What Newby Ventures does

Newby Ventures, LLC is a privately-held investment and holding company that creates and holds interests in entities developing solutions across four fields: open access network infrastructure, infectious disease control, environmental protection, and supply chain management. The company is owned and operated by Hunter Newby, a network interconnection pioneer who previously served as Chief Strategy Officer at Telx (acquired for $1.886 billion by Digital Realty) and has been recognized in Capacity Magazine's Power 100 (2019, 2020). The firm is headquartered at 3323 Dent Place NW in Washington, DC, operates with 1-10 employees at the parent level, and structures investments through jointly-controlled entities, minority positions, and joint ventures.

The company's core technology thesis centers on Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and carrier-neutral interconnection infrastructure. Through its 50/50 joint venture CNIXP with Connected Nation (formed January 2023), Newby Ventures is targeting deployment of at least 125 carrier-neutral IXPs in US regional hub communities, with the first deployment at Wichita State University funded by a $5 million Kansas state grant. Through the QAI Moon joint venture (IXP.us + Moonshot + QumulusAI), the firm is pairing IXP infrastructure with modular AI inference pods, with the first AI pod deployment scheduled for July 2026 and plans to scale to 125 locations over five years. Other portfolio interests include NJFX (a Tier 3 carrier-neutral colocation campus at a subsea cable landing station in Wall, NJ, advancing a 10MW AI-ready data hall with power delivery targeted by end of 2026), SUKU (blockchain-based supply-chain-as-a-service with the SukuPay remittance engine), InfiniteWorld (metaverse infrastructure platform, which announced a $700M pro forma SPAC merger with Aries I in December 2021), Fibre Centre (a network-neutral data centre in Moncton, NB), Netrality Properties, Carbon Analytics, and CBCO Lido.

Newby Ventures' business model relies on equity appreciation and realized exits from its portfolio rather than reported operating revenue. Realized investments include DreamView (merged into InfiniteWorld), Netrality Properties (acquired by Macquarie), and Colo Atl (acquired by American Tower). The firm's research platform — including IX Data Dashboards, the "Meet Me In..." city analysis series (originating in Fat Pipe Magazine in 2003 and now covering 21 markets with PeeringDB data), and an AI Interconnection Book — supports thought leadership and partnership origination. Distribution is driven primarily by founder Hunter Newby's industry presence (speaking engagements at Metro Connect, Mountain Connect, RTIME, and similar telecom/broadband events), the firm's JV relationships, and government grant capture aligned with the $42.45 billion federal BEAD broadband program. Revenue, ARR, and current valuation for the parent entity are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Newby Ventures

Legal name

Newby Ventures, LLC

Website

https://newby-ventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Newby Ventures is a private investment holding company that acquires and holds interests in technology entities spanning carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Points, AI edge compute, blockchain supply chain, and interconnection infrastructure, with flagship initiatives including the CNIXP 125-site IXP rollout.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Network Infrastructure Investment & Carrier-Neutral Internet Exchange Operations

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional API Connectivity, OMS/EMS & FIX Gateways (FSADAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brokerages & On/Off-Ramps (fiat rails, instant buy/sell) (FSAPADAG), Co-Investment / Direct Allocation Platforms (alongside FoF) (FSANAGAK)

Keywords

• Network infrastructure investment
• Internet exchange points
• Carrier-neutral colocation
• Blockchain supply chain
• Metaverse infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Westbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns from Portfolio Companies: Newby Ventures invests in and holds interests in entities across network infrastructure, health, environment, and supply chain sectors. Returns are generated through equity appreciation, realized exits, and operational dividends from subsidiaries and joint ventures. The firm has realized investments (e.g., DreamView combined into InfiniteWorld, Netrality acquired by Macquarie, Colo Atl acquired by American Tower).
2. IXP Infrastructure Grants and Government Contracts: CNIXP (Newby Ventures JV with Connected Nation) secures government grants for IXP construction, including a $5M grant from the state of Kansas. Revenue is earned through IXP operations, peering fees, and colocation services at facilities built with public funding.
3. Portfolio Company Revenue (SUKU, InfiniteWorld, etc.): Portfolio entities generate revenue independently: SUKU via blockchain supply-chain-as-a-service and SukuPay remittance rails; InfiniteWorld via metaverse infrastructure and brand partnerships; Bac Si Controls via medical product distribution; NJFX via colocation and interconnection services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Newby Ventures invests in and holds interests in entities that create intelligent solutions across four fields: open access network infrastructure (notably carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Points via the CNIXP joint venture with Connected Nation), controlling the spread of infectious diseases (Bac Si Controls), protecting the environment (Carbon Analytics, CBCO Lido), and improving supply chain management (SUKU blockchain platform, InfiniteWorld metaverse infrastructure). The firm's flagship deliverable is the deployment of 125+ carrier-neutral IXPs across U.S. regional hubs (paired with AI edge-compute pods through QAI Moon), supported by proprietary research tools tracking global Internet Exchange data.

