Radar · Telecom in California
Best Telecom Companies in California, United States
The 892 best Telecom companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NextWave Wireless.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
892companies tracked
$25.9Bdisclosed funding
6unicorns
287have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TELECOM × CALIFORNIA
Our analysis of 50 Telecom companies
$56.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
87%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2015median founding year
953kcombined LinkedIn audience
44%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Telecom companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NextWave Wireless Wireless services provider 40Funding top 38%Market top 48%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $3.2B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Market: 97 employees (top 37% of Telecom Operators) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $3.2B | 65 mo ago | 97 | Oz Leave CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Lumentum Manufacturer of lasers and optical communication products 82Market top 22%Fin. health top 24%Funding top 26%Partners top 31% All 9 signals ▾Markettop 22% Fin. healthtop 24% Fundingtop 26% Partnerstop 31% Newstop 33% Techtop 35% Globaltop 44% Growthtop 50% Moatbottom 38% Market: 7,500 employees (top 5% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$1.6B Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2012) · Net margin 7.8% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $2.9B | 3 mo ago | 7,500 | — | TurbopackApple iCloud MailNode.js+20 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 3 | Netskope 🦄 Cloud security platform for enterprises 84Patents top 15%Tech top 22%News top 22%Global top 27% All 14 signals ▾Patentstop 15% Techtop 22% Newstop 22% Globaltop 27% Fundingtop 28% Markettop 31% Talenttop 33% Innovationtop 35% Producttop 35% Moattop 36% Growthtop 39% Fin. healthtop 39% AItop 45% Customerstop 48% Patents: 506 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 361 filings since 2022 vs 134 in 2017-21 Tech: 67 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $1.4B | 41 mo ago | 1,542 1,542 → 3,395 (+120%) · sector median +100% | Krishna Narayanaswamy Founder & CTO | WordPressSentryAlgolia+39 | — | 506 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | Plume 🦄 Self-optimizing adaptive Wi-Fi system provider | $697M | 56 mo ago | 245 245 → 481 (+96%) · sector median +100% | Sri Nathan Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTypeScript+21 | +24% | — | 1 award |
| 5 | BayPackets IP multimedia platform provider | $694M | 118 mo ago | 1,600 | Sanjeev Chawla ex - CTO and Founder | — | — | 569 patents Virtualized telecom network functions, signaling, and codec optimization for high‑availability communications | — |
| 6 | Calient Innovating photonic optical circuit switching solutions for high-bandwidth, flexible networks | $464M | 82 mo ago | 10 | Arjun Gupta Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | — | 51 patents MEMS optical switching and micro‑mirror arrays with precision motion control | — |
| 7 | NextG Networks Limited information available | $445M | 201 mo ago | 69 | — | — | — | 46 patents Distributed antenna systems for indoor wireless signal coverage and management | — |
| 8 | Tarana 🦄 Non-line-of-sight wireless transport solutions | $426M | 33 mo ago | 185 | Omar Bakr Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Race Communications Fiber optic telecom and television services provider in California 76Growth top 21%Tech top 24%Funding top 26%Innovation top 39% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 26% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 42% Markettop 48% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Headcount 92 → 209 (+127%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 66 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $375M | 21 mo ago | 209 209 → 210 (+0%) · sector median +100% | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+33 | — | — | 3 expansions |
| 10 | Helium 🦄 Hardware mining solutions for cryptocurrency 69Tech top 11%News top 26%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 11% Newstop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 36% Growthtop 38% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 39% Customersbottom 39% Tech: 75 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 5 types) · +50% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $370M | 51 mo ago | 61 61 → 129 (+111%) · sector median +100% | — | SalesforceBootstrapAmazon Web Services+21 | +13% | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 11 | Versa Networks Provider of secure access service edge (SASE) and SD-WAN solutions | $316M | 43 mo ago | — | Apurva Mehta Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+37 | — | 85 patents Secure networking: SASE connectivity, tunnel‑less SD‑WAN flow handling, cloud security, and remote browser isolation. | — |
| 12 | TPx Communications Managed IT and Business communication services provider | $308M | 181 mo ago | 1,524 1,524 → 992 (-35%) · sector median +100% | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+42 | — | — | 1 award |
| 13 | Silver Peak Cloud-based SD-WAN solutions provider | $251M | 85 mo ago | 26 | — | — | — | 120 patents SD-WAN overlay, policy‑based packet processing, traffic steering, and network optimization | — |
