When was Anoto founded?

Anoto was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Anoto located?

Anoto is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.

Who is the current CEO of Anoto?

Christer Fahraeus and Anders Norling s of Anoto. Christer Fahraeus has also founded 2 companies and is angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Anoto have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Anoto is 89.

Is Anoto a funded company?

Anoto is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Oct 01, 2001.

When was the latest funding round of Anoto?

Anoto's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Oct 10, 2025, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Anoto rank among its competitors?

Anoto ranks 204th amongst 125614 active competitors, of which 961 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Anoto, which secured $2.4M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Anoto?

Anoto's top competitors include IBM, Mindtree and UST. Among them, Anoto secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Anoto - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of digital pen and paper technology solutions. It offers digital smartpens and innovative writing solutions that instantly capture handwritten content and transfer it to digital devices. This allows users to seamlessly integrate handwritten notes, drawings, and sketches into their digital workflows. The technology bridges the gap between the analogue and digital worlds, preserving the tactile experience of handwriting while making it readily accessible for digital use and sharing. The company's mission is to bring the handwritten world to digital life, enabling users to utilize and share their handwritten ideas effortlessly.

Website: www.anoto.com/
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Founded Year

1999

Location

Lund, Sweden

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Oct 10, 2025, $*****

Investors

Draper Athena & 7 more

Ranked

204^th among 125614 active competitors

Employee Count

89 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Livescribe & 2 more

Similar Companies

IBM & 149285 more

Exit Details

Public

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Anoto is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Anoto Ab CIN: 556320-2646 , Sweden, Active	Feb 25, 1988	-	-	-
ANOTO INC. CIN: 510400894 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	5 (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-

Anoto got listed on Mar 15, 2000.

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Anoto has raised funding over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 01, 2001. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Oct 10, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Anoto has 7 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Anoto:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 10, 2025	5229390	Post IPO	3491062	8779066	7302422	4176355
Oct 17, 2016	7602585	Post IPO	6562103	2350939	6306555	2776223
Feb 19, 2016	1836972	Post IPO	8342550	7665813	4090933	4484139

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The founders of Anoto is Christer Fahraeus.

Here are the details of Anoto's key team members:

Christer Fahraeus: Former Founder & CEO of Anoto and founder of 3 other companies, Fåhraeus Startup and Growth Fund, Respiratorius and Anoto Group. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Anders Norling: CEO of Anoto.

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Anoto's employee count trend

Anoto has 89 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Anoto's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Anoto include IBM, Mindtree and UST. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Anoto, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	IBM 1911, Armonk (United States), Public	Provider of hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and consulting services	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Runway & 22 others	80/100
2nd	Mindtree 1999, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Consulting and implementations company	$23.9M	Global Technology Ventures, Walden Israel ... & 9 others	78/100
3rd	UST 1999, Aliso Viejo (United States), Late Stage	Provider of data analytics, cloud modernization, management strategy, and digital transformation services	$250M	Temasek, MFAR & 1 others	76/100
4th	Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2015, Houston (United States), Public	Provider of edge-to-cloud solutions, products, and services for enterprise organizations	-	Draper Athena, Gov & 2 others	75/100
5th	Infosys 1981, Bengaluru (India), Public	Provider of consulting, data analytics, and IT services	-	ChrysCapital, Seaside Private Capital & 1 others	75/100
6th	Accenture 1989, Dublin (Ireland), Public	Provider of IT consulting, technology, and outsourcing services	-	ngn-capital.com, Bondeinvest.com & 6 others	74/100
7th	EPAM 1993, Newtown (United States), Public	Provider of software development, data analytics, and other IT suite services	$50M	Merifin Capital, VTB Capital Investment Management ... & 8 others	74/100
8th	Virtusa 1996, Westborough (United States), Acquired	IT services company	$45.2M	CRV, Back Bay Group & 8 others	73/100
9th	Datamatics 1975, Mumbai (India), Public	Provider of digital technologies, business process management, analytics, and automation services	$3M	IIML	73/100
10th	Valtech 1993, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of diversified application development, IT consulting, and digital transformation services	-	Verlinvest, Kharis Capital & 3 others	73/100
204th	Anoto 1999, Lund (Sweden), Public	Provider of digital pen and paper technology solutions	-	Draper Athena, Myrian Capital & 6 others	56/100

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Anoto has acquired 3 companies including Livescribe, DestinyWireless and Covelus. Anoto has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Nov 06, 2015	Acquisition	Livescribe	2007	Oakland (United States)
Jul 25, 2011	Acquisition	DestinyWireless	2002	Guildford (United Kingdom)
May 22, 2008	Acquisition	Covelus	2003	Liverpool (United Kingdom)