Neighbor.ly

  • Neighbor.ly’s Jase Wilson wins Silicon Valley pitch competition

    Neighbor.ly is making good use of its temporary migration west. In late January, the KC-based civic startup joined the Tumml accelerator in San Francisco—wrapping up May 6. A couple weeks ago, CEO Jase Wilson jumped last-minute into Global Innovator Competition, a pitch contest at the Global Technology Symposium. He called it a gut decision to…

  • Neighbor.ly keeps accelerating, this time at Tumml in San Francisco

    Neighbor.ly has kept its foot on the gas over the last year. In May it was accepted into the Points of Light Civic Accelerator—winning a $50,000 investment in September for being selected by its peers as the top for-profit company—and in June received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.…

  • Chosen by its accelerator peers, Neighbor.ly wins $50K investment

    When I talked with Neighbor.ly co-founders Jase Wilson and Sean Connolly Thursday, they were rejuvenated and relieved following their time in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. Oddly, very little of the conversation focused on the $50,000 investment they had just won for being selected by their peers as the Accelerator’s top for-profit startup. Which…

  • Neighbor.ly to expand scope with $175K grant from Knight Foundation

    Fresh off its inclusion in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Kansas City-based crowdfunding startup Neighbor.ly has received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to scale its operations. “With its expansion more people will be able to get involved in decision-making in their communities, while governments and change makers…

  • Connecting for Good’s free WiFi fundraiser ends successfully

    In March, we wrote about nonprofit Connecting for Good’s mission to bridge the digital divide in Kansas City. It was in the process of fundraising to secure a grant from One Economy Corporation and to bring free WiFi to the Juniper Gardens low-income housing …

  • Neighbor.ly earns spot in civic accelerator, opportunity for funding

    Neighbor.ly has been selected to join a community of nine other civic startups from around the country in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. “We’re getting access to the best and brightest minds of civic technology,” Neighbor.ly CEO Jase Wilson on Tuesday told Silicon Prairie News. “We’ll emerge with a much more polished, effective product.”…

  • RareWire, Neighbor.ly leaders part of KC’s 30-member Challenge Cabinet

    The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor’s Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is…

  • Gig Bits: Global roundtable Tuesday, digital divide conversation continues

    With ample Google Fiber news — like last week’s announcement of the order that Kansas City’s 180 fiberhoods will receive service — coming straight from the source in recent weeks, it has been some time since we checked on the ad hoc efforts surrounding the arrival of Google’s ultra high-speed internet service in Kansas City.…

  • Luminopolis launches Neighbor.ly to crowdfund civic projects

    Strengthening communities, no matter the method, is what lies at the core of Kansas City, Mo.-based startup Luminopolis. Founded in late 2003 by Jase Wilson, Luminopolis set out to improve communities by helping them design, develop and maintain online solutions. Since then, Luminopolis has worked with more than 100 clients, including the City of Kansas…