Highway 9 Networks Raises $25M in Funding

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Highway 9 Networks, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of a mobile cloud for delivering cloud-native mobility and services for the AI-driven enterprise, raised $25M in funding.

Backers included Mayfield, General Catalyst, Detroit Ventures and others.

The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts.

Led by Allwyn Sequeira, Founder and CEO, Highway 9 Networks has developed a cloud-based approach to enterprise mobile networking that addresses both everywhere, always-on mobile coverage and AI’s dynamic connectivity requirements. The Highway 9 Mobile Cloud leverages capabilities of private cellular technology coupled with a cloud-native mobile platform to enable smart phones, tablets, computers, new AI-driven devices, and the proliferation of next gen IoT to interconnect with apps, data and each other, as well as cloud services. It addresses the key enterprise requirements of cleanly integrating into existing IT infrastructure and security policies, operating across mobile service providers, and delivering a cloud-based approach to automate and lifecycle manage the full mobile stack.

Commenting on the news, Allwyn Sequeira said: “We created a mobile cloud for the enterprise, building on the superior range, mobility, resiliency, predictability and low-latency characteristics of private cellular technology, and coupled it with a fully cloud-native platform. The Highway 9 Mobile Cloud delivers the always-on, performant mobile network needed for private mobility and modern AI-aware systems, regardless of whether they are indoors, outdoor, campus-wide or beyond.

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22/02/2024