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Acta Wireless

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Acta is a company that invests in and advises businesses in wireless and telecom convergence sectors.

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founded date

01.03.2005

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IPO status

Private

Description

Acta Capital invests in early stage companies that use wireless technology to improve people's lives, while Acta Consulting advises clients in media, telecom, and finance on innovation, strategy, transactions, and operational excellence. The company operates on a partner-intensive approach and has three complementary pillars. Acta Wireless is a venture capital investment firm that provides seed-stage funding to wireless and telecom companies, and Acta has expertise in Telecom Mobile Strategy Consulting.
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Mark McDowell
Mark McDowell

Mark McDowell

Mark McDowell is the Board Partner at Real Ventures.

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Acta Wireless

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Mark McDowell

Alan MacIntosh
Alan MacIntosh

Alan MacIntosh

Alan MacIntosh has extensive international experience in innovative technology businesses beginning in Europe in oil exploration with Schlumberger, data networking with Hewlett Packard and entering mobile in 1990 with Canada’s Telesystem group. At TIW, he established mobile operations in eight countries and in 1997 co-founded GSM Capital, the first global wireless venture fund with offices in Boston, London and Hong Kong. In 2004, Alan co-founded Acta Wireless and, in 2008, Real Ventures which is Canada's most active venture fund with more than 100 investments in mobile and web tech start-ups.

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Mark Ewen

Mark Ewen

Venture Partner

Alan MacIntosh

Alan MacIntosh

Managing Partner

Graham Stead

Partner & CTO

Mark McDowell

Mark McDowell

Co-founder

Matt Jacobson

Matt Jacobson

Senior Consultant

Gordon Saussy

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Anders Schonberg

Partner and Co-Founder

Anne Schelle

Anne Schelle

Partner

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