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CDC Entreprises Innovation invests 1.5 M€ in Anevia to consolidate its European presence

November 17th, 2005
Paris, France

Anevia SAS, a video over IP equipment vendor, announces its 1.5 M€ first funding round with CDC Enterprises Innovation. Up to now the company was self-founded and this funding round will enable Anevia to strengthen its European position in order to become a leading player in the fast-growing market of video over ADSL and optical fiber.

Anevia targets telecom operators that offer video services through their broadband network (such as TV over ADSL, Video on Demand and Personal Video Recording), as well as the hospitality market (hotels, hospitals, residences and cruise ships). In the field of TriplePlay offers, Anevia is a video servers supplier. Since its creation in 2003, the company has sold to forty customers in 20 countries, with references such as France Telecom R&D, Free, TDF, Deutsche Telekom, CitéFibre.

« CDC Enterprises Innovation's experience in financing telecom equipment vendors is a strong and valuable asset. We are delighted to welcome them in our capital and within our board of directors. This first funding round is also a proof that we are in a fast-growing market and that Anevia has all the abilities to carry out its ambition » says Tristan Leteurtre, President of Anevia SAS.

« We are delighted to partner with Anevia and to support its international development. Anevia is a fast growing company. The quality and vision of the management team allowed the development of a product portfolio that perfectly suits the market demand as well as a rapid international development » underlines Valéry Huot, Managing Director of CDC Entreprises Innovation.

 

About CDC Entreprises Innovation

CDC Entreprises Innovation, subsidiary of CDC Entreprises, is a venture capital firm that invests in high tech companies that have strong growth perspectives. Its preferred investment sectors are telecoms and IT, semiconductors and life sciences. CDC Entreprises Innovation manages more 425 M€ with a team of 10 investors.

Investments of CDC Entreprises Innovation in telecoms include: ASK, Expway, Highdeal, Iwedia, One Access, Netcentrex, 6 Wind and Zandan.

More information: http://www.cdcentreprises.fr

 

PR contacts:

Anevia
Tristan Leteurtre
President
+33 1 41 98 32 47
E-mail: tristan.leteurtre@anevia.com

CDC Entreprises Innovation
Valéry Huot
Managing Director
+33 1 58 50 88 71
E-mail: valery.huot@cdcentreprises-innov.fr

 

 

 

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