applications, security solutions, and converging communications services. In addition to its core business operations, FASTWEB engages in social responsibility initiatives, such as supporting the mobile clinics of Emergency, which provide free healthcare to immigrants and disadvantaged individuals lacking access to medical treatment. Customers have the opportunity to contribute to this cause by donating, with FASTWEB matching their contributions.

Medgate

Venture Round in 2006
Medgate is a prominent provider of integrated outpatient care in Switzerland, specializing in digital health services that encompass prevention, acute medical care, and support for chronic illnesses and rehabilitation. The company operates a Telemedicine Center, Health Centers, and a Partner Network, ensuring a cohesive approach to patient healthcare. Medgate offers a range of services, including telemedical consultations, chronic disease management, rehabilitation management, and patient recruitment for clinical trials. By catering to insurers, payors, medical service providers, pharmaceutical companies, employers, brokers, and patients, Medgate focuses on delivering accessible, clear, and effective medical treatments that are both cost-effective and solution-oriented.

CT Cinetrade

Acquisition in 2004
CT Cinetrade AG is a prominent film rights and content trading company based in Zurich, Switzerland. Established in 1989, it specializes in the purchase and commercialization of program and sportscast rights for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. The company operates multiple cinemas across major Swiss cities including Zurich, Bern, and Basel. Additionally, CT Cinetrade offers TELECLUB, a subscription television platform featuring a broad array of pay-TV options, along with its own video-on-demand and sports pay-per-view services. The company's strategic focus on innovative distribution methods, such as satellite, IPTV, and online services, has solidified its leading position in the Swiss market. CT Cinetrade has been wholly owned by Swisscom AG since late 2017, further enhancing its capabilities in the telecommunications and media sectors.
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