Our portfolio company goTenna sent a bunch of their mesh networking devices to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria and a number of mesh networks lit up on the island.
This is what the goTenna network map looks like on the west side of the island now:
So they kicked off this crowdfunding campaign to purchase another 300 devices to get more mesh connectivity on the island.
I backed the project yesterday and it would be great if the AVC community could close this out with more donations today. The total raise is $15k.
If you want to learn more about goTenna, this Techcrunch story is a good place to start.
In a few short months the goTenna mesh device has built this network around the US:
I’ve been a fan of the idea of people-powered mesh networking for a long time. It is great to see it happening.
