Nokia Growth Partners » Portfolio http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com Thu, 16 May 2013 11:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Pelican Imaging http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/04/30/pelican-imaging/ http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/04/30/pelican-imaging/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:59:45 +0000 marjut http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/?p=984 Pelican Imaging is the inventor of groundbreaking array camera technology for mobile devices. Pelican’s computational camera solution provides depth at every pixel, giving users the freedom to refocus after the fact, focus on multiple subjects, segment objects, take linear depth measurements, apply filters, change backgrounds, and easily combine photos, from any device. Pelican Imaging is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, and was founded in 2008; current investors include Qualcomm, Nokia Growth Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, Granite Ventures, InterWest Partners and IQT. www.pelicanimaging.com

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]]> http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/04/30/retailnext/feed/ 0 Babbel http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/03/26/babbel/ http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/03/26/babbel/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:35:26 +0000 marjut http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/?p=826 With the online learning system Babbel (http://www.babbel.com), both beginners and continuing learners can study English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Indonesian, Polish, Norwegian, Danish and Turkish. There are tons of interactive courses available on the website www.babbel.com. There are also apps for iPhone, iPod, Windows 8 and Android mobile devices, as well as interactive iBooks and a full featured iPad app. More than 10 million people from over 190 countries are studying languages with Babbel. The company behind Babbel, Lesson Nine GmbH, operates out of Berlin, Germany. Founded in August 2007, it now has around 170 fulltime and freelance employees. Since July 2008 Lesson Nine has been funded by Kizoo AG and VC-Fonds Berlin. Further information at http://www.babbel.com

]]> http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/03/26/babbel/feed/ 0 InVisage http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/02/13/invisage/ http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/02/13/invisage/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:00:04 +0000 Richard http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/?p=762 InVisage Inc., a Silicon Valley-based startup revolutionizing imaging though quantum film technology. InVisage Inc. was founded in October 2006, leveraging research and technology from the University of Toronto. InVisage employs about 40 people based at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. InVisage is led by an experienced management team who are veterans of the imaging and materials industries. www.invisage.com

]]> http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2013/02/13/invisage/feed/ 0 Vizury http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2012/11/01/vizury/ http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2012/11/01/vizury/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:08:37 +0000 Richard http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/?p=556 Vizury is a Digital CRM company that empowers online businesses engage their customers and prospects in a 1:1 marketing dialogue by unlocking the full value of their digital data through Vizury’s proprietary technology platform. Established in 2008, Vizury is headquartered in Bangalore with operations in APAC, Europe and LATAM. The company’s Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) solution allows advertisers to engage their site visitors once they leave their website with highly pertinent 1:1 ads generated in real-time resulting in substantial and measureable value. Vizury’s customers include industry leaders such as such as Webjet, Virgin Airlines, Expedia, Zuji, Netshoes, Viajanet, Zozo, Kokuken, Ctrip, Yintai, Jabong, Jet Airways and MakeMyTrip. For more information, please visit www.vizury.com

“It is a privilege for us to be working with NGP. Their deep expertise and global experience will help us immensely as we prepare for accelerated growth in our chosen markets”
Chetan Kulkarni, Co-Founder & CEO, Vizury

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]]> http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2012/10/26/zvents/feed/ 0 Voddler http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2012/10/26/voddler/ http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/blog/2012/10/26/voddler/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:05:05 +0000 Richard http://www.nokiagrowthpartners.com/?p=466 Streaming video-on-demand service Voddler offers the best films and series legally on Internet-connected devices. Voddler offers both pay-per-view and free advertising-funded titles, where and when the viewer wants, with premium content from the world’s leading content companies. Founded in 2005, Voddler is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and builds its service on a patented technology for managed distributed streaming, that makes it cheaper and more efficient to stream the more customers you have. Voddler is currently available in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. Voddler’s mission is to offer a premium video service for users, advertisers and content owners. See more at www.voddler.com.

“For a fast moving company on the cutting edge in an industry undergoing digital transformation, we could not ask for a better investor and sparring partner than Nokia Growth Partners. Their support, encouragement and networking helps us build a global business.”

Marcus Bäcklund, CEO, Voddler

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As one of the largest mobile software development teams and the first company in China to own core technology and complete IPR in the mobile browser sector, UC Mobile has long offered world-class mobile software products, winning the trust of millions of mobile Internet users. The company now has independent operations in North America and Asia, serving more than 30 countries and regions.

For more information, please visit http://www.uc.cn, or visit http://wap.uc.cn to download UC Browser.

“As a strategic partner, NGP has continuously and intently supported UC.NGP’s deep global perspective and valuable insights in the TMT sector have accelerated our global expansion and strengthened UC’s position in the global market.”

Yu Yongfu, Chairman & CEO, UC Mobile

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(www.swype.com)

“We’re thrilled with Nokia Growth Partners as an investor and partner. Their domain knowledge and global reach demonstrates confidence in the viability of our product, the value Swype technology brings to mobile devices, and gives our company the freedom to focus on our opportunity globally.”

Mike McSherry, CEO of Swype

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(www.summitmicro.com)

“The summit team is very happy with the support from Nokia Growth Partners since they led our last round of funding. They have helped keep our relationship with Nokia on track, opened up further opportunities within Nokia and other major customers. They are an absolute pleasure to work with.”

Patrick Brockett, President & CEO, Summit Microelectronics

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