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NOKIA GROWTH PARTNERS 
An independent global growth-stage investor backing entrepreneurs focused on building a connected world. 
November 20, 2014
1998 
2005 
2014 
Nokia Growth Partners 
was founded in 2005 as 
a growth stage venture 
fund sponsored by 
Nokia. 
Nokia has a long and successful history of 
promoting innovation 
through venture 
sponsorships dating 
back to 1998. 
Today NGP’s team consists 
of 12 active investment professionals in the US, China, India and Europe with a portfolio of 50+ companies and 15+ exits. 
Nokia has invested over $1.6B in different venture funds over the years, NGPs total funds under management is $700M. New funds raised in January 2013 and in April 2014.
Market Opportunity 
NGP Industry Expertize 
Nokia Strategy 
Nokia Growth Partners is a financially disciplined independent investor with onelimited corporate partner –Nokia. 
For us, the best investment opportunities lie 
in financially attractive markets where there is a strategic fitwith Nokia and where NGP already has deep proprietary industry expertize and network. 
UNIQUE CORPORATE VENTURE MODEL
Investment Focus 
Applied Data & Analytics 
Connected Enterprise 
Connected Car (new) 
Mobile Consumer 
Local Commerce 
Other 
November 20, 2014 © Nokia Growth Partners 4 
The companies NGP invest in tend to have a few million in revenues, a shipping product and at least one round of capital raised prior to NGP investment. We do around 15 deals each year and typically participate as a lead investor. 
GROWTH-STAGE INVESTING 
Seed & Startup Funding 
Expansion Funding (Series A, B, C) 
NGP invests here 
Mezzanine & Pre- IPO funding (Series D, E+..)
BO ILSOE 
Partner 
WALTER MASALIN 
Principal 
JOHN GARDNER 
Partner 
ANNIE LIN 
Senior Associate 
PAUL ASEL 
Partner 
UPAL BASU 
Partner 
ANUPAM RASTOGI 
Principal 
VIVEK GOYAL 
Analyst 
DAVID TANG 
Partner 
LU GUO 
Principal 
KEVIN LAU 
Associate 
ALLEN ZHU 
Senior Analyst 
ONE TEAM –GLOBAL REACH
With decades of investing experience, we have prepared minds and understand our sectors inside out. Our industry insight, global perspective and broad network increases the likelihood of success for the companies in which we invest. 
In April 2014, we raised a $100 million Connected Car fund to aid HERE, Nokia’s mapping and location intelligence business, through developing key partnerships that can extend HERE’s business.www.here.com 
CONNECTED CAR 
MOBILE CONSUMER 
LOCAL COMMERCE 
APPLIED DATA & ANALYTICS 
CONNECTED ENTERPRISE 
THEMATIC FOCUS
APPLIED DATA 
& ANALYTICS 
CONNECTED CAR 
& OTHER 
MOBILE 
CONSUMER 
CONNECTED 
ENTERPRISE 
LOCAL 
COMMERCE 
Chinese mobile 
advertising network 
Programmatic media buy & digital advertising 
Digital CRM data provider 
Location powered online advertising 
Advanced micro-optics 
maker 
Smartphone image sensor technology 
Smartphone array cameras 
Power integrated circuits 
Connected car services 
In-store analytics for 
online & offline retail 
Travel meta-search site 
Online classiedsplatform 
Classiedssite in India 
Digital entertainment platform 
Mobile language learning 
Mobile social games 
Mobile social games 
Mobile social games 
Intelligent lighting systems 
Managed IT hosting for 
products and services 
Carrier grade messaging 
security 
Cloud services 
Retail execution platform 
Programmatic 
advertising platform 
Open source video platform 
SELECTED INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO
IPO in France 2012 
IPO in Japan 2011 
IPO in India 2005 
Acquired by 
Qualcomm 2012 
Acquired by 
NTT Data 2012 
Acquired by 
Ebay2011 
Acquired by 
Nuance 2011 
Acquired by 
Dolby 2008 
Acquired by 
Broadcom 2007 
Acquired by 
Qualcomm 2006 
IPO in United States 2013 
IPO in United States 2004 
Acquired by 
Alibaba2014 
SUCCESSFUL EXITS 
Acquired by 
Yahoo 2014 
Acquired by 
Reliance Industries 
Ltd. 2014 
Acquired by 
RNTS media 2014
THANK YOU 
10 
@NGP_VCtweetsLinkedIn 
www.nokiagrowthpartners.com

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Nokia Growth Partners (NGP)

  • 1. NOKIA GROWTH PARTNERS An independent global growth-stage investor backing entrepreneurs focused on building a connected world. November 20, 2014
  • 2. 1998 2005 2014 Nokia Growth Partners was founded in 2005 as a growth stage venture fund sponsored by Nokia. Nokia has a long and successful history of promoting innovation through venture sponsorships dating back to 1998. Today NGP’s team consists of 12 active investment professionals in the US, China, India and Europe with a portfolio of 50+ companies and 15+ exits. Nokia has invested over $1.6B in different venture funds over the years, NGPs total funds under management is $700M. New funds raised in January 2013 and in April 2014.
