TELUS Global Ventures

TELUS Global Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of TELUS Corporation, one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, based in Vancouver. Established in 2001, it focuses on investing in a diverse range of sectors, including digital health, agriculture technology, information technology, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, among others. The firm aims to leverage insights from TELUS's extensive business operations to identify investment opportunities that drive real-world growth and innovation. By collaborating with a global network of partners, TELUS Global Ventures provides its portfolio companies with access to TELUS's technologies and broadband networks, enhancing their potential for success. The organization is dedicated to fostering advancements that deliver both economic and social benefits, while actively engaging in the management and development of its investments.

Jay Crone

Investment Director

Terry Doyle

Managing Partner and Vice President

Mathew George

Co-Founder and Vice President

Paul Lepage

Chairman

Brian Spencer Martin

Investment Director

Mario Mele

Vice President Corporate Strategy and Controller

Past deals in TMT

TELUS International

Acquisition in 2024
TELUS International offers a digital customer experience that designs, builds, and delivers digital solutions. Their clients include companies across verticals, including tech and gaming, eCommerce and fintech, banking, financial services, and insurance, communications and media, and travel and hospitality. Their services include digital experience, customer experience, advisory services, back office, and automation.

QuintessenceLabs

Series B in 2021
QuintessenceLabs specializes in data security technology and solutions designed to protect valuable digital information throughout its lifecycle—whether in transit, at rest, or in use. The company utilizes principles of quantum science to enhance its cybersecurity applications, focusing on robust cryptographic strategies that centralize data security management and policy control. QuintessenceLabs aims to maximize security while improving returns on investment for its clients and minimizing the complexities associated with data protection. Its diverse customer base includes notable financial institutions, technology providers, federal agencies, and defense contractors, underscoring its broad applicability across various sectors.

Competence Call Center

Acquisition in 2019
Competence Call Center is one of the leading European call centers. The CCC team is currently present with more than 4,500 employees on 11 locations in 7 countries and rapidly expanding. Our highest quality call center solutions bring clear performance advantages and tangible strategic benefits to our clients. Competence Call Center is a financially stable, rapidly growing company with a clear focus on investing to the benefit of its clients. CCC has been profitable every year since its foundation 15 years ago.

Ruckus Wireless

Series G in 2012
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a global provider of advanced wireless systems designed for the growing mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company specializes in a diverse array of "Smart Wi-Fi" products tailored for mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, serving over 48,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus addresses the challenges of Wi-Fi capacity and coverage, which have intensified due to the rising usage of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company is recognized for its innovative and patented technologies, including adaptive antenna arrays that enhance signal range, boost client data rates, and minimize interference. These advancements ensure reliable delivery of multimedia content and services over standard Wi-Fi networks.

Ruckus Wireless

Series F in 2009
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a global provider of advanced wireless systems designed for the growing mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company specializes in a diverse array of "Smart Wi-Fi" products tailored for mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, serving over 48,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus addresses the challenges of Wi-Fi capacity and coverage, which have intensified due to the rising usage of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company is recognized for its innovative and patented technologies, including adaptive antenna arrays that enhance signal range, boost client data rates, and minimize interference. These advancements ensure reliable delivery of multimedia content and services over standard Wi-Fi networks.

Fastvibe Corp.

Acquisition in 2008
Fastvibe Corp. is a provider of Web streaming equipment and services for business.

Digit Wireless

Venture Round in 2007
Digit Wireless, operates as a user interface innovation company. It offers Fastap keypad technology solutions that enable to discover, access, and use messaging, mobile data, and voice services. The company licenses its technology to mobile manufacturers and operators. Digit Wireless, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul.

Ruckus Wireless

Series E in 2007
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a global provider of advanced wireless systems designed for the growing mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company specializes in a diverse array of "Smart Wi-Fi" products tailored for mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, serving over 48,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus addresses the challenges of Wi-Fi capacity and coverage, which have intensified due to the rising usage of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company is recognized for its innovative and patented technologies, including adaptive antenna arrays that enhance signal range, boost client data rates, and minimize interference. These advancements ensure reliable delivery of multimedia content and services over standard Wi-Fi networks.

