Cloud4Wi offers Volare, an AI-driven location analytics and marketing platform. The platform includes Guest WiFi, WiFi Analytics and WiFi Marketing to collect customer data, enrich on-premise profiles and engage customers across channels. It is distributed via a network covering over 65 million mobile users in about 15,000 locations across more than 80 countries. The company has offices in New York, Dallas, London, Paris, Milan, Pisa, Rome and Manila and serves brands such as Adecco, Bulgari, Burger King, Clarks, Gruppo FS Italiane, Liverpool, Moscow City Government, Olive Garden and VTB24. Cloud4Wi closed an $11.5M Series B and has raised $15.5M in total to date. The company plans to use the funds to further develop Volare, expand sales and marketing, grow its global partner network and improve its machine learning capabilities. Cloud4wi offers Volare, a services platform for advanced guest Wi‑Fi that lets large retail and restaurant chains and shopping malls leverage existing Wi‑Fi to deliver on-site mobile experiences and capture customer insights. The open, cloud-based solution is distributed through channel partners and includes mobile app integration, enhanced targeting capabilities, and a developer suite. The platform connects more than 45 million mobile users across 15,000 locations in more than 80 countries. Customers named in the article include Armani, Burger King, Bulgari, Clarks Shoes, Olive Garden, Prada, and Telecom Italia. Led by CEO and co-founder Andrea Calcagno, the company has offices in San Francisco, London, Paris, Milan, Pisa and Singapore. The new financing will be used to expand operations globally. Cloud4Wi offers a cloud-based platform that lets venues monetize WiFi via branded splash web portals, promotional offers, and customer data capture. The platform supports third-party developers to build additional apps on top of the service. The company has made headway in the Italian market, working with telco players, system integrators and vendors. Cloud4Wi plans to expand internationally and is opening a new San Francisco office as part of that push. Management intends to capitalize on hotspot growth in venues such as stadiums and shopping malls. Competitors mentioned in the article include FON, Boingo, Cloudessa, and Purple WiFi.

Total raised

$24M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Oct 2017