| 14 | Infinera 🦄 Provider of networking, infrastructure, and communications solutions across various industries | $235M | 30 mo ago | 1,314 | David Welch Founder | — | — | 1,459 patents Coherent optical transport, DWDM, Raman amplification, and advanced signal processing for fiber networks | — |
| 15 | Source Photonics Manufacturer of optical transceivers, components, and subsystems for data and telecommunications | $230M | 30 mo ago | 4,000 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | 56 patents Integrated photonic components for optical communication: modulators, transmitters, phase shifters, WDM systems | — |
| 16 | Iboss Cloud-based converged network security provider | $230M | 65 mo ago | 235 | Peter Martini Co-Founder & President | WordPressSentryMySQL+29 | — | 330 patents Secure remote browser isolation and cloud network security via proxy-based threat detection | — |
| 17 | Nova Labs Network providing decentralized wireless connectivity solutions powered by blockchain technology | $200M | 50 mo ago | 100 | — | Node.jsSalesforceEmotion+8 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Alkira Provider of cloud networking solution and network wide unification | $192M | 25 mo ago | 75 75 → 187 (+149%) · sector median +100% | Amir K President & CEO / Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 38 patents Enables multi-tenant cloud networking with programmable VPN routing, segmentation, and resource allocation | — |
| 19 | Actelis Provider of networking solutions for intelligent traffic, rail, and city systems 32Partners top 15%Funding top 29%News top 33%Tech top 34% All 10 signals ▾Partnerstop 15% Fundingtop 29% Newstop 33% Techtop 34% Talenttop 45% Moattop 48% Growthbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Fin. healthbottom 29% Partners: 12 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 12 deals Funding: Raised $162M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 27 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $162M | 8 mo ago | 12 | Yoav Efron Deputy CEO | WordPressPleskMySQL+35 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 20 | Skylo Provider of satellite connectivity for sensor data, SMS, and voice calls 48Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Growth top 35%Moat top 35% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Techbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 44% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $153M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $153M | 15 mo ago | 24 | Tarun Gupta Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowThree.js+28 | — | 3 patents Integrated satellite‑terrestrial communication channel coordination and access management | 2 partnerships |
| 21 | Meter 🦄 Provider of enterprise internet infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network management tools 62Funding top 28%News top 35%Innovation top 36%Tech top 36% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Newstop 35% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 36% Growthtop 37% Patentstop 39% Moattop 43% Partnerstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $145M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 3 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $145M | 12 mo ago | 65 | Anil Varanasi CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+23 | — | 11 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 partnerships · 3 awards |
| 22 | Pluribus Networks Cloud & software-defined networks OS for data centers | $145M | 56 mo ago | 133 | C Yang Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceSalesforce+5 | — | 43 patents Distributed network operating system and fabric switching for data center networking | — |
| 23 | Qwilt Developer of an open caching and video delivery platform at the mobile edge | $135M | 56 mo ago | 11 | Alon Maor Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 27 patents Edge caching and multicast delivery for high‑availability video streaming | — |
| 24 | Celona Cloud-based wifi infrastructure connectivity management software provider 67Innovation top 18%Tech top 20%Patents top 21%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 18% Techtop 20% Patentstop 21% Moattop 26% Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Newstop 31% Producttop 45% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Growthbottom 35% Innovation: 183 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) · 155 filings since 2022 vs 28 in 2017-21 Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $135M | 28 mo ago | 110 | Ravi Mulam Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailSalesforce+37 | — | 183 patents Enterprise private cellular network slicing, credential management, and dynamic network optimization. | 1 launch |
| 25 | Cohere Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures | $130M | 40 mo ago | 28 | Ronny Hadani Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | — | — | — |
| 26 | EdgeQ Provider of software-customizable and programmable solution for IoT applications | $126M | 37 mo ago | 20 | Vinay Ravuri Founder & CEO | Animate.cssAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+21 | — | 77 patents Integrated baseband processing, AI acceleration, and multi‑RAT multiplexing using compute‑in‑memory | — |
