Telecom startup funding
93 funding rounds for Telecom startups were tracked in the last 24 months, raising about €5.9B in total. The largest was CityFibre at €2.7B. Data to 2026-10-12.
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€5.9BRaised
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Stages
Top countries
Largest rounds
| Company | Amount | Stage | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CityFibre · UK | €2.7B | Debt | 2025-07-15 | link |
| Nokia · Finland | €859M | Other | 2025-10-29 | link |
| Inwit · Italy | €350M | Debt | 2025-02-28 | link |
| Netomnia · UK | €345M | Debt | 2025-09-02 | link |
| Open Cosmos · UK | €300M | Other | 2026-09-14 | link |
| Green Energy Global Inc · United States | €181M | Other | 2025-05-28 | link |
| Hubble Network · United States | €172M | Series C | 2026-09-23 | link |
| GoFibre · UK | €145M | Other | 2025-08-18 | link |
| TalkTalk · UK | €116M | Other | 2025-07-29 | link |
| Sateliot · Spain | €70.0M | Series B | 2025-03-26 | link |
Most active investors
- European Investment Bank (EIB) · 4 rounds
- UK Space Agency · 2 rounds
- SEB · 2 rounds
- Altos Ventures · 2 rounds
- Superhero Capital · 2 rounds
Latest rounds
| Date | Company | Amount | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Ocius-X · Sweden | €11.1M | Other | link |
| 2026-09-30 | Everphone · Germany | €15.0M | Debt | link |
| 2026-09-23 | Hubble Network · United States | €172M | Series C | link |
| 2026-09-14 | Open Cosmos · UK | €300M | Other | link |
| 2026-08-24 | Beamlink, Inc. · United States | €2.0M | Other | link |
| 2026-08-19 | CGI · UK | n/d | Grant | link |
| 2026-08-19 | Exobotics Ltd · UK | n/d | Grant | link |
| 2026-08-11 | Millibeam · Australia | €2.6M | Grant | link |
| 2026-08-10 | Quartr · Sweden | n/d | Growth/Late | link |
| 2026-08-07 | AURA Network Systems, Inc. · United States | €2.8M | Other | link |
| 2026-07-28 | Dimension Data Limited · Nigeria | €2.5M | Debt | link |
| 2026-07-14 | Contrivian Inc · United States | €4.0M | Other | link |
| 2026-06-24 | Waveium · Sweden | €451K | Pre-Seed | link |
| 2026-06-23 | Wheere · France | €8.5M | Early VC | link |
| 2026-06-18 | Microamp · Poland | €6.5M | Other | link |
| 2026-06-09 | fonio.ai · Austria | €14.7M | Seed | link |
| 2026-05-21 | eSIM Go · UK | n/d | Other | link |
| 2026-04-15 | 1Global · UK | n/d | Other | link |
| 2026-04-09 | AURA Network Systems, Inc. · United States | €3.3M | Other | link |
| 2026-02-18 | Firecell · France | €7.9M | Other | link |
| 2026-02-13 | Mobile.club · France | €31.0M | Debt | link |
| 2026-01-27 | Sipfront · Austria | €1.8M | Other | link |
| 2026-01-22 | CallStream AI · Finland | n/d | Seed | link |
| 2026-01-21 | AURA Network Systems, Inc. · United States | €3.9M | Other | link |
| 2026-01-16 | Ondas Networks Inc. · United States | €7.2M | Other | link |
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding did Telecom startups raise in the last 24 months?
- Across 93 tracked rounds, Telecom startups raised about €5.9B in total (amounts normalised to EUR). Data runs to 2026-10-12.
- What was the largest funding round for Telecom startups?
- CityFibre raised €2.7B (Debt) on 2025-07-15, based in UK.
- Which investors are most active in Telecom startups?
- By number of tracked rounds: European Investment Bank (EIB) (4), UK Space Agency (2), SEB (2), Altos Ventures (2), Superhero Capital (2). Investor names are only available for rounds where the source disclosed them.
- Which countries have the most Telecom funding rounds?
- United States (42), UK (14), France (7), Sweden (5), by number of rounds.
- Where does this data come from?
- Rounds come from the Tech.eu Funding Explorer (Europe, CC BY 4.0), startup news feeds read by an AI model, and SEC EDGAR Form D filings in the US. Europe has the deepest coverage, so totals for other regions are likely understated. Check the linked source before relying on any figure.