Share
Share is an open-access internet infrastructure platform that aggregates fragmented telecom assets across Africa, enabling local ISPs to deliver high-speed connectivity (up to 1 Gbps) without upfront capacity costs through a transaction-fee model.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2024
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Share does
Share operates as an open-access internet infrastructure coordination platform for Africa, incorporated in the United States as Living Twice, Inc. and headquartered in New York with operational offices in Mombasa and Nairobi, Kenya. The company aggregates fragmented telecommunications infrastructure — including subsea cable capacity, long-haul fiber, tower assets, and data center facilities — from major African telcos, utility companies, tower operators, and data center providers into a unified network layer. Local internet service providers connect to this aggregated infrastructure through a self-service onboarding platform (app.share.inc/provider/onboarding), gaining access to unlimited backhaul, automated billing, real-time payment settlement, and capital for network expansion. Share currently serves 16 providers on its network, spans 6,000+ km of fiber, connects to 10 data centers and 6 subsea cable routes, and reaches 8 million+ people across East Africa, with a stated roadmap to expand continent-wide where 600 million people remain unconnected.
The core Share Platform functions as a financial coordination layer, transforming fragmented physical infrastructure into a single functioning network. Key technical components include unlimited backhaul across 12+ providers with no capacity commitment requirements, automated billing and payment infrastructure that settles transactions in real time, and gigabit-speed (1 Gbps) delivery capability at no incremental cost to ISPs. The revenue model is a transaction-fee structure where Share only earns after ISPs generate revenue from end users, with end-user pricing in Kenya ranging from 1,300 KSH/month (15 Mbps) to 4,000 KSH/month (50 Mbps), plus newly available gigabit plans. The company is venture-backed following an April 2026 seed round led by Greenfield Capital with Kosmos Ventures, Generative Ventures, and Zee Prime Capital participating, and was co-founded by Luis Munoz Aycart and Omar Pederzoli.
Share firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Share
- Legal name
- Living Twice, Inc.
- Website
- https://share.inc
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2024
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Share is an open-access internet infrastructure platform that aggregates fragmented telecom assets across Africa, enabling local ISPs to deliver high-speed connectivity (up to 1 Gbps) without upfront capacity costs through a transaction-fee model.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Share industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Open-Access Internet Infrastructure Platform
- NAICS
- Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Carrier Interconnection & Peering Exchanges (IXPs, private interconnect, cross-connect) (HDAIAEAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- IP Transit & Internet Backbone (Tier-1/2, peering, DIA) (HDAIAEAA), Wholesale Access & Last-Mile Leasing (local loops, bitstream, unbundling) (HDAIAEAH)
Keywords
Where Share is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Share business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Transaction Fee Model: Share takes a fee from each connected user only after the user pays. The model removes the cost ceiling that keeps ISPs small, earning from ISP growth while actively driving it.
- Managed Services (Backhaul, Billing, Payments): Provides backhaul management, billing infrastructure, and payment settlement in real time as part of the platform services.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Monthly | 15 Mbps internet plan |
| Unit Pricing | Monthly | 50 Mbps internet plan |
| Unit Pricing | Monthly | Gigabit (1 Gbps) internet plan |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Share product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Share operates an open-access internet infrastructure coordination platform that aggregates fragmented telecom assets (fiber, data centers, subsea cables, tower infrastructure) from major providers across Africa into a unified network. Local ISPs connect to Share's platform to access unlimited backhaul with no capacity commitments, automated billing and payment settlement, and capital for expansion, while Share earns a fee only after ISPs generate revenue.
Product overview
Share is a single unified platform providing Africa's open-access internet infrastructure network. The core Share Platform coordinates fragmented infrastructure (fiber, data centers, subsea cables, tower providers) into a single ecosystem, with three integrated feature modules: Unlimited Backhaul (access to 12+ providers without capacity commits), Billing and Payments Infrastructure (automated real-time settlement), and Access to Capital (funding for network expansion). ISPs plug into Share's ecosystem to deliver gigabit-speed internet without upfront costs, with Share earning only when providers earn.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Share Platform An open-access internet infrastructure coordination platform that aggregates fragmented telecom infrastructure (fiber, data centers, subsea cables, tower providers) from multiple providers across Africa into a single ecosystem. Local ISPs connect to the platform to access unlimited backhaul, automated billing and payments, and capital for network expansion, paying Share only after earning revenue from end users.
Quantifiable outcome
- Service coverage of 8+ million people reached in under one year of operations
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Share
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Share technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Share partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Major Telecommunications Operators (Africa)coreShare aggregates underutilized infrastructure from major telecom operators across Africa, enabling them to monetize their unused services through the open-access network.
