Tupl raises $7M to help telecom companies better serve their customers
Summary
Tupl, a Seattle startup that helps telecom companies make their networks more efficient, is in the process of raising a $7 million funding round, according to SEC filings and company executives. Hautakangas said Tupl now has 37 employees and has signed a “major customer contract” in the U.S. and a few others in Japan. The company is based in Seattle, but has offices in Spain and Japan and plans to expand headcount over the next year. CTO Pablo Tapia, a former T-Mobile engineer, founded the company in 2014, and Hautakangas joined in 2015 after a long career at Nokia. Hautakangas would not disclose any of the company’s investors, but Jim Judson, a former member of wireless legend Craig McCaw’s Eagle River Investments venture firm, is chairman of the company’s board of directors.