KPN Ventures investeert in slimme intercom oplossing ‘nello’
KPN Ventures heeft geïnvesteerd in nello, een Duitse startup die een slimme uitbreiding voor bestaande intercom systemen heeft ontwikkeld. Met deze uitbreiding kunnen bewoners van appartementsgebouwen hun intercom aan hun wifi koppelen en daarmee op afstand, via een app, toegang tot hun appartementsgebouw geven aan familie, vrienden of dienstverleners zoals bijvoorbeeld pakjesbezorgers. De investering is in lijn met de strategie van KPN Ventures om te investeren in connected home diensten. KPN doet samen met bestaande aandeelhouders HBT Holdings en KfW mee in een financieringsronde van in totaal 1,5 miljoen euro.
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“The nello team has developed a very clever proposition, giving family and friends, delivery companies and other service providers remote access to apartment buildings in a simple and safe way,“ says Herman Kienhuis, Managing Director of KPN Ventures, the venturing arm of KPN. “We look forward to supporting nello in the further development of its smart home proposition and in its international roll-out.“
Dr. Christoph Baumeister, Nello Co-Founder and CEO: “The financing round allows us to grow the team, support our market entry and create partnerships with leading European delivery companies. That brings us one step closer to our mission to simplify urban life.“
About nello
nello is an IoT company with the mission to simplify urban life. The ability to grant access regardless of where apartment dwellers are revolutionizes the way people experience convenient services such as deliveries to the apartment doorstep. In addition to that, service providers can optimize processes and reduce CO2 emissions. nello is based in Munich. http://www.nello.io/
About KPN Ventures
KPN Ventures is the venturing arm of KPN, The Netherlands’ leading telecom & ICT company. KPN Ventures aims to create value-creating partnership with innovative European technology companies providing access to capital, expertise, network and customer channels. It focuses early growth-stage investments in European technology companies in the segments: Internet of Things, Connected Home, Digital Health, Cyber Security, Mobile/OTT services, Cloud Computing and Data & Analytics. KPN Ventures has its main office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and has invested in a.o. Actility, EclecticIQ, SecurityMatters, Viloc, Sensara and CardioSecur. www.kpnventure.com |