Founded in 2012 with the small goal of enabling connectivity-free communication, goTenna has ballooned to over 23 employees and delivered real hardware to market in the process. Today the startup is adding another $7.5 million to its coffers in the form of a Series B led by Union Square Ventures.
goTenna’s full suite of products effectively convert phones into walkie-talkies, allowing them to communicate with other local goTenna equipped phones. The Brooklyn-based startup is targeting both consumers and enterprises, but the later is where they are most poised to shine going forward. An alternative communications network is cool for a weekend expedition, but mission critical for governments and other emergency response teams.
With just $16.8 million in total financing, including today’s round, the startup has been able to develop three products — goTenna, goTenna…