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Startups Need Net Neutrality

The success of America’s startup ecosystem depends on an open Internet with clear, enforceable Net Neutrality rules. Small companies should be able to compete on a level playing field without the threat of being sidelined by huge cable companies and Internet providers. 

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Raheem AIWashington, DC

Raheem AI offers a secure, anonymous, and easy way reporting and reviewing police encounters. Data collected from citizens drives improvements in public policy, police performance, legal interventions, and operational support for public safety. In short, Raheem AI amplifies the voices of communities to build safer cities with smarter policing.
 
An open Internet allows citizens equal access to this opportunity; to participate in building safe cities, especially for the world's most vulnerable communities.

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ShapewaysNew York, NY

Without an open Internet, there would be no Shapeways. When Shapeways was founded in 2008, very few people had heard of 3D printing, and almost no one thought that there would be enough interest in an online platform that could bring it to everyone. Fortunately, we didn’t need permission from Internet service providers to launch Shapeways. We built the platform, connected it to the Internet, and let it grow as people discovered the amazing opportunities that 3D printing provides. Shapeways has faced more than a few challenges during our nine years in operation. We’ve been able to overcome them because we knew that as long as we provided a great service, people would be able to find us. We knew that people could find us because we were connected to an open internet.

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CrowdMedScottsdale, AZ

My company, CrowdMed harnesses the wisdom of crowds to solve difficult medical cases online, which literally saves lives. Without net neutrality protections, big competitors like WebMD could pay Internet service providers (ISPs) to speed up their content and slow ours.

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Startups Need Net Neutrality

More than 1,000 startups, innovators, investors, and entrepreneurial support organizations have joined Engine, Y Combinator, and Techstars in sending a letter to the new leader of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Chairman Ajit Pai, supporting a free and open Internet. 

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