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Telecom startups in the United States that raised money in the last 12 months

26 telecom startups based in the United States announced or filed 29 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.9B of it stated. 9 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Pilot Fiber (Venture round · $330M), Celero Communications (Venture round · $273M) and Cornelis Networks (Venture round · $205M). 13 of these startups are hiring now, with 233 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
29
startups
26
stated
$1.9B
open roles at them
233

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Pilot FiberFengate And AgreesVenture round · $330M22 Oct 20265
SubecaBurnt Island Ventures, BurntSeries A · $3M15 Oct 2026–
Folio PhotonicsVenture round · $9.1MSEC Form D13 Oct 2026–
CScaleSeries C · $145M30 Sep 2026–
Hubble NetworkSeries C · $200M23 Sep 202617
Delos DataVenture round · $100M15 Sep 202614
Cornelis NetworksVenture round · $205M14 Sep 202618
BeamlinkVenture round · $2.3MSEC Form D24 Aug 20264
NlmphotonicsVenture round · $9.5MSEC Form D11 Aug 2026–
Celero CommunicationsVenture round · $273MSEC Form D28 Jul 202626
Intrinsic PowerSeed20 Jul 2026–
SpectrumeffectVenture round · $1.9MSEC Form D15 Jul 20263
PixelligentVenture round · $4.2MSEC Form D14 Jul 2026–
ContrivianVenture round · $4.7MSEC Form D14 Jul 2026–
VoltServer®Convertible note · $5MSEC Form D1 Jul 2026–
HyperLightSeries C · $80M18 Jun 202615
AttoTudeSeries C · $52M14 Jun 202616
NlmphotonicsVenture round · $1MSEC Form D12 Jun 2026–
MeterVenture round · $40kSEC Form D9 Jun 202649
Point2 Technology Inc.Maverick CapitalSeries B · $136M21 Apr 2026–
memQVenture round · $10M31 Mar 2026–
AirbaseVenture round · $5M25 Mar 20269
49er CommunicationsVenture round · $123kSEC Form D13 Mar 2026–
Folio PhotonicsVenture round · $6MSEC Form D10 Mar 2026–
EriduVenture round · $187.5MSEC Form D6 Mar 202624
AalyriaBattery VenturesSeries B · $100M23 Feb 202633
EmobiSeed · $3.4M29 Jan 2026–
Relativity NetworksConvertible note · $19.5MSEC Form D20 Jan 2026–
Relativity NetworksVenture round · $4.4kSEC Form D1 Dec 2025–

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Pilot FiberFengate And AgreesVenture round · $330M22 Oct 20265
Celero CommunicationsVenture round · $273MSEC Form D28 Jul 202626
Cornelis NetworksVenture round · $205M14 Sep 202618
Hubble NetworkSeries C · $200M23 Sep 202617
EriduVenture round · $187.5MSEC Form D6 Mar 202624
CScaleSeries C · $145M30 Sep 2026–
Point2 Technology Inc.Maverick CapitalSeries B · $136M21 Apr 2026–
Delos DataVenture round · $100M15 Sep 202614
AalyriaBattery VenturesSeries B · $100M23 Feb 202633
HyperLightSeries C · $80M18 Jun 202615

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Questions

Which telecom startups in the United States raised money recently?

26 telecom startups based in the United States announced or filed 29 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.9B of it stated. 9 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Pilot Fiber (Venture round · $330M), Celero Communications (Venture round · $273M) and Cornelis Networks (Venture round · $205M). 13 of these startups are hiring now, with 233 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?

13 of the 26 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 233 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,276 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0