Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), established in 2005, is a growth-stage venture fund with $700 million under management and investments focused on the mobile sector. The fund invests $5 million to $15 million in companies with established revenue and products, emphasizing markets that align with Nokia's strategic interests. NGP has a global team of 11 investment professionals and a successful track record, including significant exits and partnerships in the connected car industry.

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Nokia Growth Partners
An Independent Venture Fund Focused on Mobile - Globally

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 11 active investment
professionals in the US, China,
India and Europe with a portfolio
of 40 companies in mobile.
Nokia has invested over $1.6B in different venture funds over the years, NGPs total funds
under management is $700M. New funds raised for mobility and connected car in January
2013 and in April 2014.
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3. The Corporate Venture Model Redefined
Market
Attractiveness
NGP Industry
Expertize
Nokia
Strategy
Nokia Growth Partners is a financially disciplined
independent investor with one limited corporate partner
– Nokia.
For us, the best investment opportunities lie in
financially attractive markets where there is a strategic
fit with Nokia and where NGP already has deep
proprietary industry expertize and network.
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4. One Team - Global Reach
With $700M under management and a successful track record of
investment cases across the globe, we offer substantial acceleration
power for technology companies looking for growth stage funding
investing in the best opportunities globally.
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5. Global Presence
Our team provides guidance,
ideas and entrepreneurial
advice – always ready to do our
share of heavy lifting as a
partner.
Working seamlessly together,
we help create growth
opportunities globally. With 11
investors we offer 150+ years
experience of investing in
mobility.
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6. 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
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7. Funding At The Growth & Expansion Stage
As a lead investor, we typically invest between US$5M to
US$15M.
The companies we invest in tend to have a
few million in revenues and a shipping product prior
to NGP investment.
Seed & Startup
Growth & Expansion
Pre IPO & Mezzanine
NGP
investment
stage
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8. Thematic Investment Focus In Mobility
& Connectivity
ADTECH, DATA & ANALYTICS
MOBILE CONSUMERMOBILE ENTERPRISE LOCAL COMMERCE
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CONNECTED CAR
In April 2014 NGP 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.

9. ADTECH, DATA
& ANALYTICS
OTHER
INVESTMENTS
MOBILE
CONSUMER
MOBILE
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
Securing online transactions
In-store analytics for
online & offline retail
Online food delivery platform
Online classi eds platform
Classi eds site in India
Digital entertainment platform
Mobile language learning
Mobile social games
Mobile social games
Mobile social games
Online business
performance optimization
Managed IT hosting for
products and services
Carrier grade messaging
security
Cloud services
Retail execution platform
Programmatic
advertising platform
Open source video platform
Investing in Industry Leaders
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10. Portfolio
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11. Successful Track Record of Exits
IPO in France 2012
IPO in Japan 2011
IPO in India 2005
Acquired by Qualcomm 2012
Acquired by NTT Data 2012
Acquired by Ebay 2011
Acquired by Nuance 2011
Acquired by Dolby 2008
Acquired by Broadcom 2007
Acquired by Qualcomm 2006
IPO in United States 2013
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IPO in United States 2004

12. Contact
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