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Daniel Turner, CEO of TRAXyL: Over $5 Million Raised to Make Connectivity Happen From Here to Anywhere

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Daniel Turner, CEO of TRAXyL, an optical fiber installation company that's raised over $5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Daniel’s early background, his education in computer science, and his time working in the intelligence community How living in DC and witnessing 9/11 shifted Daniel’s professional focus from game development to the intelligence sector How his father’s challenges with high-speed internet installation drew attention to a need for innovation in the installation industry Why a ‘minimally disruptive installation’ method means TRAXyL brings connection to people and places typically too challenging for fiber installation Making the transition from bootstrapping funding to finding success in a capital seed round, raising millions for further development

Broadcast on:
06 Sep 2023

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Daniel Turner, CEO of TRAXyL, an optical fiber installation company that's raised over $5 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

  • Daniel’s early background, his education in computer science, and his time working in the intelligence community
  • How living in DC and witnessing 9/11 shifted Daniel’s professional focus from game development to the intelligence sector
  • How his father’s challenges with high-speed internet installation drew attention to a need for innovation in the installation industry
  • Why a ‘minimally disruptive installation’ method means TRAXyL brings connection to people and places typically too challenging for fiber installation
  • Making the transition from bootstrapping funding to finding success in a capital seed round, raising millions for further development