| 27 | Matrixx Billing & Charging solutions for telecommunications | $119M | 56 mo ago | 122 | Jennifer Kyriakakis Co-Founder & CMO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Forward Networks Developer of network modeling software delivering digital twin of the network | $116M | 40 mo ago | 72 | — | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+40 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 29 | Aalyria Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructure services 24Funding top 29%Growth top 35%News top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Newstop 35% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 42% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 31% Patentsbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Innovationbottom 10% Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $100M | 3 mo ago | 34 | Brian Barritt Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowjsDelivrGoogle Hosted Libraries+10 | — | 3 patents Software-defined networking and hybrid LEO/HAP satellite broadband architectures | 3 partnerships · 1 award |
| 30 | Peraso Provider of network technologies and power line communication services 37News top 37%Funding top 38%Tech top 48%Growth bottom 44% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 37% Fundingtop 38% Techtop 48% Growthbottom 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 34% Moatbottom 28% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 5 types) · -14% YoY Funding: Raised $99.3M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 17 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $99M | 9 mo ago | 146 | — | WordPressMySQLZoho+20 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Graphiant Provider of software-based connectivity solutions for data management and network infrastructure 37Moat top 37%Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Patents top 45% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Patentstop 45% Innovationtop 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 8 patents Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $96M | 12 mo ago | 99 | Stefan Olofsson Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 32 | GeoLinks California high-speed internet and voice solutions for business, government, and home 14Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 45%Market bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Growthbottom 10% Funding: Raised $87.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $88M | 35 mo ago | 75 | Skyler Ditchfield Ceo | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Movandi 5G antenna solutions with beamforming technology 42Product top 21%Moat top 26%Funding top 32%Innovation top 33% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 21% Moattop 26% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 33% Talenttop 38% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 34% Techbottom 31% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 229 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $69M | 8 mo ago | 56 | Maryam Rofougaran CEO | ContentstackWordPressMySQL+23 | — | 229 patents 5G mmWave phased‑array antenna systems, beamforming and repeater technologies for RF communication | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 34 | Isovalent Provider of open source networking systems | $69M | 45 mo ago | 137 | Thomas Graf CTO & Co-Founder Isovalent | SanitySentryZendesk+31 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Aspire Fiber Provider of high-speed fiber internet for residential and business use 55Tech top 36%Funding top 45%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Techtop 36% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Tech: 38 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn Funding: Raised $50.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $50M | 3 mo ago | — | Stephen Weatherford Founder & CEO | RubyLeafletHighcharts+20 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 36 | Md7 Provider of telecom infrastructure management and development services 62Growth top 23%Tech top 41%Partners top 41%Funding top 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 23% Techtop 41% Partnerstop 41% Fundingtop 44% Newsbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Headcount 85 → 145 (+71%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Tech: 40 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $50M | 4 mo ago | 145 145 → 326 (+125%) · sector median +100% | — | WordPressBugHerdMySQL+27 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 37 | mmTron Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures 4Funding top 44%Moat bottom 42%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 22% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 22% Patentsbottom 19% Marketbottom 14% Innovationbottom 4% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 2 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 4/100 | $45M | 1 mo ago | 14 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — | 2 patents Millimeter-wave antenna arrays for targeted hyperthermia cancer treatment devices | — |
| 38 | Skyloom Develops optical communication based spaceborne infrastructure 32News top 38%Growth top 45%Moat top 48%Funding top 49% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 38% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Fundingtop 49% Globaltop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Techbottom 39% Patentsbottom 29% Innovationbottom 19% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $31M | 30 mo ago | 101 | Marc Eisenberg Chief Executive Officer | ReactGatsbyAmazon Web Services+8 | — | 2 patents Free-space optical communication transceiver focal plane assemblies for multi-beam access | 1 internship |
