Telecom startups that raised money in the last 12 months
66 telecom startups announced or filed 77 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $3B of it stated. 25 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Gateway Fiber (Venture round · $578M), Pilot Fiber (Venture round · $330M) and Celero Communications (Venture round · $273M). 26 of these startups are hiring now, with 324 open roles.
The newest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gateway FiberCBRE Investment Management | Venture round · $578M | 28 Oct 2026 | – |
 Pilot FiberFengate And Agrees | Venture round · $330M | 22 Oct 2026 | 5 |
 SlingshotRally Ventures, Skyward Group | Seed · $27M | 22 Oct 2026 | – |
 Photon Bridge | Venture round · $10.8M | 21 Oct 2026 | – |
 SubecaBurnt Island Ventures, Burnt | Series A · $3M | 15 Oct 2026 | – |
 Salience LabsBullhound Capital | Series B · $125M | 14 Oct 2026 | 8 |
 Folio Photonics | Venture round · $9.1MSEC Form D | 13 Oct 2026 | – |
 CScale | Series C · $145M | 30 Sep 2026 | – |
 OnomondoAspirity Partners | Venture round · $108M | 30 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| 星星络互联科技 | Angel | 30 Sep 2026 | – |
 Hubble Network | Series C · $200M | 23 Sep 2026 | 16 |
 Morphotonics3M Ventures, Innovation Industries | Series B · $43.2M | 22 Sep 2026 | – |
 Windar Photonics | Venture round · $381k | 20 Sep 2026 | – |
 Delos Data | Venture round · $100M | 15 Sep 2026 | 14 |
 Cornelis Networks | Venture round · $205M | 14 Sep 2026 | 19 |
 toob | Venture roundregistry filing | 10 Sep 2026 | – |
 HuskeysBlackstone | Series A · $27M | 2 Sep 2026 | 9 |
 INLEAP Photonics | Seed · $21.6M | 1 Sep 2026 | – |
 Aranya | Venture round · $11M | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
 Simplora | Convertible note · $65kSEC Form D | 26 Aug 2026 | – |
 Angoka | Venture roundregistry filing | 24 Aug 2026 | – |
 Beamlink | Venture round · $2.3MSEC Form D | 24 Aug 2026 | 4 |
 Solinide Photonics | Seed · $4.3M | 19 Aug 2026 | – |
 Singular PhotonicsACF | Venture round · $2M | 19 Aug 2026 | – |
 Nlmphotonics | Venture round · $9.5MSEC Form D | 11 Aug 2026 | – |
 MS3 Networks | Venture roundregistry filing | 28 Jul 2026 | – |
 Celero Communications | Venture round · $273MSEC Form D | 28 Jul 2026 | 28 |
 RevCommSMBC Edge | Series B · $22.8M | 23 Jul 2026 | 32 |
 Intrinsic Power | Seed | 20 Jul 2026 | – |
 Spectrumeffect | Venture round · $1.9MSEC Form D | 15 Jul 2026 | 3 |
 Pixelligent | Venture round · $4.2MSEC Form D | 14 Jul 2026 | – |
 Contrivian | Venture round · $4.7MSEC Form D | 14 Jul 2026 | – |
 Skylark Lasers | Venture roundregistry filing | 8 Jul 2026 | – |
 retoflow | Venture roundregistry filing | 8 Jul 2026 | 1 |
 VoltServer® | Convertible note · $5MSEC Form D | 1 Jul 2026 | – |
 Microamp | Venture round · $7M | 19 Jun 2026 | 8 |
 HyperLight | Series C · $80M | 18 Jun 2026 | 14 |
 Meaningful Planet Ltd logo | Venture roundregistry filing | 17 Jun 2026 | – |
 AttoTude | Series C · $52M | 14 Jun 2026 | 16 |
| Nlmphotonics | Venture round · $1MSEC Form D | 12 Jun 2026 | – |
| Salience Labs | Venture roundregistry filing | 9 Jun 2026 | 8 |
 Meter | Venture round · $40kSEC Form D | 9 Jun 2026 | 50 |
 Oriole Networks | Venture roundregistry filing | 18 May 2026 | – |
 Univity | Series A · $29.2M | 23 Apr 2026 | – |
 Render Networks | Venture round · $20M | 22 Apr 2026 | 3 |
 Point2 Technology Inc.Maverick Capital | Series B · $136M | 21 Apr 2026 | – |
 Lumino Technologies | Venture roundregistry filing | 8 Apr 2026 | – |
 Netomnia | Venture roundregistry filing | 8 Apr 2026 | – |
 Lightning Fibre | Venture roundregistry filing | 2 Apr 2026 | – |
 Honest Enterprises Limited | Venture roundregistry filing | 1 Apr 2026 | 1 |
The largest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway FiberCBRE Investment Management | Venture round · $578M | 28 Oct 2026 | – |
| Pilot FiberFengate And Agrees | Venture round · $330M | 22 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Celero Communications | Venture round · $273MSEC Form D | 28 Jul 2026 | 28 |
| Cornelis Networks | Venture round · $205M | 14 Sep 2026 | 19 |
| Hubble Network | Series C · $200M | 23 Sep 2026 | 16 |
 Eridu | Venture round · $187.5MSEC Form D | 6 Mar 2026 | 24 |
| CScale | Series C · $145M | 30 Sep 2026 | – |
| Point2 Technology Inc.Maverick Capital | Series B · $136M | 21 Apr 2026 | – |
| Salience LabsBullhound Capital | Series B · $125M | 14 Oct 2026 | 8 |
| OnomondoAspirity Partners | Venture round · $108M | 30 Sep 2026 | 2 |
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Questions
Which telecom startups raised money recently?
66 telecom startups announced or filed 77 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $3B of it stated. 25 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Gateway Fiber (Venture round · $578M), Pilot Fiber (Venture round · $330M) and Celero Communications (Venture round · $273M). 26 of these startups are hiring now, with 324 open roles.
Where do these rounds come from?
From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.
Are these startups hiring?
26 of the 66 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 324 roles in all; each count links to them.