This startup provides ultra-low latency wireless communication systems for financial markets and algorithmic trading firms. Their technology enables direct data transfer between exchange co-locations, optimizing speed for high-frequency trading operations.
Funding
$28M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
High-frequency trading firms require the fastest possible data transfer speeds between exchange co-location facilities to gain a competitive advantage. Traditional fiber optic networks can introduce latency due to the speed of light through glass and the physical distance of the cable routes.
Solution
Raft Technologies provides ultra-low latency wireless communication networks that utilize radio frequency Skywaves to transmit data directly between key financial market destinations. By harnessing the phenomenon of HF radio signals propagating through the atmosphere, Raft establishes direct intercontinental wireless links that are faster than fiber networks. This approach leverages the fact that light travels approximately 50% faster through air than through glass, enabling Raft to offer a complete end-to-end communications service with optimized technology and network management. The company's network operating center (NOC) monitors and optimizes Skywave performance using AI-based algorithms to ensure the fastest possible data delivery.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes financial markets and algorithmic trading firms that require ultra-low latency data communication for high-frequency trading operations.
Features
- Global ultra-low latency wireless network using radio frequency Skywaves
- Direct wireless links between antennas, thousands of kilometers apart
- Data transfer speeds faster than fiber optic networks
- Datapath API for connecting to Raft's network at both ends
- Network Operating Center (NOC) for performance monitoring and optimization
- AI-based algorithms for automation and improved performance
- Proprietary technological components for high performance, reliability, and speed
- Stability, high accuracy, and availability day-long and year-round
- Mitigation of impacts from physical phenomena and changing conditions, such as solar storms
- Engineering solutions for predicting and dealing with interferences