Vodacom

company

About

Vodacom is an African mobile communications company that provides voice, messaging, data, and converged solutions.

  • 5001 - 10000

Details

Industries
CRM,Messaging,Mobile,Video
Founded date
Sep 20, 1993
Number Of Employee
5001 - 10000
Operating Status
Active
Sub-Organizations
Vodacom Digital Accelerator

Vodacom is an African mobile communications company that provides voice, messaging, data, and converged solutions.


It offers Internet, financial, and convenience and security solutions as well as apps for phone; web hosting, dedicated hosting, and hosted CRM solutions; and mobile voice and data services. The company also provides domain services, managed SAP, hosted SharePoint, and hosted exchange; fiber, security, leased line, microwave, and managed satellite; VoIP, conference call, APN, and hosted IP PBX; and data storage and tracking services. In addition, the company sells handsets and other telecommunications equipment.


From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho and provides business services to customers in over 40 African countries such as Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cameroon.


Vodacom Group Limited was founded in 1993 and is based in Midrand, South Africa. Vodacom Group Limited is a subsidiary of [Vodafone Group](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vodafone).

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
10
1
Vodacom has made 10 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 9, 2021, when Eight Sleep raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jun 9, 2021 Eight Sleep
Angel Consumer Electronics
Oct 19, 2020 Polymarket
Seed $4M Blockchain
May 15, 2017 Safaricom
Post-IPO Secondary $2.59B Mobile Yes
Jan 5, 2017 OneName
Series Unknown $4M Blockchain
Jan 5, 2017 Stacks
Series A $4M Apps

Acquisition

Vodacom has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Safaricom on May 13, 2019. They acquired Safaricom for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
May 13, 2019 Safaricom
Mobile acquisition Detail