Cape opens $99/month beta of its privacy-first mobile plan, inks Proton deal, raises $30M

Mobile networks continue to be a major target for cybersecurity breaches, and Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon‘s persistent attacks on multiple carriers are only the latest known examples. The mobile carrier startup Cape is taking a novel approach to addressing the problem: it has built a service it says can provide a more secure, private alternative because it doesn’t collect any data on you at all — even its website doesn’t have a cookie gate. Today, Cape is announcing a few big developments in its efforts. The Washington, DC-based company — founded by a former head of Palantir’s national security business who previously worked in the U.S. Army’s special forces — is releasing an open beta of its MVNO mobile service, which comes in the form of a $99/month subscription plan; it has inked a partnership with Proton — the provider of encrypted e-mail, VPN and cloud services; and it’s raised $30 million more in equity and debt funding. The $30 million is broken down as further $15 mil ... Read full article.