# Jase Wilson

> Jase Wilson grew up in rural Missouri, earned a Master of City Planning from MIT, and has spent two decades trying to wire America together. After helping land Google Fiber's first network in Kansas City, founding and ultimately losing Neighborly - a civic fintech built on municipal bonds - he pivoted to Ready.net in 2019. Now, as founder and CEO, he runs a Y Combinator-backed vertical SaaS platform that helps state broadband offices manage billions in federal BEAD grants and track sub-grantee performance, with $14.6M in total funding and a team of 62.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Ready.net
- **Organizations:** Ready.net, Neighborly, Luminopolis, Y Combinator (alumni)
- **From:** Maryville, Missouri, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Urban Planning & Design, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master of City Planning, Technology & Urban Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Named LinkedIn NextWave Innovator, Recognized in '20 In Their Twenties', Co-led the Kansas City collaborative RFP that secured Google Fiber's first-ever network deployment

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Graduated UMKC with BA in Urban Planning & Design
- **2006-2008** — Research & Teaching Assistant at MIT, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- **~2010** — Founded Luminopolis, a civic technology firm focused on open-source community engagement software
- **2011-2012** — Served on Mayor Sly James's broadband cabinet in Kansas City; co-led the collaborative RFP that landed Google Fiber's inaugural network deployment
- **2012** — Founded Neighborly - a fintech platform modernizing municipal bonds and public finance to fund civic infrastructure including broadband, schools, and parks
- **2015** — Neighborly attracted investment from Ashton Kutcher and others; platform pivoted toward broadband network financing
- **2019** — Neighborly collapsed in October 2019 at the closing step of interim financing
- **2019** — Founded Ready.net in December 2019 to serve ISPs and state broadband offices
- **2020** — Ready.net accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2020 (S20) batch
- **2022** — Ready.net raised $10.5M Series A (October 2022) from Arbor Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Thiel Capital, and Sprint VC
- **2023** — Presented at Broadband Communities Summit 2023
- **2025** — Keynoted the Resilient Digital Infrastructure Summit in Washington, D.C. (September 18, 2025) with seven principles for resilient critical infrastructure

## Achievements

- Named LinkedIn NextWave Innovator
- Recognized in '20 In Their Twenties'
- Co-led the Kansas City collaborative RFP that secured Google Fiber's first-ever network deployment
- Founded Neighborly, which attracted backing from Ashton Kutcher and modernized access to municipal bonds
- Led Ready.net through Y Combinator S20
- Raised $14.63M total for Ready.net ($4.13M seed + $10.5M Series A)
- Keynote speaker at Resilient Digital Infrastructure Summit, Washington D.C. (2025)
- Built platform serving state broadband offices across Arizona, Arkansas, California, Guam, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Keynoted the Resilient Digital Infrastructure Summit in Washington, D.C., presenting seven principles for resilient critical infrastructure
- **2025-05** — Ready.net platform serves state broadband offices across 10+ U.S. states and territories managing BEAD post-award execution
- **2022-10** — Ready.net raised $10.5M Series A from Arbor Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Thiel Capital, and Sprint VC

## Links

- Website: https://jase.fyi
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wilsonjase
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jase

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