Verizon Ventures

Origin Wireless aims to deliver smart radios for smart life by developing advanced wireless technologies for a wide range of applications, including the world's first centimeter accuracy indoor positioning or tracking, indoor monitoring, security, radio human biometrics, wireless power transfer, and 5G communications. The technologies take advantage of unavoidable but rich multi-paths in signal propagation and the physics of time-reversal that resonate with the environment to focus signal energy to specific positions through Origin’s Waveforming technology.

Origin Wireless is a m2m (machine to machine) services company providing solutions to various industries and verticals. Specializing in communication platforms for service related B2B (business to business) and B2C (business to consumer) solutions. These services may include risk assessment and monitoring, customer service communication and monitoring, integrated management and reporting services, end-user gateways and dashboards.

Urgent.ly’s Roadside is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

SocialRadar develops innovative technology focused on enhancing social connections through location awareness. The company creates mobile applications for platforms such as iPhone, Android, and Google Glass, which allow users to identify nearby individuals and understand their connections. By providing real-time information and insights about people and places in proximity, SocialRadar aims to transform interpersonal interactions and enrich social experiences.

XO Holdings operates through its subsidiary, XO Communications, LLC, which provides a range of telecommunications services in the United States and internationally. The company manages an integrated fiber optic network that delivers various networking solutions, including bandwidth on demand, wide area networking, and Internet access. It specializes in unified communications, offering services such as hosted PBX, voice over IP, and traditional voice services. Additionally, XO Communications provides cloud computing, colocation, and managed services, along with security solutions and wholesale services targeting telecommunications carriers and other service providers. Its clientele includes enterprise, small, and medium businesses across various sectors, such as finance, healthcare, media, and retail. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, XO Communications operates as a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.

Urgent.ly’s Roadside is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

Verizon Communications Inc. is a major player in the telecommunications industry, offering a wide range of communication, information, and entertainment services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities globally. The company operates America’s largest wireless network, serving over 108 million retail connections, and provides both postpaid and prepaid service plans, as well as Internet access and wireless devices, including smartphones and tablets. Its residential services include Internet, video, and voice solutions, while its business segment offers network connectivity products, Internet protocol-based voice services, and various management and data security services. Verizon is also involved in innovation through strategic partnerships and investments in emerging technology companies. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in New York, Verizon has evolved from its origins as Bell Atlantic Corporation and continues to shape the way people and organizations connect.

MCI Communications, founded in 1963, was a prominent telecommunications service provider in the United States, known for its extensive range of services catering to businesses, governments, and individuals. The company initially operated microwave relay stations and offered two-way radio services to truck drivers and barges. It grew rapidly through a strategy of mergers and acquisitions, ultimately becoming the second-largest telecommunications company in the U.S. by 1990. MCI provided a variety of communication solutions, including local and long-distance calling, internet access, voicemail, and managed network services, enabling clients to effectively conduct business remotely. However, regulatory challenges led to difficulties for the company, culminating in its acquisition by WorldCom in 1997 for $34.7 billion.

Verizon Avenue Corporation is a provider of Internet, TV, and phone services to single- and multi-family residential communities, co-ops and condominiums, and multi-tenant commercial properties in the United States.