GoTenna is ramping up public sector mesh networking with a $24M C round –
Summary
But the company has found that government work — military, fire, rescue — is the real market, and is pursuing it with a vengeance on the strength of a $24 million funding round. “We have a good problem, which is a technology that can be so foundationally enabling for so many use cases.” GoTenna’s core tech is mesh networking over radio frequencies normally used for walkie-talkies: long range but low bandwidth. Firefighters, military operations, local law enforcement, search and rescue — many were using bulky, over-engineered, expensive solutions that haven’t changed much in decades. While disaster response crews could of course just buy a couple dozen of the regular GoTenna products, they were quick to ask for “pro” versions with features prized by advanced users and military customers. I think of us as perfectly complementary to every other communications company.” As for that funding, it will go toward easing the rapid growth the company is experiencing, finishing the pro and embedded options, hiring up and expanding operations to support their growing services business.