Product overview

Newby Ventures is an investment firm that invests in and holds interests in entities creating intelligent solutions across four fields: Open Access Network Infrastructure, Controlling the Spread of Infectious Diseases, Protecting the Environment, and Improving Supply Chain Management. The company offers research tools including the IX Data Dashboards & Maps, AI Interconnection Book, Search Tools, Global Internet Exchanges by City, and the "Meet Me In..." Series. Portfolio entities include SUKU (blockchain-based supply chain ecosystem), InfiniteWorld (metaverse infrastructure platform), Carbon Analytics (carbon footprint analysis), DreamView (realized - CGI/Visual Effects), and Clean Beach Club of Lido (environmental protection).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IX Data Dashboards & Maps Interactive dashboards and maps providing global, regional, country, state, and city-level Internet Exchange data and presence, intended for network operators, content providers, and researchers tracking Internet Exchange performance.
• AI Interconnection Book Research publication comprising a living interview between AI and Hunter Newby about where AI interconnects, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and network infrastructure for industry readers.
• Search Tools Site and interconnection database search functionality enabling users to search Newby Ventures content and network-infrastructure data.
• "Meet Me In..." Series City-specific analysis series tracking Internet Exchanges across 21 markets with daily-updating data tables courtesy of PeeringDB; originated in Fat Pipe Magazine in 2003 and updated in 2021.
• Global Internet Exchanges by City Directory of cities and metro areas with at least one Internet Exchange, providing geographic analysis of global IXP distribution.
• SUKU (Blockchain Supply Chain Platform) Blockchain-based ecosystem building supply-chain-as-a-service platform enabling technology partners to create applications for supply chain participants (suppliers to retailers) using NFC and blockchain technology for transparency and traceability.
• InfiniteWorld (Metaverse Infrastructure Platform) Metaverse infrastructure platform enabling brands to create, monetize, and drive consumer engagement with digital content and NFTs, combined with CGI/3D content production capabilities through DreamView.
• Carbon Analytics (Carbon Footprint Analysis Platform) Environmental impact management platform that transforms accounting data into carbon footprint analysis with downloadable reports.
• DreamView (CGI and Visual Effects) CGI and Visual Effects technology company providing cloud software and production services for e-commerce platforms, creating photoreal and AR CGI assets (combined into InfiniteWorld).
• Clean Beach Club of Lido (CBCO Lido) Environmental organization focused on marine debris removal and prevention, raising awareness for coastal environment protection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expected 90% reduction in IP transit cost (below 10 cents per megabit) in Kansas IXP markets compared to current pricing through Kansas City, Missouri
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Banco Industrial (Guatemala)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 May 2025SukuPay (a Newby Ventures entity) became the first crypto-native protocol fully embedded as a remittance engine in Banco Industrial's Zigi mobile app — Guatemala's largest bank — enabling instant U.S. to Guatemala remittances at $0.99 flat fee.
• Connected NationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2023Newby Ventures formed a 50/50 joint venture called Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points LLC (CNIXP) with national non-profit Connected Nation to build and operate at least 125 carrier-neutral IXPs in US regional hub communities. The JV aims to democratize network interconnection and address the digital divide in the 14 states lacking IXPs.
• DataVergeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2022Hunter Newby joined DataVerge's Board of Directors to support the company's carrier-neutral interconnection facility in Brooklyn, bringing his extensive experience in carrier hotels, meet-me rooms, and data centers.
• Fibre CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2017Fibre Centre is a network-neutral data centre and interconnection facility in Moncton, New Brunswick, co-owned by Hunter Newby. It serves as a hub for fibre-based submarine and terrestrial carrier networks in Atlantic Canada, hosting CIRA's Moncton IXP.
• CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2017CIRA drives Canada's internet infrastructure and partnered with Fibre Centre and CyberNB to open Moncton's first IXP, the 11th in Canada, improving internet connectivity and data sovereignty for New Brunswick.
• MoonshotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoonshot partnered with IXP.us and QumulusAI through the QAI Moon joint venture to deploy distributed AI inference pods at 25 initial IXP.us sites, scaling to 125 locations over five years. Moonshot provides modular infrastructure for AI compute deployments.
• QumulusAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationQumulusAI provides GPU-as-a-Service orchestration software and technology for QAI Moon's distributed AI inference pods deployed at IXP-adjacent locations. Each pod is optimized for QumulusAI's inference model with dual 400G IP transit connections.
• IXP.us (Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points)coreTechnology or IntegrationIXP.us is the operating entity for the CNIXP network of carrier-neutral IXPs. Hunter Newby serves as co-CEO of IXP.us. The platform pairs IX infrastructure with AI compute pods for low-latency edge inference.
• DE-CIXmajorTechnology or IntegrationDE-CIX operates IXPs on behalf of CNIXP, including the Kansas IXP at Wichita State University. DE-CIX provides the switching fabric and IX services (DE-CIXaaS) at IXP.us facilities.
• iM Data CentersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartneriM Data Centers of Fort Lauderdale, Florida serves as the general contractor for IXP construction at Wichita State University.
• Wichita State UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst deployment site for QAI Moon AI pods (July 2026) and site of Kansas' first IXP (CNIXP), with 40-year agreement providing WSU network interconnection presence at no cost. WSU Innovation Campus is an award-winning research park.
• NJFXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNJFX is a carrier-neutral Tier 3 colocation campus at a cable landing station in Wall, NJ, co-founded by Hunter Newby. It hosts 4 subsea cables, 35+ network operators, and is advancing a 10MW AI-ready data hall (Project Cool Water). NJFX enables subsea-terrestrial convergence and AI-ready interconnection.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Equinix: Equinix is the world's largest carrier-neutral interconnection and colocation operator, running the IBX ecosystem of IXPs and meet-me rooms targeted by CNIXP/IXP.us. Directly comparable business model: neutral interconnection facilities serving networks, content providers, and enterprises with recurring colocation and cross-connect revenue.
• CoreSite (American Tower / Digital Realty): CoreSite operated a national footprint of carrier-neutral data centers and interconnection hubs along the same lines as Netrality/NJFX/CNIXP. Acquired by American Tower in 2021 and now part of Digital Realty, it is the closest large-scale analog to Newby's meet-me-room and IXP investment strategy.
• DE-CIX: DE-CIX operates one of the world's largest neutral IXP ecosystems and is the technology partner running IX services for CNIXP (DE-CIXaaS). Comparable as a global IXP operator whose neutral switching fabric underpins carriers, content providers, and enterprises — directly mirroring the thesis of IXP.us.
• Cologix: Cologix operates carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection facilities across North America with a strong focus on subsea cable-landing stations and Tier-2/3 markets. Closely comparable to Netrality and NJFX, including the cable-landing subsea-to-terrestrial convergence play that is core to Newby's infrastructure thesis.
• DataBank: DataBank provides edge colocation, interconnection, and AI-ready data center capacity across US metros, including acquired CyrusOne and Zayo assets. Comparable to CNIXP/IXP.us on the regional interconnection and edge-AI-deployment thesis, and a potential strategic acquirer of Newby's rural-IXP rollup.

