Sparrow
Sparrow is a mobile carrier people love: Simple to switch, same networks, fair/transparent pricing, better care - all while helping someone in digital poverty.
- Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
- Industry Telecommunications
- Location San Francisco, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded April 2014
- Employees 5
- Incorporation Type LLC
- Website sparrowmobile.com
Company Summary
sparrow was founded in 2014 by a group of social entrepreneurs determined to end digital poverty and connect people using the company’s product-as-impact model. When people switch their mobile services to a sparrow, they are supporting someone in need with a smartphone and/or wireless service every month. In addition, they receive competitively priced services via the Good Plan with unlimited Talk & Text for $20 per month & data at $10 per GB.
Team
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Co-founder & COO
25-year track record of rallying communities alongside starting and running companies and nonprofits focused on communications, local economies and poverty.
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Co-founder & Finance
Focused primarily in the technology, media and telecom sectors, Jim put his strategic investment and entrepreneurial leadership skills to use serving as managing partner, CEO, Director and impact investor.
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Co-founder & Brand + Impact
Social entrepreneur, innovator and patent holder with over 25 years experience applying creativity, technology and business to engage and delight audiences while solving real-world problems.
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CEO
Scott is widely recognized as one of the top leaders in the mobile/MVNO space. Most recently, he guided Ting from 0 to $100m in revenues in 4 years (now over $200m), then Wing to $20m+ in 1.5 years and now takes the helm at Sparrow in 2019 to ramp our retail biz and take the Sparrow brand to the next level.
Advisors
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Leslie KatzUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Ryan ScottUnconfirmed
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