2026-09-15
$1.1B of new funding is targeting network and connectivity operations
3 funded companies building into network and connectivity operations. The work in scope is what the Head of Network Operations owns today.
The funding
The rapid evolution of AI clusters and data centers demands increasingly high-speed connectivity solutions.
Chinese AI startup Ligent Technologies intends to raise up to $727 million →Open Cosmos builds satellites and space infrastructure, turns Earth data into AI-ready insights, and delivers secure global connectivity - end-to-end space solutions for governments and industry.
Open Cosmos secures €300M to expand satellite intelligence and connectivity →Embed financial connectivity into your product with an integration platform designed for speed and scale. Add integrations with accounting, invoicing, ecommerce, POS and more in 1 click.
Chift raises €10.5M Series A to scale financial connectivity across Europe →What it means
Capital arriving in a function is a reliable leading indicator. It does not mean the incumbents are wrong, and it does not mean these companies will succeed. It means that within the next few quarters the people who run this work will be asked what their function is doing about it, and the honest answer has to start with where that function actually stands.
So we built the assessment for it. Not a purchase decision, a structured set of questions to take to your own team.