"Wellington had the vision to finance a disruptive technology at an early
stage and has proven very adept at bringing in additional money from key
industrial investors. They believe in our team's ability to realise an ambitious
business plan."
James Tagg
Chief Architect, Truphone
CEO: Steven Robertson
Wellington
contact:
Eberhard Plattfaut
| The leading next generation mobile operator |
Tru is a pioneer in the field of mobile Internet telephony. With its standards-based application (all-SIP solution), the company enables mass market mobile phone handsets to make free and very low-cost calls on the basis of the Internet Protocol (Voice over IP). In the summer of 2008, the Tru App became the first VoIP application on Apple's iPhone. Selected as "Technology Pioneer for 2007" by the World Economic Forum and awarded a Red Herring 100 Europe company, UK-based Truphone, the company behind Tru, now has offices in the U.S., Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Spain.
First investment: January 2007
Truphone
4 Royal Mint Court
London, EC3N 4HJ
United Kingdom
