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KPN Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Software & Data · Comtech

KPN provides high-quality telephone, Internet and television services and products and is an all-round provider of ICT services. Consumers in the Netherlands take fixed and mobile telephony, Internet and TV from KPN. Business customers use their entire array of innovative and reliable services. They include everything from telephony, Internet and data traffic/management all the way through to the management of ICT services. In Germany, Belgium and elsewhere in Western Europe, the services of the KPN group consist mainly of mobile telephony.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, KPN ranks #145 globally and #4 in The Netherlands. It ranks #34 in the Software & Data industry and #16 in the Comtech subindustry.

Global
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#145
Industry
Software & Data
#34
Subindustry
Comtech
#16
National · The Netherlands
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#4
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Key metrics

KPN Startup Activity Metrics

KPN has supported 32 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $1.6 billion over the last ten years. The company currently operates 1 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore KPN's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

KPN has deployed more than $212 million in startup investments through KPN Ventures and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 1 active startup program supporting 32 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Edtech, Energy & Environment, and Fintech. Its venture arm KPN Ventures has invested in over 32 startups since it was founded in 2015.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Software & Data, Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech, categories where KPN's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where KPN-associated startups operate

Sector, HQ-city and program-location breakdowns for the startups associated with KPN. Unlock the full breakdown with StartupBlink Pro.

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Programs & CVC

KPN Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

KPN engages startups through 1 active program, supporting 32 startups in total based on our database.

KPN Ventures
KPN Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 2015
Investment Program
KPN Ventures is a corporate venture arm of KPN that aims to partner with innovative technology companies, providing access to capital, expertise, network, and customer channels. It focuses on
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with KPN

KPN's top 5 associated startups have raised 71% of the $1.6 billion raised in the last ten years across all 32 associated startups, led by ElevenLabs at $562 million. KPN is associated with 29 active startups and 3 exits. KPN Ventures supports the largest number of startups, with 32 associated startups.

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Startups associated with KPN
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
ElevenLabsElevenLabsSB 777Software & DataBrooklynProgram InvestmentKPN Ventures
AiraloAiraloSB 619Software & DataSingapore CityProgram InvestmentKPN Ventures
PerlegoPerlegoSB 595EdtechLondonProgram InvestmentKPN Ventures
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. KPN ranks #145 globally and #4 in The Netherlands. It accounts for 0.4% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Software & Data industry and 9% of the activity generated by corporations in The Netherlands. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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