112 indexable Telecom Operators companies headquartered in Netherlands, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $5.4B across 11 funded companies.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VodafoneZiggo
Provider of solutions for telecommunication network infrastructure |
$2.4B | — | Funding Raised | Conventional Debt Jan 2022 | 7,000 | 2016 | — |
| 2 |
DELTA Fiber Nederland
Provider of fiber broadband services |
$2.3B | — | Acquired | Conventional Debt Aug 2021 | 679 | 2018 | — |
| 3 |
Celtel
Mobile telecom services provider |
$300M | — | Acquired | Conventional Debt Mar 2005 | 797 | 1998 | — |
| 4 |
Afrimax
4G wireless broadband Internet networks |
$176M | — | Deadpooled | Series C Sep 2015 | 201 | 2011 | — |
| 5 |
Africatel
Provider of fixed & mobile telephony, voice & data, and broadband telecommunication services |
$165M | — | Deadpooled | Aug 2007 | — | 2002 | — |
| 6 |
Augere
4G and Wimax wireless broadband services provider |
$50M | — | Series B | Series B Oct 2009 | 71 | 2007 | — |
| 7 |
Virgin Mobile Central & Eastern Europe
MVNO in Central and Eastern Europe |
$40M | — | Late Stage | PE Sep 2014 | — | 2011 | — |
| 8 |
FIBERunlimited
Provider of fiber optic internet services |
$4.9M | — | Seed | Seed Sep 2022 | 11 | 2015 | — |
| 9 |
Freedom
Provider of internet, television, and calling services |
$1.6M | — | Seed | Seed Dec 2022 | 31 | 2014 | — |
| 10 |
Eurofiber
Provider of digital infrastructure and fiber-optic network connectivity |
$2.6M | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Sep 2020 | 360 | 2009 | — |
| 11 |
NorthC Datacenters
Provider of data center services |
— | — | Acquired | Seed Mar 2026 | 150 | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 12 |
United Group
Provider of telecommunications services |
$65.9K | — | Acquired | Grant (prize money) Sep 2010 | 15,000 | 2007 | — |
| 13 |
KPN
Provider of mobile and fixed line telecommunication services |
— | — | Acquired | Grant (prize money) Oct 2022 | 13,275 | 1989 | — |
| 14 |
VEON
Provider of voice, fixed broadband, data, and other telecommunication services |
— | — | Public | Conventional Debt Sep 2019 | 39,938 | 1992 | — |
| 15 |
Arrix
Provider of internet services |
— | — | Late Stage | PE May 2019 | 58 | 2002 | — |
| 16 |
Simpel
Mobile communication services provider |
— | — | Acquired | Series A Aug 2016 | 23 | 2007 | — |
| 17 |
A2B Internet
Provider of fibre optic broadband services for businesses |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2010 | — |
| 18 |
A3bc
Business communication services provider |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2009 | — |
| 19 |
Altice
Fixed line, mobile, content and media services provider |
— | — | Public | — | 47,143 | 2001 | — |
| 20 |
Aventel
Business communication services provider |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2009 | — |
| 21 |
Benk Groep
Provider of internet and VoIP telephony services for business sectors |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 14 | 2013 | — |
| 22 |
Bereik
Business cloud based telephony services provider |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2014 | — |
| 23 |
Breedband
Provider of broadband services |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 1999 | — |
| 24 |
breedband arnhem
Breedband is een Internet Service provider company. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 22 | 2007 | — |
| 25 |
cable partners europe
Cable partners is a company that provides internet services. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 19 | 1995 | — |
| 26 |
Caiway
Fiber-optic internet and TV services provider |
— | — | Acquired | — | 210 | 1981 | — |
| 27 |
Call-in-one
Provider of cloud & VoIP telephony and mobile network services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 3 | 2011 | — |
| 28 |
CallHosted
Business communication services provider |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2008 | — |
| 29 |
ClearVox
Provider of voip services for business |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2011 | — |
| 30 |
Combird
Provider of fixed and mobile telephony services |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2009 | — |
| 31 | CompX (Netherlamds) | — | — | Acquired | — | 15 | 2009 | — |
| 32 |
Connect Data Solutions
Provider of IP telephony and internet services. The company offers data solutions, IP telephony, internet and co-location services aimed at SMEs. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 14 | 2001 | — |
| 33 |
D-Side Telecom
Business telephony services provider |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2007 | — |
| 34 |
DELTA
Provider of fibre optic internet, television, mobile, telephony, and customer services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 112 | 1991 | — |
| 35 |
DELTA Fiber
Provider of fibre optics internet, television, and mobile telephony services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 1,200 | 2018 | — |
| 36 |
didXL
Provider of virtual numbers and outbound calls services |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2011 | — |
| 37 |
Droam
Pocket Wifi hotspot rental service |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | 19 | 2010 | — |
| 38 |
E-fiber
Provider of internet services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 20 | 2009 | — |
| 39 | Eazit | — | — | Acquired | — | 42 | 1994 | — |
| 40 | Enertel | — | — | Acquired | — | 182 | 1994 | — |
| 41 | Eunet International | — | — | Acquired | — | 225 | 1996 | — |
| 42 |
Eurofiber
Provider of internet services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 409 | 2000 | — |
| 43 |
Eweka
Provider of audio, video, and text services |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2000 | — |
| 44 |
FDH
Provider of fibre optic network telecommunication services |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2022 | — |
| 45 |
Fiberlinq
Provider of internet services based on fiberglass in the Netherlands. The company provides data networks on both digital subscriber line (DSL) and fiber optic technology. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 3 | 2011 | — |
| 46 | Fintur Holdings | — | — | Acquired | — | 3,500 | 2000 | — |
| 47 |
flash
FLASH is a telecommunications company that offers system integration, walkie-talkies, telephony, and communication solutions. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 100 | 1996 | — |
| 48 |
Fore Freedom
Provider of fiber optic connections for businesses |
— | — | Acquired | — | 14 | 2010 | — |
| 49 |
Freeler
Provider of Internet services. The company provides services which enable users in accessing and using Internet. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 60 | 1999 | — |
| 50 |
Freeroam
Cost effective global roaming SIM provider |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2014 | — |
Provider of solutions for telecommunication network infrastructure
Provider of fiber broadband services
Mobile telecom services provider
4G wireless broadband Internet networks
Provider of fixed & mobile telephony, voice & data, and broadband telecommunication services
Augere provides affordable 4G & Wimax wireless broadband services to the residential and business customers in developing countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh. It owns 4G spectrum across countries. Till today, the company claims have raised funding of $300M. It raised €88m($125m) in an initial round of funding from France Telecom itself plus US venture capitalists New Silk Route and Vedanta Capital. Parag Saxena
Provider of telecommunications services in Central and Eastern Europe. The company serves as a mobile virtual network operator, which provides voice and data services to mobile users, enabling access to premium telecommunication networks at a fair price.
Provider of fiber optic internet services
Provider of internet, television, and calling services
Provider of digital infrastructure and fiber-optic network connectivity. Services include the delivery of dark fiber, private networks, internet access, and cloud connectivity solutions. The infrastructure supports data transport, secure cloud integration, and digital communication requirements for organizations.
Provider of data center services
Provider of telecommunications services
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IFC
27th Street Capital
EBRD
Europa
Goldfish
KKR
4G Capital
7L Capital Partners
APG
Aimforthemoon
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Apax
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-21.
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