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Sonim has raised over $68 million of institutional investment through 3i and BV Capital. Both are leading international private equity firms that have created and developed some of the world's most successful businesses.
3i is a leading international venture capital company with U.S. offices in Menlo Park, CA and Waltham, MA. Operating since 1945, 3i has invested worldwide over $20 billion, including co-investment funds, through its 16-country, 3-continent network of 36 offices. 3i leverages this worldwide presence to add value to its portfolio companies and investment partners. In the United States, 3i concentrates on early and later stage technology investments in companies with the potential to be leaders in their markets. Outside the USA, 3i invests broadly in private equity and venture capital. www.3i.com
Jean-David joined 3i in 2004 as head of the Venture Capital team in Paris and became part of the Growth Capital team in 2008. He has more than twenty years of experience in the IT industry. Jean-David has a strong network in the systems integrator world, as well as numerous connections in the internet, telecom and software community, both in Europe and in Silicon Valley. Key deals with which he has been involved include Okyz (acquired by Adobe), SeLoger.com (listed on EuroNext) and ScreenTonic (acquired by Microsoft).
Jean-David started his career at CapGemini where, in his last position, he was in charge of Internet related business and founded the Cap Gemini Telemedia Lab in Silicon Valley. His first experience in private equity was as CTO of Europatweb in 2000 and then as a partner at Viventures.
Jean-David attended the Ecole Polytechnique. He has served on the Board of twenty independent software vendors and internet companies in France, Sweden and the US and currently sits on the Boards of Fastbooking, Highdeal, PriceMinister and Twenga. He is also a member of the Financing Committee of CroissancePlus
BV Capital, headquartered in San Francisco, CA and Hamburg, Germany, is an early-stage venture capital firm. Established in 1998, BV focuses exclusively on the intersection of the consumer Internet, digital media and communication software sectors worldwide. BV's team brings significant expertise and service to entrepreneurs who strive to turn ideas into long-term, sustainable growth companies.
BV Capital’s senior management traces its history back to the creation of one of the world’s first multimedia online services, VideoTel. The same team engineered a joint venture between America Online and Bertelsmann to create AOL Germany. After managing it into a highly successful enterprise the team uprooted to California in the late 1990’s to establish its first fund and invested in highly profitable portfolio companies such as Expertcity and eGroups. The firm is currently investing out of its second fund, backed by several high profile US, Asian and European Limited Partners. Portfolio standouts include Shopping.com (EBAY), Del.icio.us (YHOO), Angie’s List, Fotolog (Hi-Media) and K2 Network.
BV attributes its success to world-class operational expertise and strong, multinational industry contacts. The firm’s investment professionals are dedicated to working closely with companies to cultivate and grow ventures as needed. Lasting relationships with entrepreneurs and limited partners illustrate BV Capital’s long-term commitment to excellence and results.
www.bvcapital.com
Mathias Schilling is a co-founder and Partner at BV Capital. He leads the US office and focuses on consumer media and wireless services. He represents BV Capital on the board of Angie’s List, Appfolio, publicly traded Hi-Media (HIMD.PA), Peerflix, Sonim Technologies, Vuze.com and Yume Networks and led investments in epinions (Shopping.com) and Sonos. Prior to BV Capital, he was a Partner at Bertelsmann Ventures, where he was a board member of several portfolio companies and contributed to the successful exits of eGroups, Nuvomedia and Expertcity. Previously, Mathias was with Bertelsmann AG in their Strategic New Ventures group, working on the negotiation and execution of several joint-venture and M&A transactions. Previous work experience also include Bertelsmann's Publishing Group in New York as well as the management consultancy firm Roland Berger & Partner in Paris. He received his Master's degree in Finance from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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