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Cape
Privacy-first mobile carrier with identifier rotation and secondary numbers.
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Cape is interesting
Ex-Palantir national-security team rebuilding telco core for minimal PII — a16z American Dynamism bet through $191M raised.
Key facts
- Seed/Series A/B aggregate (2024): $61M with a16z and A* co-leading privacy MVNO (Businesswire)
- Series C (Mar 2026): $100M co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and IVP; 01 Advisors joined (Cape blog)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: IVP, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Costanoa Ventures, Point72 Ventures
- Source: https://www.cape.co/blog/announcing-our-series-c
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Industries
Consumer Cybersecurity
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FAQs about Cape
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Cape sells mobile phone service with privacy-by-design: rotating identifiers, secondary lines, and reduced personal data retention compared to traditional carriers.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) co-led early rounds totaling $61M in 2024. 01 Advisors (see /fund/01-advisors) joined the $100M Series C in March 2026 alongside Bain Capital Ventures and IVP.
Growth stage after Series C ($100M, March 2026). ~$191M total raised; remains private.
An a16z American Dynamism bet on rebuilding telecom core with national-security-grade privacy — relevant as mobile identity becomes a fraud and surveillance surface.
No — Cape remains a private company.
Last updated: 2026-07-24