Company type | Private |
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Industry | Public infrastructure, impact investing |
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Jase Wilson |
Defunct | 2019 |
Fate | Bankrupted |
Headquarters | |
Products | Fiber-optic broadband networks |
Neighborly was a San Francisco–based financial technology startup focused on financing and deploying fiber-optic broadband infrastructure in communities around the U.S. The company aimed to deliver critical fiber broadband infrastructure to communities, and opportunities to investors interested in closing the digital divide.
Previous to their broadband endeavors, Neighborly facilitated municipal bond investments to finance community infrastructure, including schools, libraries, bike paths, and parks. Investors included Emerson Collective, 8VC and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures.