T-Venture leads peers toward earlier-stage deals
Deutsche Telekom leads way into earlier dealmaking
Fourteen years after its launch, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Venture corporate venturing unit has started to navigate its teenage years.
T-Venture has invested in at least 10 deals and exited others, including Percello and Pelago, in the past 12 months, according to Global Corporate Venturing’s proprietary research. This is a similar proportion of activity to its dealmaking in 2008 and 2009.
As it has matured, T-Venture has started leading rounds and investing earlier than…