| 39 | Highway 9 Provider of a cloud native platform for enterprise mobile users and AI | $25M | 27 mo ago | — | Debashis Basak Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Farcast Developer of flat panel antennas for satellite communication user terminals 11Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Patents bottom 44%Global bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Innovationbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Techbottom 24% Funding: Raised $22.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $23M | 7 mo ago | — | Siamak Ebadi Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10 | — | 2 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 41 | Mixed-Signal Devices Provider of digitally assisted mixed signal RF components | $21M | 24 mo ago | 10 | Avi Madisetti Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 39 patents Mixed-signal ICs for precise clock/phase generation, RF synthesis, and DAC/ADC linearization | — |
| 42 | Gigs Provider of platform for telecom services | $20M | 18 mo ago | 50 | Victor De Maizière Founder's Associate | StoryblokApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | — | — |
| 43 | ZeroTier Creation of flat Virtual Networks | $16M | 22 mo ago | 16 16 → 32 (+100%) · sector median +100% | Andrew Gault CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 44 | Elve Speed Provider of wireless connection services | $15M | 27 mo ago | 23 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 45 | Attobahn Provider of mobile internet services | $14M | 29 mo ago | 9 | Darryl Gray Chairman And Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 48 patents Mobile ad‑hoc/viral networking protocols for device‑to‑device communication | — |
| 46 | Dawn Internet Network enabling users to share Internet capacity and earn rewards 64Growth top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 45%Tech top 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 45% Techtop 46% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $13M | 5 mo ago | — | Neil Chatterjee Co-Founder & CEO | ShopifyRemixReact Router+10 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Aervivo Provider of platform as a service for fiber-grade connectivity 19Moat top 38%Patents top 46%Funding top 48%Innovation bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 38% Patentstop 46% Fundingtop 48% Innovationbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 21% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 5 patents Patents: 5 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $10M | 9 mo ago | 13 13 → 24 (+85%) · sector median +100% | Mike Hart CEO & Founder | — | — | 5 patents Modular millimeter‑wave mesh radio hardware and distributed data‑center infrastructure. | 1 expansion |
| 48 | LotusFlare End-to-end OSS BSS solutions for MNOs MVNOs 40News top 24%Tech top 30%Moat top 37%Talent top 38% All 13 signals ▾Newstop 24% Techtop 30% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 40% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 47% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 43% Innovationbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% Marketbottom 29% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 4 types) · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $10M | 6 mo ago | 17 | Terry Guo President & Co-founder & Product | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | +7% | 7 patents Mobile data traffic shaping and multi‑network orchestration for cellular applications | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 49 | Roamless Mobile application offering mobile connectivity solutions for travelers 55Talent top 28%Growth top 30%Tech top 41%News top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 30% Techtop 41% Newstop 44% Fundingbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Customersbottom 48% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · App-install growth +139% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 6 mo ago | — | Asim Alp Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsFacebook LoginGoogle Sign-in+18 | +139% | — | 2 launchs |
| 50 | Hankins Information Tech Provider of wireless internet service using carrier grade radio technology 29Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 14 mo ago | — | James H CEO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Telecom companies in California
#1
Public · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees$2.9Braised▾
Public · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees
Manufacturer of lasers and optical communication products. Its product portfolio includes components for optical communication, commercial lasers, and diode lasers. The component of optical communication includes DWDM, transceivers, SDN element, ROADMs, amplifiers, passive components, pump lasers, and submarine components. Its portfolio of commercial lasers includes Q-Switched lasers and low-power CW lasers. It also offers edge-emitting diode lasers, fiber-coupled diode lasers, and VCSELs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 22%Fin. health
top 24%Funding
top 26%Partners
top 31%News
top 33%Tech
