Investment Partner
Pär Lange
Pär has been a Partner at Swisscom Ventures since 2007. Since 2024, he has been promoted to managing partner alongside Stefan Kuentz and Alexander Schläpfer.
Pär focuses on sectors poised to disrupt industries, leveraging his extensive background in early-stage investments and entrepreneurship. Before joining Swisscom Ventures, Pär co-founded a mobile operator in Sweden that successfully secured a 3G license and was the Managing Director of a Stockholm-based advisory firm specializing in ICT investments.
Throughout his career, Pär has been involved in numerous successful exits, including companies like Advanon (acquired by CreditGate24), Beqom (acquired by Goldman Sachs), and Firecomms (acquired by ZJF Group). His track record highlights his ability to identify high-potential ventures and guide them to successful acquisitions by global leaders.
In addition to his work at Swisscom, Pär serves on the boards of several innovative companies, including AccelerComm, Billogram, Inpher, and UNISERS, where he provides strategic guidance to drive growth and innovation. His educational background includes an MBA from INSEAD and executive education in Strategic Financial Analysis from Harvard Business School.
With over 15 years of experience in venture capital, combined with his early career in RF and microwave solution design and marketing roles at Ericsson in Japan, Pär brings a deep technical and strategic understanding to his investment activities. His passion for technology and disruptive innovation continues to shape his approach to venture capital.
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Spacetek Technology AG announces the successful closing of its Seed Financing Round
Led by Swisscom Ventures, 5.8 million CHF in funding has been secured from a group of financial investors.
AccelerComm secures £21.5m funding to supercharge 5G radio performance
UK high tech business to use new funding to accelerate innovation of products that increase capacity and reduce power and OPEX of 5G satellite.
Startup Unisers raises funds for defect-detecting tools in chipmaking
The funding will enable the shipping of the first systems to customers.
Swisscom Ventures joins 15 MEUR investment round in Swedish payment platform Billogram
Swisscom Ventures has invested 10 MEUR in Billogram AB as a part of a larger funding round.
Tibit raises $30M to expand 10G manufacturing capability and upshift to 25G PON
This Series C round, includes Tibit's current investors Liberty Global (LGI), Swisscom Ventures, Intel Capital, Ciena, Juniper Networks and Solasta Ventures.
Inpher Secures Strategic Investment from Swisscom Ventures
Inpher, Inc., the pioneers of Secret Computing®, announced a strategic investment from Swisscom Ventures to fuel growth and partnership for market acceleration.
Kandou Raises $92.3 Million in Series C Funding
The funding will enable Kandou to meet growing customer demand for high-speed connectivity solutions.
Netrounds acquired by Juniper Networks
New capabilities bring unparalleled automation to WAN services.
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SWISSTO12 RAISES CHF 18.1M
SWISSto12, a provider of telecommunications components for the satellite and aerospace industries, announced the closing of a CHF 18.1M Series B financing round
Netrounds Raises Series A led by Swisscom Ventures
Along with the addition of industry experts to the Netrounds board, this round will help expand global sales operations and strengthening key talent acquisition
Rtbrick raises $6M
Cloud infrastructure startup Rtbrick raises $6M Series A funding from DTCP and Swisscom Ventures.