CVC arm of Vodafone Group (FTSE 100). Est. 2000, ~7-person team. 27 portfolio companies across telecom infra, enterprise networking, space-tech. Notable: AST SpaceMobile (space connectivity), VOSS Solutions, Affirmed Networks, Qualia. First new investment since 2018 was $15m Cohere Technologies (5G open RAN, Jan 2025). Co-invests with institutional VCs. HQ Newbury, UK.
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Investment Thesis
Telecom CVC investing seed to Series A across wireless, IoT, connectivity, open RAN, space tech & emerging telecoms infrastructure. Targets £2-10m checks, partners with top-tier VCs. Seeks strategic alignment with Vodafone's connectivity priorities: non-terrestrial networks, software-defined infra, O-RAN, spectrum efficiency. Global reach inc. Europe/Africa. Avoids: weak strategic fit to telecom/mobility ecosystems.
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