Helium

Helium is building the world’s first peer-to-peer wireless network to simplify connecting anything to the internet by rewarding anyone to become a network operator.

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Helium is shaping the future by rewarding anyone for creating a global decentralized wireless network for billions of machines. Helium was founded in 2013 by Shawn Fanning of Napster, Amir Haleem, and Sean Carey. The company is backed by Khosla Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), FirstMark Capital, Marc Benioff, HSB/MunichRe Ventures Slow Ventures, and others.

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Helium Details

Operating Status: Active
Business Type Private
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States
Founded Date 2013
Organization CEO Amir Haleem
Founders Shawn Fanning, Amir Haleem, Sean Carey

Helium News

Crypto-based IoT Company ‘Helium’ Expands to 250 Cities Around the U.S. — By Janis Rijnieks September 25th, 2019

By Janis Rijnieks September 25th, 2019

Helium, an IoT startup and crypto mining modem distributor, is expanding to more than 250 cities in the U.S. They started out from Austin, Texas, but now are shipping their units much more broadly.

Blockchain News, News ‘Most Ambitious’ Blockchain Project Since Ethereum Raises $15M from Top Venture Funds

By Daria Rud June 13th, 2019

A blockchain project Helium has completed a fundraising round where it managed to get $15 million in funding from leading venture funds. According to Multicoin Capital, Helium is the most ambitious crypto venture since Ethereum.