  • 3. Market Opportunity NGP Industry Expertize Nokia Strategy Nokia Growth Partners is a financially disciplined independent investor with onelimited corporate partner –Nokia. For us, the best investment opportunities lie in financially attractive markets where there is a strategic fitwith Nokia and where NGP already has deep proprietary industry expertize and network. UNIQUE CORPORATE VENTURE MODEL
  • 4. Investment Focus Applied Data & Analytics Connected Enterprise Connected Car (new) Mobile Consumer Local Commerce Other November 20, 2014 © Nokia Growth Partners 4 The companies NGP invest in tend to have a few million in revenues, a shipping product and at least one round of capital raised prior to NGP investment. We do around 15 deals each year and typically participate as a lead investor. GROWTH-STAGE INVESTING Seed & Startup Funding Expansion Funding (Series A, B, C) NGP invests here Mezzanine & Pre- IPO funding (Series D, E+..)
  • 5. BO ILSOE Partner WALTER MASALIN Principal JOHN GARDNER Partner ANNIE LIN Senior Associate PAUL ASEL Partner UPAL BASU Partner ANUPAM RASTOGI Principal VIVEK GOYAL Analyst DAVID TANG Partner LU GUO Principal KEVIN LAU Associate ALLEN ZHU Senior Analyst ONE TEAM –GLOBAL REACH
  • 6. With decades of investing experience, we have prepared minds and understand our sectors inside out. Our industry insight, global perspective and broad network increases the likelihood of success for the companies in which we invest. In April 2014, we raised a $100 million Connected Car fund to aid HERE, Nokia’s mapping and location intelligence business, through developing key partnerships that can extend HERE’s business.www.here.com CONNECTED CAR MOBILE CONSUMER LOCAL COMMERCE APPLIED DATA & ANALYTICS CONNECTED ENTERPRISE THEMATIC FOCUS
  • 7. APPLIED DATA & ANALYTICS CONNECTED CAR & OTHER MOBILE CONSUMER CONNECTED ENTERPRISE LOCAL COMMERCE Chinese mobile advertising network Programmatic media buy & digital advertising Digital CRM data provider Location powered online advertising Advanced micro-optics maker Smartphone image sensor technology Smartphone array cameras Power integrated circuits Connected car services In-store analytics for online & offline retail Travel meta-search site Online classiedsplatform Classiedssite in India Digital entertainment platform Mobile language learning Mobile social games Mobile social games Mobile social games Intelligent lighting systems Managed IT hosting for products and services Carrier grade messaging security Cloud services Retail execution platform Programmatic advertising platform Open source video platform SELECTED INVESTMENTS
  • 9. IPO in France 2012 IPO in Japan 2011 IPO in India 2005 Acquired by Qualcomm 2012 Acquired by NTT Data 2012 Acquired by Ebay2011 Acquired by Nuance 2011 Acquired by Dolby 2008 Acquired by Broadcom 2007 Acquired by Qualcomm 2006 IPO in United States 2013 IPO in United States 2004 Acquired by Alibaba2014 SUCCESSFUL EXITS Acquired by Yahoo 2014 Acquired by Reliance Industries Ltd. 2014 Acquired by RNTS media 2014
  • 10. THANK YOU 10 @NGP_VCtweetsLinkedIn www.nokiagrowthpartners.com