top 35%Market: 7,500 employees (top 5% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$1.6B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2012) · Net margin 7.8% · Revenue +21% YoY
Funding: Raised $2.9B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 86k LinkedIn followers — 9.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$2B
- Dec 2019Post IPO$900M
Investors
Nvidia, Cottonwood Technology Fund
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBugherdCloudflare
#2
Series A · Redwood City, California · founded 2020 · 14 employees$45Mraised▾
Series A · Redwood City, California · founded 2020 · 14 employees
Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 4how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Moat
bottom 42%Global
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 22%Patents
bottom 19%Market
bottom 14%Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$45M
Investors
Maverick Capital, Tipping Point, J&M Partners, Kyto Technology & Life Science, Silicon Catalyst Angels
Tech stack
Constant ContactContact Form 7Cookie NoticeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJquery
#3
Series B · Livermore, California · founded 2021 · 34 employees$100Mraised▾
Series B · Livermore, California · founded 2021 · 34 employees
Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructure services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%Growth
top 35%News
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
bottom 42%Tech
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 4 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. SpinLaunch) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Battery Ventures, J2 Ventures, DYNE, Overmatch
Tech stack
CloudflareDocusignGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Workspace
#4
Series C · Moorpark, California · founded 2019$50Mraised▾
Series C · Moorpark, California · founded 2019
Provider of high-speed fiber internet for residential and business use. The company delivers internet connectivity through fiber-optic technology. It offers symmetrical upload and download speeds. The company provides internet plans without contracts, hidden fees, or data caps. It also offers digital solutions for smart homes and streaming services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 36%Funding
top 45%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 33%Tech: 38 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $50.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Audience (LinkedIn): 816 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$50M
Founders & team
Investors
Arenova
Tech stack
AhoyBootstrapCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsD3Dropzone
#5
Public · Fremont, California · founded 1998 · 12 employees$162.5Mraised▾
Public · Fremont, California · founded 1998 · 12 employees
Provider of networking solutions for intelligent traffic, rail, and city systems. The company delivers connectivity for apartments, businesses, and residential broadband. It offers backhaul services integrating industry, IoT, city, and campus Wi-Fi. Product offerings include Ethernet switches, fiber optic switches, and power over Ethernet switches. The company provides cybersecurity, broadband amplifiers, repeaters, and enclosures. Its technology includes fiber optics, G.fast, G.hn, G.SHDSL, and VDSL2. The company offers Ethernet networking, carrier Ethernet, and cybersecurity solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 15%Funding
top 29%News
top 33%Tech
top 34%Talent
top 45%Moat
top 48%Partners: 12 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 12 deals · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $162M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 27 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
News: 28 BI events in 12 mo (of 68 tracked, 7 types) · +40% YoY · 14 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Alaska State Department of Transportation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$850K
- Sep 2025Post IPO$2.5M
- Jun 2025Post IPO$1M
- May 2023Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Global Catalyst Partners, USVP, Walden International, Adams Street Partners, ATA Ventures
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#6
Series D · San Diego, California · founded 2003 · 145 employees$50Mraised▾
Series D · San Diego, California · founded 2003 · 145 employees
Provider of telecom infrastructure management and development services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 23%Tech
top 41%Partners
top 41%Funding
top 44%News
bottom 45%Market
bottom 41%Growth: Headcount 85 → 145 (+71%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 40 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Digicert, Http/3
Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Tikehau Star Infra) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series D$100M
- Nov 2010Series C$50M
- Oct 2010Conventional Debt$50M
Investors
Tikehaustarinfra, Fallbrook Private Equity, Darshan Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssAstraBeaver BuilderCdnjsCloudflareCloudways
#7
Acquired · San Jose, California · founded 2008 · 146 employees$99.3Mraised▾
Acquired · San Jose, California · founded 2008 · 146 employees
Provider of network technologies and power line communication services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 37%Funding
top 38%Tech
top 48%Growth
bottom 44%Market
bottom 43%Global
