Investments
132Portfolio Exits
32Funds
4Partners & Customers
3Service Providers
3About Telstra Ventures
Telstra Ventures provides the tools for creative entrepreneurs to establish themselves in markets around the world. Its technical expertise, distribution channels, and existing customer base enables the companies invested in to thrive now and in the future. Telstra Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Telstra.
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Latest Telstra Ventures News
Aug 24, 2023
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Karen Mangia launches season 3 of the Success From Anywhere podcast and goes behind-the-scenes of the modern workplace, highlighting thought leaders like Saad Siddiqui, General Partner at Telstra Ventures; Ahva Sadeghi, John Lewis Fellow for...
Telstra Ventures Investments
132 Investments
Telstra Ventures has made 132 investments. Their latest investment was in LambdaTest as part of their Series C - II on May 5, 2023.
Telstra Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/22/2023 | Series C - II | LambdaTest | No | 2 | ||
4/24/2023 | Series B | Super | $60M | No | 5 | |
4/18/2023 | Series B | Safe Security | $50M | Yes | Eight Roads Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Sorenson Capital, Telstra Ventures, Undisclosed Investors, and WTI | 3 |
3/29/2023 | Series A | |||||
1/30/2023 | Series B |
Date | 5/22/2023 | 4/24/2023 | 4/18/2023 | 3/29/2023 | 1/30/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series C - II | Series B | Series B | Series A | Series B |
Company | LambdaTest | Super | Safe Security | ||
Amount | $60M | $50M | |||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Eight Roads Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Sorenson Capital, Telstra Ventures, Undisclosed Investors, and WTI | ||||
Sources | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Telstra Ventures Portfolio Exits
32 Portfolio Exits
Telstra Ventures has 32 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was CyberGRX on July 12, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/12/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
4/18/2023 | Acq - Fin | 2 | |||
3/1/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 7/12/2023 | 4/18/2023 | 3/1/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acq - Fin | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Telstra Ventures Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Telstra Ventures acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Dr Foster Intelligence on March 26, 2015.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/26/2015 | Series A | $4.18M | Acquired | 1 |
Date | 3/26/2015 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series A |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $4.18M |
Note | Acquired |
Sources | 1 |
Telstra Ventures Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Telstra Ventures has 4 funds, including Telstra Ventures Fund III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/13/2022 | Telstra Ventures Fund III | $500M | 1 | ||
10/9/2019 | Telstra Ventures Fund II | ||||
10/9/2019 | Telstra Ventures Fund II Sidecar | ||||
Telkom Telstra Venture Fund |
Closing Date | 9/13/2022 | 10/9/2019 | 10/9/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Telstra Ventures Fund III | Telstra Ventures Fund II | Telstra Ventures Fund II Sidecar | Telkom Telstra Venture Fund |
Fund Type | ||||
Status | ||||
Amount | $500M | |||
Sources | 1 |
Telstra Ventures Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Telstra Ventures has 3 strategic partners and customers. Telstra Ventures recently partnered with VeloCloud on March 3, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/5/2017 | Vendor | United States | Telstra adding VeloCloud SD-WAN services to Chinese business Telstra Ventures 's venture-capital arm has announced a strategic partnership with software-defined wide area networking specialist VeloCloud in an attempt to push further into software-defined networking and network function virtualisation . | 1 | |
6/23/2015 | Partner | ||||
6/25/2013 | Licensor |
Date | 3/5/2017 | 6/23/2015 | 6/25/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Partner | Licensor |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | Telstra adding VeloCloud SD-WAN services to Chinese business Telstra Ventures 's venture-capital arm has announced a strategic partnership with software-defined wide area networking specialist VeloCloud in an attempt to push further into software-defined networking and network function virtualisation . | ||
Sources | 1 |
Telstra Ventures Service Providers
3 Service Providers
Telstra Ventures has 3 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel | ||
Service Provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |||
Provider Type | Counsel | ||
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Telstra Ventures Team
7 Team Members
Telstra Ventures has 7 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Geoff Dolphin.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Geoff Dolphin | Chief Financial Officer | Current | |
Name | Geoff Dolphin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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