European Telecom startup funding raised during 2016.
In 2016, 77 European Telecom companies raised a combined €1.4B across 88 funding rounds. Spain led by capital raised, and Balderton Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.
32 exits · €2.8B disclosed.
| Multimedia Polska | Acquisition | Jun 2016 | €691M |
| SFR BeLux | Acquisition | Jun 2016 | €400M |
| United Kingdom Broadband Limited | Acquisition | Aug 2016 | €360M |
| Comptel | Acquisition | Sep 2016 | €337M |
| AMOS (by Spacecom) | Acquisition | Mar 2016 | €259M |
| Phonero | Acquisition | Apr 2016 | €237M |
| €63M |
| Sabio | Growth/Late | Jul 2016 | €60M |
| Silent Circle | Series C | Jul 2016 | €46M |
| Yota Devices | Growth/Late | Apr 2016 | €41M |
| ATM | Growth/Late | Mar 2016 | €25M |
| Dominion | Debt | Nov 2016 | €25M |
| SatixFy | Series B | Nov 2016 | €23M |
| Aqua Comms | Growth/Late | Oct 2016 | €22M |
| ColorChip | Series D+ | Aug 2016 | €18M |
| Vasona Networks | Series C | Apr 2016 | €13M |
| Sedona Systems | Series B | Aug 2016 | €12M |
| Real Impact Analytics | Series A | Jun 2016 | €12M |
