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HMD Global

Telecom · Espoo, Finland · Founded 2016

European smartphone manufacturer, and the creator of Nokia mobile phones MoreLess

HMD Global Oy, which stands for Human Mobile Devices, is a Finnish company that holds the exclusive license for the Nokia brand for mobile phones and tablets. The company took over the feature phone business from Microsoft Mobile and has the right to use the Nokia brand on its smartphones.

The company's business model is based on a licensing agreement with Nokia and a partnership with Google, which provides the Android One software for its smartphones. HMD Global focuses on design, marketing, and sales, while the manufacturing is outsourced to Foxconn's subsidiary, FIH Mobile.

The company targets a wide range of consumers, from those looking for basic feature phones to those who want affordable and mid-range smartphones. The company's strategy is to leverage the strong brand recognition of Nokia and combine it with the pure Android experience to differentiate itself from the competition.

Keywords: mobile devices, nokia brand, android one, feature phones, smartphones, licensing agreement, FIH Mobile, consumer electronics, telecommunications, hardware

Valuation $1–2.5B
Revenue $100–500M
Headcount 1–2k
Total funding $100–500M
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Power Law Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier Thoroughbred$100M+ revenue

Talent graph

HMD Global's talent

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Team profiled 49 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 2 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

9 investors on HMD Global's cap table

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Series A 9 investors entered at this stage
Ginko Ventures
Foxconn Technology Group
DMJ Asia Investment Opportunity
FIH Mobile
GV
Nokia Corporation
Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm
Alphabet | Google

Global footprint

Where HMD Global has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
60 countries with
team presence
🇮🇳 India36.8%
🇨🇳 China9%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates7.7%
🇫🇮 Finland5.7%
🇮🇩 Indonesia5%
Top 5 of 60 shown
Web traffic by country
1.5M monthly visits
across markets
🇮🇳 India34.8%
🇺🇸 United States6.9%
🇩🇪 Germany4.7%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.1%
🇫🇷 France2.7%
Top 5 markets shown

Patent intelligence

$84M patent portfolio · 73 active families

Estimated portfolio value
$84M
8.4% of valuation · 2× smaller than top peer INPHI ($166M)
73 active patent families
Where HMD Global innovates Communications systemComputer programElectrical and Electronics engineeringMobile phoneMobile station

Where HMD Global concentrates vs peers

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about HMD Global

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