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Telefónica (MAD: TEF)
The AI engine Fit Assessment
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Blurb
Telefonica is a diversified telecommunications group that provides fixed line and mobile telephone services.
HQ Location
Spain
Founded
2010
Employees
1 - 10
Total funding raised
$4.91B
Last Funding Event
Post-IPO Debt, $1.90B, January 17, 2024
Smart insights
- Catherine Msc (Chief People Officer) worked at Lilium as Head of People Business Partnering for 1.5 years (2021 - 2022)
- Val Miftakhov (Founder & CEO) worked at Google in various roles, including Head of R&D, Google for Work Incubation, for a total of 4 years (2012 - 2016)
- 6m headcount growth: 25%
- 1Y headcount growth: 94%
- Headcount-to-last-round ratio: 5.3 employees/$M
Telefonica operates mobile and fixed networks in Spain (where it is the incumbent telephone operator), the UK, Germany, Brazil, and other Latin American countries like Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The company derives more than 30% of its revenue from Spain, close to 20% from Germany, and 20% from Brazil. Its UK operations are held through a joint venture with Virgin Media. For several years Telefonica has been simplifying its corporate structure by selling noncore assets.