# Andreas Åfeldt Franke

> Andreas Åfeldt Franke is the co-founder and CEO of Telgea, a business mobile operator bringing local plans across countries into one agreement and management platform. His earlier career includes finance and operations leadership at Tipser, Bolt, Apsis and Innometrics. He founded Telgea with Theis Jensen in 2024 after encountering the complexity of mobile management for international teams.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Telgea
- **Organizations:** Telgea, Tipser, Bolt, Innometrics, Apsis, Tørn, Parkis Invest
- **Education:** M.Sc. studies in Business and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Telgea after customer discovery involving 100 international IT managers, according to SSE Business Lab., Former CFO of Tipser before its acquisition by Bolt., Led Telgea as it won Best B2B Offering at the MVNO Nation Global Awards 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2012** — Studied at the Stockholm School of Economics; thesis on knowledge management and professional service firms.
- **Before Telgea; exact dates unverified** — Held finance and operating roles at Innometrics, Apsis, Tipser, Bolt and Tørn.
- **2023** — Certified Board Member credential issued by StyrelseAkademin in February.
- **2024** — Founded Telgea with Theis Jensen; The Org lists his CEO role from May.
- **2025** — Telgea announced $2.7 million financing in April and won Best B2B Offering at the MVNO Nation Global Awards.
- **2026** — Telenor Amp invested $3 million within a $5 million round announced February 25; Fastweb + Vodafone collaboration and investment announced later in the year.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Telgea after customer discovery involving 100 international IT managers, according to SSE Business Lab.
- Former CFO of Tipser before its acquisition by Bolt.
- Led Telgea as it won Best B2B Offering at the MVNO Nation Global Awards 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Telgea appeared on the 2026 MVNO Nation awards shortlists for Best B2B Offering and the MVNO Challenger Award; the ceremony was still upcoming as of October 26.
- **2026-07** — A Telgea release distributed July 1 announced collaboration and investment from Fastweb + Vodafone and involvement from Founders Factory.
- **2026-02** — Telenor announced a $3 million investment within a $5 million round and reported 60 enterprise customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.telgea.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasfranke/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26