bottom 37%News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 5 types) · -14% YoY · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $99.3M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 17 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$1.3M
- May 2023Post IPO$4M
- Nov 2022Post IPO$5M
- Feb 2019Post IPO$31.7M
Investors
VentureLink Funds, Inovia Capital, Roadmap Capital, Onbelay Capital, Celtic House Asia Partners, Venture Ontario
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerContact Form 7Cookie NoticeCore-JsDuda
#8
Series D · Irvine, California · founded 2016 · 56 employees$69.1Mraised▾
Series D · Irvine, California · founded 2016 · 56 employees
5G antenna solutions with beamforming technology. The company has developed BeamX technology, an RF front-end system solution to improve the performance of the 5G networks and other multi-gigabit networks. It provides a 5G millimeter wave solution that integrates RF, antenna, beamforming, and control algorithms for Customer Premises Equipment, small cell, and base station applications. Its use cases include content delivery across mobile platforms, virtual and augmented reality services, massive Internet of Things, mission-critical vehicle-to-vehicle, and other industrial applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 21%Moat
top 26%Funding
top 32%Innovation
top 33%Patents
top 33%Talent
top 38%Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 229 patents · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $69.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Oman) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series D$41.2M
- Apr 2020Series C$29.6M
- Jan 2019Series B$11M
- Mar 2018Series B$19.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Cota Capital, DNX Ventures, Celesta Capital, ITHCA, 5G Ventures, VentureTech Alliance
Tech stack
AkismetAnime.JsContact Form 7ContentstackCore-JsFlywheel
#9
Meter 🦄Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 65 employees$145.1Mraised▾
Meter 🦄
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 65 employees
Provider of enterprise internet infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network management tools. It designs, manufactures, and installs network hardware, including security appliances, switches, access points, and power distribution units. The company offers software for network management, security, visibility, and control. It provides installation, support, and lifecycle management services through its team and partner network. The company's solutions cater to companies of various sizes, offering scalability for multi-site management and numerous devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%News
top 35%Innovation
top 36%Tech
top 36%Growth
top 37%Patents
top 39%Funding: Raised $145M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Jun 2025)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 3 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Leadership, M&A
Innovation: 11 patents (top 65% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. IT Europa) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series C$170M
- Feb 2024Series B$35M
- May 2022Series B$38M
- Sep 2021Series B$72.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Baillie Gifford, Microsoft, J P Morgan, Tishman Speyer
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDemandbaseDreamdata
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019$22.6Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019
Developer of flat panel antennas for satellite communication user terminals. The company builds active electronically scanned antennas designed to reduce size, weight, power, and cost. The technology supports fixed satellite and moving satellite applications. The antennas compensate for movement of satellites and users through electronic beamscanning.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%Talent
bottom 49%Patents
bottom 44%Global
bottom 42%Innovation
bottom 30%Market
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $22.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Patents: 2 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2026 · 2 distinct CPC technology classes
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Embedded Software Engineer
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A$5M
- Apr 2025Series A$2M
- Dec 2022Series A$15.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Lockheed Martin, Telesat, MaC Venture Capital
#11
Series B · San Jose, California · founded 2020 · 99 employees$96Mraised▾
Series B · San Jose, California · founded 2020 · 99 employees
Provider of software-based connectivity solutions for data management and network infrastructure. The company delivers network solutions for cloud, SaaS, B2B, branch networking, and AI. It offers tools for data assurance, security, and compliance management. The company’s solutions aim to simplify network infrastructure, ensuring speed and agility for data capitalization.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 37%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 41%Patents
top 45%Innovation
top 47%Tech
bottom 46%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 8 patents · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $96.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series B$19M
- Mar 2023Series B$62M
