SayCel
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SayCel: Scalable communications solutions for poor rural communities
Company
investment Stage
Early Stage
investment status
Graduated
country of registration
Nicaragua
founding year
2015

50

TOTAL COMMITS
ISSUES
1 LOGGED
PULL REQUESTS
1 CLOSED
Investment Period Activity

SayCel focuses on increasing access to communication through deployment of last mile Fiber Optics, Freemium Wifi HotSpots, Open Source Community Cellular and we bridge all these networks with the WebPh.one application. 700 million people in the world do not have access to communications, and when they do have access many cannot afford it. In Nicaragua the average cost of a cellular call is $0.48 a minute, and the internet penetration rate is at 15.5%1. The cost of communications is a huge financial sacrifice for people making $2 a day, and it limits their security, and economic development. SayCel runs an Open Source Community Cellular Network in the Nicaraguan fishing community of Pearl Lagoon in coordination with the community government. The services provided are: 1. Unlimited local calls & texts 2. Local 911 provides emergency services in places where it never existed. 3. MassSMS allows local governments, organizations and NGOs to reach their constituents with local news, weather, and emergency reports. 4. FishlineSMS gives network users the power to advertise their local goods on the community cellular network.

Alignment with unicef strategic areas
Social Protection and Poverty Reduction
Funding recieved by company

98.03 K usd

Early-Stage Funding
Investment Made:2016 Status:graduated

Achievements to date

Early-stage Graduation Status