68 Best Telecommunications Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Telecommunications Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 666 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $9.5b. The average funding per company in this subset is $140.0m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$570.0m

Money raised

Dialpad is a San Francisco-headquartered business communications platform company.

1

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$1.5m

Money raised

Developer of low-latency and high-throughput broadband networks for AR/VR, IoT, robotics, and other emerging technologies.

4

Funding Rounds

$16.5m

Money raised

DeepSig is an early-stage startup that develops deep learning software to reinvent wireless communications.

3

Funding Rounds

$900.0k

Money raised

Pitney Bowes is a Stamford, Connecticut-based company founded in 1920 by Walter Bowes.

4

Funding Rounds

$60.6m

Money raised

Kumu Networks provides a proprietary self-interference cancellation technology that increases the efficiency of wireless networks.

11

Funding Rounds

$46.4m

Money raised

Cropin, also known as Cropin Technology solutions, is a company that offers an intelligent and self-evolving system that delivers farming solutions to the agricultural sector.

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4

Funding Rounds

$49.0m

Money raised

Siklu is a San Jose, California and Petah Tikva-based telecommunications company developing multi-gigabit wireless fiber connectivity systems for urban, suburban, and rural areas.

3

Funding Rounds

$764.7m

Money raised

Bitmain is a Beijing-based multinational semiconductor company, founded in 2013, that manufactures products for blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.1m

Money raised

Sky and Space Global is an Australian nanosatellite company focused on IoT networks.

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7

Funding Rounds

$81.3m

Money raised

Kepler Communications is a company that has a focus on satellite production and communication networks.

Zayo Group offers bandwidth infrastructure services across various markets, delivering lit services and dark fiber products. It supports wireline and wireless customers, data centers, and government agencies with a robust network infrastructure. The company also provides carrier-neutral colocation facilities to enhance connectivity options.

4

Funding Rounds

$6.7m

Money raised

Provider of 4G and 5G mobile network solutions.

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6

Funding Rounds

$22.0m

Money raised

GigSky is a Palo Alto, California-based provider of SIM-card and eSIM based data services for travelers and provider of cloud-based management tools for network devices and IoT devices.

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2

Funding Rounds

$8.8m

Money raised

Parallel Wireless provides cellular radio access network solutions.

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4

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

LotusFlare is a developer of digital engagement platforms intended to help companies acquire, engage, retain, and monetize users on digital channels.

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3

Funding Rounds

$37.1m

Money raised

Mimosa Networks is a Santa Clara, California-based communications systems company developing broadband wireless communication and connection systems.

2

Funding Rounds

$146.0m

Money raised

Unifonic is a Saudi-based cloud communication startup.

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2

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

Plivo is a cloud-based communications platform as a service (CPaaS) company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company allows software developers to integrate phone calls, text messages, and other communication functions into their applications using its web service APIs.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.5m

Money raised

Tupl Inc. is a Bellevue, Washington-based artificial intelligence and software company developing automation utilities for various industries, including telecommunications, agriculture, manufacturing, and health.

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7

Funding Rounds

$314.2m

Money raised

HawkEye 360 is a Herndon, Virginia-based data analytics company developing radio frequency mapping technologies for use in space.

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2

Funding Rounds

$25.5m

Money raised

Itential is an Atlanta-based network company developing intelligent network automation tools for multi-domain networks.

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5

Funding Rounds

$41.6m

Money raised

SignalWire is a developer of an API and products platform.

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2

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Tanaza is a Milan-based software company developing a cloud platform for IT professionals to manage Wi-Fi networks.

3

Funding Rounds

$158.2m

Money raised

Cohere Technologies is a software-based spectrum multiplier solution provider.

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3

Funding Rounds

$16.8k

Money raised

Undagrid develops and provides a wide area networking technology with object tracking and tracing functionality for the logistics, maritime, and aviation sectors.

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6

Funding Rounds

$80.5m

Money raised

Hologram is a company with a platform for building Internet of Things type products

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4

Funding Rounds

$13.3m

Money raised

Galgus is a Camas, Seville-based wireless and Wi-Fi technology company developing systems used by OEMs and system integrators for Wi-Fi networks.

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3

Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

First Orion is a Little Rock, Arkansas-based software company offering identity verification for telecommunication companies and protection from scam calls.

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6

Funding Rounds

$55.9m

Money raised

5G satellite telecom operator for global IoT connectivity.

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2

Funding Rounds

$365.0m

Money raised

Ligado is developing solutions for reliable and secure 5G mobile private networks.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Voximplant is a Palo Alto, California-based company that provides a cloud communications platform with voice, video, and messaging solutions for enterprises, startups, and nonprofit organizations.

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18

Funding Rounds

$383.4m

Money raised

Cloud based phone system and call center software with integrations into CRMs & helpdesk software.

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1

Funding Rounds

$53.5k

Money raised

Adant Technologies is a designer and manufacturer of wireless systems, including beamshaping antenna technology for WiFi, 4G, 5G, IoT, and RFId and RF devices.