Brix Networks

Venture Round in 2007
Brix Networks is a developer and marketer of real-time service assurance and performance management solutions that verify the quality of advanced, Internet Protocol-based services, such as VoIP, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), video, and Web-hosted business applications.

Ruckus Wireless

Series D in 2006
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a global provider of advanced wireless systems designed for the growing mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company specializes in a diverse array of "Smart Wi-Fi" products tailored for mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, serving over 48,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus addresses the challenges of Wi-Fi capacity and coverage, which have intensified due to the rising usage of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company is recognized for its innovative and patented technologies, including adaptive antenna arrays that enhance signal range, boost client data rates, and minimize interference. These advancements ensure reliable delivery of multimedia content and services over standard Wi-Fi networks.

Atreus Systems

Venture Round in 2005
Atreus delivers provisioning solutions for a variety of advanced IP services for both the business and consumer markets.

MDS Global

Series D in 2005
MDS Global Ltd specializes in providing revenue management, business assurance, and analytics software tailored for telecommunications service providers. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Warrington, United Kingdom, the company operates as a subsidiary of Volaris Group Inc. MDS Global is a prominent BSS-as-a-Service provider, delivering solutions for virtual network operators, B2B clients, and Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. Its offerings encompass various aspects of monetization, assurance, and customer engagement, enabling clients to manage complex products and services effectively. Notable customers include BT Business, eir, iD Mobile, TalkTalk, Telefónica, Vodafone, Orange, KPN, and Telia. MDS Global's digital operating model, implemented within a DevOps framework, enhances stakeholder experiences and promotes significant business agility.

sentitO Networks

Series D in 2005
sentitO Networks is a leading provider of open and distributed VoIP switching and service delivery solutions that help telecommunications service providers worldwide successfully migrate their networks to deliver Voice over IP (VoIP) services. sentitO has fundamentally redesigned the time-to-profitability for VoIP service providers using breakthrough software, silicon, security, and service intelligence innovations. Our Open Network Xchange (ONX) suite of voice and signaling gateway solutions is the first to successfully fulfill the demands of VoIP providers for: - Network and service scalability - Heightened voice quality and integrity - Carrier-grade reliability - An open service delivery architecture that enables consistent innovation and differentiation The first solution purpose-built from the ground up for VoIP and the resilient delivery of IP-based voice services from the network edge, the ONX allows carriers and service providers to economically expand their geographic reach and their addressable markets. It provides an open and distributed architecture to enable service providers to efficiently create and evolve VoIP services. The ONX suite incorporates true telco-grade security, management, and performance as well as SIP-driven service innovation and flexibility. Its modularity, scale, and economics uniquely enable rapid deployment and profitability while supporting ongoing service and subscriber expansion.

Brix Networks

Series E in 2005
Brix Networks is a developer and marketer of real-time service assurance and performance management solutions that verify the quality of advanced, Internet Protocol-based services, such as VoIP, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), video, and Web-hosted business applications.

Digit Wireless

Series C in 2005
Digit Wireless, operates as a user interface innovation company. It offers Fastap keypad technology solutions that enable to discover, access, and use messaging, mobile data, and voice services. The company licenses its technology to mobile manufacturers and operators. Digit Wireless, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul.

IP Unity

Series E in 2004
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.

Movaz Networks

Venture Round in 2004
Movaz Networks is a manufacturer of broadband optical transport systems based in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 2000, the company specializes in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and offers a range of optical solutions designed for metro, regional, enterprise, and government networks. Their product portfolio includes advanced optical transport systems, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions, and carrier-class offerings that utilize distributed photonic switching and generalized multiprotocol label switching protocols. Movaz Networks markets its products through direct sales, private label partnerships, and value-added resellers, serving telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational institutions, and government agencies. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective wavelength services to meet the demands of modern networking environments.

