Mode transforms physically discrete service provider underlays into efficient, unified networks that combine cloud scale and flexibility with guaranteed QoS and SLAs. Mode Autonomous Fabric is a distributed, autonomous control system that turns commodity hardware into mathematically optimal software routers. Our solution simplifies operations, drives profitability, and accelerates business innovation and growth. Networks crafted from Mode Fabric, like the Mode SD-CORE NaaS for Enterprises and SaaS providers, deliver ideal performance at every moment — for any application, cloud, device, location, identity, and SLA. Mode Autonomous Fabric has been embraced by Ericsson, global service providers, and the National Science Foundation. Mode is backed by GV and NEA, with headquarters in San Francisco, CA.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $24M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Struck Cap... | struckcapi... |
| - | Ericsson V... | ericsson.c... |
| - | GV | gv.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.06.2018 | Series B | $24M | GV |
Mentions in press and media 5
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| 22.06.2026 | New Market Realities: Brands Adapt, Consumers Dictate, AI Accelerates | Brands innovate for growth. Nex Playground expands globally via Wrexham AFC. Hollister partners Target for dorm decor, targeting the $89B back-to-college market. Retailers face scrutiny as LGBTQ+ consumers shift spending based on DEI commit... |
| 16.06.2026 | This startup wants to pay for your email and photos to train AI — and it's on an acquisition spree | The next wave of AI needs your photos, receipts, and emails to get smarter. One startup wants to help you get paid for it, and it's on a corporate shopping spree. AI training startup Mode Inc has acquired two consumer applications, bringing... |
| 07.06.2018 | Mode emerges from stealth with new approach to software-defined WAN and $24 million venture funding | Mode, an enterprise startup and a pioneer of autonomously controlled networks, emerged from stealth today to introduce a new category of private core network for enterprise. The company also announced it has closed an $8 million Series A le... |
| 07.06.2018 | Mode emerges from stealth with new approach to software-defined WANs | Mode, a San Francisco-based startup, came out of stealth today with a new approach to software-defined wide area networks they call software-defined core network (SD-CORE), which they say will dramatically reduce the cost of running these n... |
| 07.06.2018 | Mode Raises $24M in Series B Venture Capital Funding | Mode, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of autonomously controlled networks, has emerged from stealth with a $16m Series B funding round. The round was led by GV, with an additional grant from the National Science Foundation. The company ... |