SpiderCloud Wireless was founded in November 2006 as Evoke Networks by Peter Wexler, Allan Baw, and Mark Gallagher. The trio incubated the company as Copivia Inc. and hired Mike Gallagher as

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in October 2007. After closing the Series-A funding in January 2008, the company soon changed its name to SpiderCloud Wireless. The company is now headquartered in

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. The company is backed by investors

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, Opus Capital, and Shasta Ventures. It has raised around US$125 million in

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and is generating revenue from customers such as

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, and more. The company helps mobile operators improve service quality for enterprise customers. SpiderCloud was acquired by

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on July 19, 2017.

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