While most of the market is focused on building and selling 5G infrastructure, an important piece that is overlooked is the application development on 5G networks. He is excited to support a company like Shabodi.
Ladsariya said via email that Shabodi is primed to serve that need.
The seed funding Shabodi raised will allow enterprises, system integrators and telecommunications companies to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation applications on 5G.
The company was founded in 2020 by two telecom veterans, Harpreet Geekee and Vikram Chopra, with an initial focus on 5G. This is the third startup they have started together.
Lexmark Global is working with Shabodi to monetize their 5G deployment to accelerate return on investment.
5G is a couple of years away from everyone, but enterprise is ripe for this. We are one of the few companies that are addressing the skill set needed to build applications on 5G.
Shabodi wants to demystify 5G by providing simple APIs so that developers can build Industry 4.0 applications without unexpected costs, complexity and domain disparity.
The seed round was led by Blumberg Capital and was joined by Counterview Capital. Shabodi raised $200,000 in a pre-seed round led by Forum Venture and former Yahoo executives.
The company has 15 employees and two patents.
He said that the company is in talks with about a dozen enterprises. He plans to use the new funding to build out the product and sales teams as Shabodi prepares to release its first product for public consumption.
Bruce Taragin, managing director at Blumberg Capital, said in an email that they are proud to partner with Shabodi's visionary team of industry experts to accelerate the deployment of 5G. 5G will disrupt many aspects of enterprise technology, and Shabodi's platform has the potential to significantly improve how application developers, organizations and entire industries make 5G a reality.
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