Broad incumbents

• Digital Realty Trust: Digital Realty acquired Telx (the company Hunter Newby previously led as Chief Strategy Officer) for $1.886B, making it the dominant global incumbent in carrier-neutral interconnection. Comparable through its PlatformDIGITAL strategy, subsea/cable-landing assets, and AI-ready data center build-out that overlaps NJFX Project Cool Water.
• QTS Realty Trust (DigitalBridge): QTS, now under DigitalBridge, develops hyperscale and AI-ready data center campuses. Comparable at the asset level to NJFX's Project Cool Water AI data hall and relevant as a potential capital partner or strategic acquirer for Newby's edge-AI ambitions.
• Zayo Group: Zayo operates a long-haul fiber backbone with Points-of-Presence in NJFX and Netrality meet-me rooms. Comparable as the underlying fiber layer that IXP.us customers interconnect, and a natural channel partner — and potential consolidator — for the carrier-neutral assets in the Newby portfolio.

Emerging players

• EdgeConneX: EdgeConneX specializes in edge data centers near end users and is building out AI-ready capacity outside traditional hyperscale regions. Conceptually aligned with the QAI Moon thesis of pairing distributed AI inference pods with network-edge interconnection rather than backhauling to hyperscalers.

Others

• Connected Nation: Connected Nation is the 50/50 JV partner in CNIXP and a national non-profit focused on broadband mapping and adoption. Included as the closest peer because of its joint-venture economic alignment on the rural/underserved IXP build-out and shared exposure to BEAD/Middle-Mile grant programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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