Company Directory / Internet
ClosedFor profitInternetOakland, California, United States
Open Garden
Open Garden is creating a sharing economy for Internet access.
- Founded
- 2011 15 years ago
- Staff
- 11-50 7 on LinkedIn
- Followers
- 1k on LinkedIn
- Funding
- $13M as listed, currency not stated
In 2020, Open Garden is launching Open, a new mobile operator to make Internet access more affordable to everyone. Disruptive technology, disruptive economics. We are also known as the creator of FireChat, the first off-the-grid messaging app. Winner of a 2015 SXSW Innovation award, FireChat uses peer-to-peer mesh networking technology to connect people and mobile devices even when no Internet connection or mobile data service is available. FireChat has been among the top 10 social networking applications in… Read all
In 2020, Open Garden is launching Open, a new mobile operator to make Internet access more affordable to everyone. Disruptive technology, disruptive economics. We are also known as the creator of FireChat, the first off-the-grid messaging app. Winner of a 2015 SXSW Innovation award, FireChat uses peer-to-peer mesh networking technology to connect people and mobile devices even when no Internet connection or mobile data service is available. FireChat has been among the top 10 social networking applications in 124 countries. From Taiwan to Hong Kong, Delhi, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur, leaders, disaster relief organizations, and media companies used this messaging app to communicate and reach people on their phone when no other app could work. Open Garden has been featured on CNN, CNBC, the BBC, the Financial Times, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and almost any major news outlet or TV network around the world.
Set against six million companies
Size
11-50 people: larger than 33% of companies with a size listed. 7 people list it on LinkedIn.
Age
15 years old.
Reach
Website ranked #15,368,309 in the world for traffic, about 6 visits a month. 1,392 followers on LinkedIn.
What it does
InternetMobileTelecommunicationsWirelessNetworking protocolsMobile applications
Funding, as listed
$13M currency not stated
- Rounds5
- LatestSeries unknown, Feb 2018
- Investors14, 2 leading
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Every detail we hold
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The company
- Name
- Open Garden
- Type
- For profit
- Status
- Closed
- Founded
- 2011
- Founders
- Greg Hazel, Micha Benoliel, Stanislav Shalunov
- Industry
- Internet
- Categories
- Internet, Mobile, Telecommunications, Wireless
- Specialities
- Networking protocols, Mobile applications
Where
- City
- Oakland
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Markets
- San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Size and reach
- Staff band
- 11-50
- People on LinkedIn
- 7
- LinkedIn followers
- 1,392
- Web traffic rank
- #15,368,309
- Monthly web visits
- 6
- Apps
- 10
Funding, as listed
- Total
- 12,800,000 (currency not stated)
- Rounds
- 5
- Latest round
- Series unknown
- Latest round date
- Feb 2018
- Investors
- 14
- Lead investors
- 2
- Listing status
- private
About this record
- Sources
- Crunchbase, LinkedIn
- Last imported
- Sept 2026
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