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1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

Airwaive is an online marketplace that connects wireless service providers with home and business owners who earn an income operating wireless access points.

10

Funding Rounds

$376.1m

Money raised

Tarana Wireless is a wireless network provider that offers gigabit-speed over non-line-of-sight connections at long range.

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4

Funding Rounds

$23.8m

Money raised

Astrocast is an end-to-end satellite IoT network provider, manufacturer, and operator.

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3

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

Skyloom is an Oakland, California-based telecommunications company developing laser communication satellite systems for space-based communications.

3

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Astrome is a wireless technology development company using wave technology to offer wireless backhaul solutions.

5

Funding Rounds

$140.0m

Money raised

Omnispace offers hybrid connectivity solutions based on satellite and terrestrial networks for a variety of industries.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.8m

Money raised

XPRIZE Foundation is an artificial intelligence company that manages public competitions for technological developments

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1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Infiot is an information technology company providing cloud architecture for the IoT industry.

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5

Funding Rounds

$29.3m

Money raised

GenXComm is an Austin, Texas-based company developing cellular mesh for 4G and 5G networks.

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3

Funding Rounds

$4.1m

Money raised

Analytical Space is a satellite communications company making satellites equipped with RD-laser communications technology.

5

Funding Rounds

$48.1m

Money raised

Spire is a company developing tags that provide health tracking including respiration, sleep, stress, activity, and pulse rate.

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3

Funding Rounds

$138.0m

Money raised

Pinecone is a company developing a fully managed, cloud-native vector database, simplifying adding vector search to production applications and providing long-term memory for AI applications.

8

Funding Rounds

$192.1m

Money raised

IntelePeer is a software company and customer communications platform.

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6

Funding Rounds

$2.8b

Money raised

Sinch offers programmable SMS, voice, video, and verification tools.

4

Funding Rounds

$504.6m

Money raised

Infobip is a service provider for cloud-based mobile services.

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Whitestack is a Miami-based cloud and network infrastructure provider, helping organizations adopt technologies for cloud and software defined networks.

4

Funding Rounds

$14.5m

Money raised

GalaxySpace is a Beijing-based commercial micro-satellites developer and provider of satellite-based communications and internet systems.

3

Funding Rounds

$18.5m

Money raised

Accelleran is a Software Solution for 4G/5G RAN.

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16

Funding Rounds

$38.0m

Money raised

MaXentric Technologies is a research and development company which offers consulting services. The company has developed a portfolio of technologies in wireless systems, digital signal processing, and biosensors, among other fields

3

Funding Rounds

$64.0m

Money raised

Mobileum is a leading provider of Telecom analytics for roaming, security and risk management and end-to-end domestic and roaming testing solutions.

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5

Funding Rounds

$162.0m

Money raised

Federated Wireless is a shared spectrum wireless provider offering private 5G networks.

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7

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

MessageBird is a messaging company offering a communications platform as a service.

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7

Funding Rounds

$90.0m

Money raised

Benu Networks is a Burlington, Massachusetts-based company that provides a virtual service platform designed to deliver internet protocol (IP) services.

3

Funding Rounds

$9.3m

Money raised

NSLComm is an Israel-based satellite manufacturing company designing fabric-like, flexible dish antennas that expand in space to offer high throughput communications for small satellites.

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5

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

Blitzz is a video engagement platform enabling businesses to provide personalized customer support.

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2

Funding Rounds

$1.8m

Money raised

SAT4m2m develops a forefront IoT platform at the convergence of Space IoT and LPWA devices for disruptive and interoperable services for Industrial IoT.

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3

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

SendHub is a company providing an online messaging system for businesses.

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7

Funding Rounds

$161.3m

Money raised

Cradlepoint is a Boise, Idaho-based company offering 5G wireless WAN solutions to businesses and government agencies.

4

Funding Rounds

$73.0m

Money raised

Wickr is a telecommunications and security company that builds secure communication tools, such as a messaging application. It was founded in 2012 and is located in San Francisco, California.

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2

Funding Rounds

$46.5m

Money raised

Cellwize is a telecommunications service provider in Singapore.

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1

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$5.6m

Money raised

ID Quantique is a company developing quantum cybersecurity products, quantum scientific instrumentation, and quantum random number generation.

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4

Funding Rounds

$10.4m

Money raised

Indemnis UAV Recovery Systems is an Anchorage, Alaska-based company developing safety solutions to the commercial UAV community.

3

Funding Rounds

$14.4m

Money raised

Satellite network provider for IoT connectivity in remote areas.

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1

Funding Rounds

$48.8m

Money raised

Kontron is a company developing embedded computing technologies (ECT) with a portfolio of solutions for secure hardware, middleware, and services for IoT and Industry 4.0 applications.

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$6.8m

Money raised

BBT.live develops software products and provides services based on SD-WAN technology with the purpose of establishing secure communication networks.

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