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PocketMobile

Mobile enterprise software swallowed before smartphones changed everything.

platform dependencyAcqui-hire

Fatal mistake: PocketMobile built on mobile platforms that were rapidly superseded by iOS and Android, making its middleware stack obsolete before it could pivot.

Founded	2003
Closed	2008
Country	Sweden
Sector	Mobility

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2003-01-01

FOUNDING

PocketMobile founded in Sweden to develop enterprise mobile software and middleware for business deployments.

2006-04-01

FUNDING

Raised funding to expand its enterprise mobile software product line targeting Nordic and European business clients.

2007-06-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Launched updated mobile enterprise platform as competition from platform-native solutions intensified.

2008-03-01

ACQUISITION ATTEMPT

Acquirer approached PocketMobile seeking to consolidate mobile software assets ahead of the smartphone disruption wave.

2008-09-01

SHUTDOWN

PocketMobile ceased independent operations following acquisition, with its technology absorbed into the acquirer's platform.

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PocketMobile developed mobile enterprise software solutions in Sweden and was acquired around 2008, indicating the company did not achieve independent long-term success. The startup operated in the mobile middl...

eware sector during a period of significant platform consolidation. The mobile middleware market became increasingly crowded as major platform vendors like Microsoft and Symbian pushed native solution

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€11.4M

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PocketMobile raised €6.35M before pocketmobile built on mobile platforms that were rapidly superseded by ios and android, making its middleware stack obsolete before it could pivot. ended it. See the documented cause, verified lesson and all failure signals.

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