Digit Wireless

Series B in 2004
Digit Wireless, operates as a user interface innovation company. It offers Fastap keypad technology solutions that enable to discover, access, and use messaging, mobile data, and voice services. The company licenses its technology to mobile manufacturers and operators. Digit Wireless, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul.

Movaz Networks

Series D in 2004
Movaz Networks is a manufacturer of broadband optical transport systems based in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 2000, the company specializes in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and offers a range of optical solutions designed for metro, regional, enterprise, and government networks. Their product portfolio includes advanced optical transport systems, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions, and carrier-class offerings that utilize distributed photonic switching and generalized multiprotocol label switching protocols. Movaz Networks markets its products through direct sales, private label partnerships, and value-added resellers, serving telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational institutions, and government agencies. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective wavelength services to meet the demands of modern networking environments.

sentitO Networks

Series C in 2003
sentitO Networks is a leading provider of open and distributed VoIP switching and service delivery solutions that help telecommunications service providers worldwide successfully migrate their networks to deliver Voice over IP (VoIP) services. sentitO has fundamentally redesigned the time-to-profitability for VoIP service providers using breakthrough software, silicon, security, and service intelligence innovations. Our Open Network Xchange (ONX) suite of voice and signaling gateway solutions is the first to successfully fulfill the demands of VoIP providers for: - Network and service scalability - Heightened voice quality and integrity - Carrier-grade reliability - An open service delivery architecture that enables consistent innovation and differentiation The first solution purpose-built from the ground up for VoIP and the resilient delivery of IP-based voice services from the network edge, the ONX allows carriers and service providers to economically expand their geographic reach and their addressable markets. It provides an open and distributed architecture to enable service providers to efficiently create and evolve VoIP services. The ONX suite incorporates true telco-grade security, management, and performance as well as SIP-driven service innovation and flexibility. Its modularity, scale, and economics uniquely enable rapid deployment and profitability while supporting ongoing service and subscriber expansion.

Spotnik Global Communications

Series A in 2003
Spotnik Mobile is a provider of public internet access using unlicensed spectrum.

Movaz Networks

Series D in 2003
Movaz Networks is a manufacturer of broadband optical transport systems based in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 2000, the company specializes in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and offers a range of optical solutions designed for metro, regional, enterprise, and government networks. Their product portfolio includes advanced optical transport systems, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions, and carrier-class offerings that utilize distributed photonic switching and generalized multiprotocol label switching protocols. Movaz Networks markets its products through direct sales, private label partnerships, and value-added resellers, serving telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational institutions, and government agencies. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective wavelength services to meet the demands of modern networking environments.

Atreus Systems

Series C in 2003
Atreus delivers provisioning solutions for a variety of advanced IP services for both the business and consumer markets.

Spotnik Global Communications

Series A in 2003
Spotnik Mobile is a provider of public internet access using unlicensed spectrum.

sentitO Networks

Series B in 2003
sentitO Networks is a leading provider of open and distributed VoIP switching and service delivery solutions that help telecommunications service providers worldwide successfully migrate their networks to deliver Voice over IP (VoIP) services. sentitO has fundamentally redesigned the time-to-profitability for VoIP service providers using breakthrough software, silicon, security, and service intelligence innovations. Our Open Network Xchange (ONX) suite of voice and signaling gateway solutions is the first to successfully fulfill the demands of VoIP providers for: - Network and service scalability - Heightened voice quality and integrity - Carrier-grade reliability - An open service delivery architecture that enables consistent innovation and differentiation The first solution purpose-built from the ground up for VoIP and the resilient delivery of IP-based voice services from the network edge, the ONX allows carriers and service providers to economically expand their geographic reach and their addressable markets. It provides an open and distributed architecture to enable service providers to efficiently create and evolve VoIP services. The ONX suite incorporates true telco-grade security, management, and performance as well as SIP-driven service innovation and flexibility. Its modularity, scale, and economics uniquely enable rapid deployment and profitability while supporting ongoing service and subscriber expansion.