- Dec 2020Series A$33.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Two Bear Capital, Sequoia Capital, Atlantic Bridge, Harpoon, Wa'ed Ventures, tali ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2020$13Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2020
Network enabling users to share Internet capacity and earn rewards. It combines protocol and hardware to build a system for user-owned connectivity. The network provides a validator extension and deployer network. It also offers a device that powers decentralized projects.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 45%Tech
top 46%Market
top 47%Global
bottom 33%Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $13.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 835 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. flume) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$13M
Founders & team
Investors
Polychain
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceGsap
Funding & investor landscape
$25.9Btotal disclosed funding
323companies funded
825disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
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Co-Founder & CTO · Aalyria
Chris Taylor
Co-Founder & CEO · Aalyria
Stephen Weatherford
Founder & CEO · Aspire Fiber
Niel Ransom
Board of Directors · Actelis
Yoav Efron
Deputy CEO · Actelis
Maryam Rofougaran
CEO · Movandi
Reza Rofougaran
Co-Founder & CTO · Movandi
Anil Varanasi
CEO · Meter
Siamak Ebadi
Founder & CEO · Farcast
Stefan Olofsson
Founder & CTO · Graphiant
Khalid Raza
Chief Executive Officer · Graphiant
Neil Chatterjee
Co-Founder & CEO · Dawn Internet
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 979,411 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Telecom coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Networking & Security
How research on 5G 6G in California is moving
A read on the academic research around 5G 6G in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 874 papers.
UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and USC optimistically research Advanced MIMO Systems and Millimeter-Wave Propagation, producing 874 papers with breakthrough-dominant findings and minimal concern.
874 papers · stance +0.67 · 49% breakthrough · 4% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Irvine154
- University of California, San Diego124
- University of Southern California104
- University of California San Diego96
- University of California, Los Angeles87
leading researchers
A. Lee Swindlehurst · Gabriel M. Rebeiz · Peter Gerstoft · Upamanyu Madhow · Danijela Čabrić · Andreas F. Molisch
prism intelligence · tone & topics
89% positive · 5% critical tone
TelecommunicationsComputer ScienceMathematicsElectronicsMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence
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Breakthroughs411 · 47%
▲ 41%→56% share
▲1.4× share momentum6 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming breakthroughs are surging — papers more than doubled from 65 to 151, driving field-share from 41% to 56%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming65→151
- Telecommunications2→32
- Phased array9→35
- Electronic engineering13→37
- MIMO43→60
Newly emergingElectrical engineering 0→11 · Throughput 0→8 · Smart antenna 0→4
Landmark Joint Spatial Division and Multiplexing—The Large-Scale Array Regime · 1,380 cites
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Advancements396 · 45%
▼ 48%→41% share
▼0.9× share momentum6 median citations37% since 2021mostly methods-led
Telecommunications advancement research intensified sharply — papers rose from 3 to 23 across base station and antenna topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming90→115
- Telecommunications3→23
- Electronic engineering14→32
- Antenna (radio)5→13
- Base station6→12
Newly emergingJoint (building) 0→9 · Noma 0→5 · Microphone 0→4
Landmark Sparse Sensing With Co-Prime Samplers and Arrays · 1,657 cites
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Concerns35 · 4%
▼ 6%→2% share
▼0.3× share momentum12 median citations17% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns research is shrinking — field-share collapsed from 6% to 2% despite beamforming and MIMO concern papers persisting.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming23
- MIMO8
- Electronic engineering7
- Acoustics4
- Bandwidth (computing)4
Landmark Distributed transmit beamforming: challenges and recent progress · 511 cites
Common questions
How many Telecom companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 892 indexable Telecom companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Telecom companies in California, United States?
The Telecom companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $25.9B in disclosed equity funding across 323 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Telecom company in California, United States?
NextWave Wireless is the highest-funded Telecom company in California, United States, with $3.2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Telecom companies in California, United States are funded?
323 of the 892 Telecom companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Telecom unicorns are there in California, United States?
6 Telecom companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Telecom companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Telecom companies on this list include Western Technology Investment, New Enterprise Associates, Intel Capital, Accel, Sequoia Capital.
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