no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2016 wefi industry wifi provider founded 2005 headquarters herndon virginia website wefi wefi was a company that produced mobile software and apps that connected to free wifi and cellular networks and provided analytic services . contents 1 history 2 wefi network 3 other software 4 studies 5 financing 6 closure 7 references 8 external links history edit wefi was founded in 2005 by yossi vardi amnon kochavi shimon scherzer and tamir scherzer . 1 the company is based in herndon virginia and was originally named contigo mobility inc. 2 initially it was available only for windows before it expanded to other platforms . 3 wefi network edit the company had developed an app that connects users to an established wifi network that is present on all continents and that indexes the network according to location . as of 2012 wefi provided about 114 million wifi networks across the world and by 2013 they had 130 million . wifi hotspots are found via an online map which brings up the nearest hotspots to an inputted location . users log in via either their user account or facebook . wefi members can add additional hotspots to the network map . 1 4 5 the app is available for both smartphones and laptops . 1 other software edit the company also produced wefi pro . 5 the company also produced the user experience topology analytics service used by network operators . 2 studies edit wefi produced studies of the hotspots on its network and ranked different types of hotspots such as those in hotels cafes or on public beaches by their speed and connectivity . the studies covered 45 million hotspots within the wefi network . 6 7 financing edit in 2009 the company received series b funding 1 totaling 7 million from lightspeed venture partners and pitango venture capital . 8 it also received 10 million in funding in 2012 . 9 closure edit at may 2016 wefi ceased to exist . note as of august 2016 wefi while it has evolved from its original business model is currently hiring so they are not closed . http www.wefi.com careers references edit a b c d http www.timesofisrael.com wefi uses the power of social networks to get you online a b http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 26844620 http www.highbeam.com doc 1p1 141253506.html http www.pcworld.com article 231484 wefi.html a b http www.androidcentral.com wefi pro get most out public wifi access http www.highbeam.com doc 1p3 3377559851.html http www.fiercewireless.com tech story report starbucks has fastest wi fi download speeds among coffee chains 2014 09 28 http www.crunchbase.com funding round d3339782bf31ecb20dc0af5d1130eef7 http www.crunchbase.com organization wefi external links edit wefi retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wefi internet & oldid 739310719 categories 2005 establishments in virginiainternet properties established in 2005companies based in virginiacompanies established in 2005hidden categories orphaned articles from june 2016all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 september 2016 at 23 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view