sentitO Networks

Series B in 2002
sentitO Networks is a leading provider of open and distributed VoIP switching and service delivery solutions that help telecommunications service providers worldwide successfully migrate their networks to deliver Voice over IP (VoIP) services. sentitO has fundamentally redesigned the time-to-profitability for VoIP service providers using breakthrough software, silicon, security, and service intelligence innovations. Our Open Network Xchange (ONX) suite of voice and signaling gateway solutions is the first to successfully fulfill the demands of VoIP providers for: - Network and service scalability - Heightened voice quality and integrity - Carrier-grade reliability - An open service delivery architecture that enables consistent innovation and differentiation The first solution purpose-built from the ground up for VoIP and the resilient delivery of IP-based voice services from the network edge, the ONX allows carriers and service providers to economically expand their geographic reach and their addressable markets. It provides an open and distributed architecture to enable service providers to efficiently create and evolve VoIP services. The ONX suite incorporates true telco-grade security, management, and performance as well as SIP-driven service innovation and flexibility. Its modularity, scale, and economics uniquely enable rapid deployment and profitability while supporting ongoing service and subscriber expansion.

Spotnik Global Communications

Series A in 2002
Spotnik Mobile is a provider of public internet access using unlicensed spectrum.

MDS Global

Series C in 2002
MDS Global Ltd specializes in providing revenue management, business assurance, and analytics software tailored for telecommunications service providers. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Warrington, United Kingdom, the company operates as a subsidiary of Volaris Group Inc. MDS Global is a prominent BSS-as-a-Service provider, delivering solutions for virtual network operators, B2B clients, and Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. Its offerings encompass various aspects of monetization, assurance, and customer engagement, enabling clients to manage complex products and services effectively. Notable customers include BT Business, eir, iD Mobile, TalkTalk, Telefónica, Vodafone, Orange, KPN, and Telia. MDS Global's digital operating model, implemented within a DevOps framework, enhances stakeholder experiences and promotes significant business agility.

Movaz Networks

Series C in 2002
Movaz Networks is a manufacturer of broadband optical transport systems based in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 2000, the company specializes in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and offers a range of optical solutions designed for metro, regional, enterprise, and government networks. Their product portfolio includes advanced optical transport systems, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions, and carrier-class offerings that utilize distributed photonic switching and generalized multiprotocol label switching protocols. Movaz Networks markets its products through direct sales, private label partnerships, and value-added resellers, serving telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational institutions, and government agencies. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective wavelength services to meet the demands of modern networking environments.

Hostopia.com

Series A in 2001
They believe that Hostopia is a leading provider of Web services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to establish and maintain an Internet presence. Their customers are communication services providers, including telecommunication carriers, cable companies, Internet service providers, domain registrars, and Web hosting service providers. Their customers purchase their Web services on a wholesale basis and resell these services under their own brands to small and medium-sized businesses.

Telica

Venture Round in 2001
Telica is a telecommunications solution company specializing in VoIP and broadband switching systems. It offers intelligent solutions that enable service providers to deliver reliable data and voice services over public networks. By aggregating, simplifying, and normalizing the switching and transport of voice and data sessions, Telica's systems support both narrowband and broadband access through a unified broadband packet network. The company is particularly focused on serving incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), leveraging its expertise in SS7 switching and intelligent networking to enhance service delivery.

Digit Wireless

Series A in 2001
Digit Wireless, operates as a user interface innovation company. It offers Fastap keypad technology solutions that enable to discover, access, and use messaging, mobile data, and voice services. The company licenses its technology to mobile manufacturers and operators. Digit Wireless, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul.
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