# Telia Ventures

> Telia Ventures is a VC fund in Solna backing Software and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Solna, Sweden
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.teliacompany.com/en/about-the-company/our-operations/telia-ventures/

Telia Ventures is a VC fund in Solna focused on Software and SaaS. Telia Ventures invests in consumer and enterprise markets focusing on cloud, mobile, and security. Telia Ventures looks for companies with the capability to become leaders in their segments. They invest in Series A and B rounds and their geographical focus is Northern Europe and other selected innovation hubs.Telia Ventures is the venture capitalarm of Telia Company.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$2.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| eSports | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| PC Games | 1 | 17% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 2 | 33% |
| Finland | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heikki Mäkijärvi | Head of Telia Ventures | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heikki-mkijrvi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IOT Communications | iotcomms.io is the serverless cloud communications platform (CPaaS) for business critical real-time communication. With focus on packaging complexity of telecom into API's for the Unified Communication sector as well as IOT sector such as care, security and iot devices. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 20, 2023 |  |
| Swappie | Swappie specializes in the refurbishment and sale of used smartphones, particularly iPhones. The company buys used smartphones, refurbishes them to a high standard, and then sells them to consumers at competitive prices. Their process includes rigorous testing, repair, and quality assurance to ensure that each phone meets their quality standards.Swappie ensures that all refurbished phones undergo a comprehensive 52-step testing process. This includes checking for hardware and software functionality, replacing defective parts, and thoroughly cleaning each device. | $122.6M | Series C | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| IOT Communications | iotcomms.io is the serverless cloud communications platform (CPaaS) for business critical real-time communication. With focus on packaging complexity of telecom into API's for the Unified Communication sector as well as IOT sector such as care, security and iot devices. | $2.4M | Seed | Jun 09, 2021 |  |
| Challengermode | Challengermode is a Swedish technology company founded in 2014, with the mission to make esports truly accessible for gamers. Today we're building a platform that provides the fundamental online esports infrastructure for all relevant stakeholders within the ecosystem. With 2.5billion people world-wide playing computer games and hundreds ofmillions of people watching professional esports tournaments monthly, Challengermode's platform – which has hosted millions of competitions – is becoming the place for regular gamers to congregate, practice or compete in esports. Our best-in-class tech automates complex tournament infrastructure through game integrations and allows gamers to easily play in competitions, tournaments, and leagues across any device or console while enabling community building and monetization at scale for organizers of all kinds. | $11.1M |  | Aug 26, 2020 |  |
| IOT Communications | iotcomms.io is the serverless cloud communications platform (CPaaS) for business critical real-time communication. With focus on packaging complexity of telecom into API's for the Unified Communication sector as well as IOT sector such as care, security and iot devices. | $1M | Seed | Mar 10, 2020 |  |
| Aporeto | Aporeto offers comprehensive cloud-native security for containers and microservices. It secures all workloads across any infrastructure with identity-based access control for a Zero Trust posture. Aporeto was founded in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California. |  | Series B | Jan 30, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fairpoint Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairpoint-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Illusian Founder Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illusian-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Telia Ventures invest in?

Telia Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Telia Ventures's check size?

Telia Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Telia Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Telia Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Telia Ventures?

The team at Telia Ventures includes Heikki Mäkijärvi (Head of Telia Ventures). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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