- Tower Companies (Africa)coreTower companies provide infrastructure assets (telecom towers) that Share aggregates into its open-access network ecosystem.
- Utility Companies (Africa)coreUtility companies provide infrastructure assets that Share aggregates into its open-access network ecosystem for shared use by ISPs.
- Data Centers (Africa)coreData centers provide connectivity and hosting infrastructure that Share aggregates into its network, currently connecting to 10 data centers across the continent.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Share competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- CSquared: CSquared is an open-access wholesale fiber infrastructure provider operating in Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria. It builds and operates shared metro and backbone fiber that multiple ISPs and operators ride on, making it the closest analogue to Share's neutral-host coordination model across multiple African markets.
- Poa Internet: Poa Internet is a low-cost Wi-Fi internet provider serving low-income urban and peri-urban households in Kenya. Like Mawingu, Poa is a representative local ISP customer for Share's platform, delivering affordable connectivity to households that have historically been underserved.
- SEACOM: SEACOM owns and operates a subsea cable system serving the east coast of Africa and provides IP transit, managed connectivity, and wholesale capacity to carriers and ISPs across the continent. Share aggregates subsea cable capacity from SEACOM and similar providers, and SEACOM's wholesale model closely mirrors Share's two-sided positioning.
- Mawingu Networks: Mawingu Networks is a Kenyan internet service provider focused on underserved rural and peri-urban areas. It operates as a local ISP that could plug into Share's open-access network to access backhaul capacity without upfront commitments, making it a representative example of Share's target ISP customer.
- WIOCC: WIOCC is a wholesale carrier consortium that aggregates capacity from African operators and delivers high-speed connectivity to global carriers via subsea cable systems. It is a direct functional analogue to Share's two-sided wholesale aggregation model, focused on international bandwidth rather than domestic ISP backhaul.
Broad incumbents
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies: Liquid (Cassiire Group) operates one of Africa's largest independent fiber and wholesale networks spanning over 100,000 km across the continent. It provides wholesale capacity, enterprise connectivity, and data center services to carriers and ISPs, overlapping with Share's wholesale backhaul and aggregation thesis but at much greater scale and with owned infrastructure.
- Safaricom: Safaricom is Kenya's largest mobile network operator and dominant connectivity provider. It both competes with Share-enabled ISPs and could supply infrastructure capacity to Share's network; its strategic posture toward neutral-host coordination will materially shape Share's addressable opportunity in Kenya.
Regional players
- MainOne (Equinix): MainOne, now part of Equinix, operates subsea cable, terrestrial fiber, and data center assets primarily across West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire). It is a regional analogue to SEACOM/Liquid and a relevant comparable for Share as it expands from East Africa into West African markets.
Others
- Helios Towers: Helios Towers operates passive telecom tower infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East. Share aggregates tower company capacity into its open-access network; Helios is therefore an infrastructure provider/partner rather than a direct competitor, but the tower layer is an adjacent adjacency to Share's coordination layer.
Emerging players
- Africa Data Centres: Africa Data Centres operates carrier-neutral colocation facilities across South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and other markets. It is one of Share's named infrastructure partners and represents the data center layer that Share aggregates into its open-access ecosystem.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Share leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Share funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors4 records
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Share M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Share
What does Share do?
Share operates an open-access internet infrastructure coordination platform that aggregates fragmented telecom assets (fiber, data centers, subsea cables, tower infrastructure) from major providers across Africa into a unified network. Local ISPs connect to Share's platform to access unlimited backhaul with no capacity commitments, automated billing and payment settlement, and capital for expansion, while Share earns a fee only after ISPs generate revenue.
Is Share a public or private company?
Share is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Share founded?
Share was founded in 2024. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Share based?
Share is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does Share make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Transaction Fee Model is the primary driver. The others are managed Services (Backhaul, Billing, Payments).
Who are Share's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are CSquared, Poa Internet, SEACOM, Mawingu Networks and WIOCC. Broad incumbents are Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Safaricom. MainOne (Equinix) is listed as a regional player. Helios Towers is listed as an others. Africa Data Centres is listed as an emerging player.
Does Share have an API?
No public API is recorded for Share.
What industry is Share in?
Share's product category is Open-Access Internet Infrastructure Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAIAEAG, Carrier Interconnection & Peering Exchanges (IXPs, private interconnect, cross-connect), with a secondary code of HDAIAEAA, IP Transit & Internet Backbone (Tier-1/2, peering, DIA). Its NAICS code is 51711.