TechPad beat its fundraising goals last week in...
TechPad beat its fundraising goals last week in its quest to bring gigabit-speed broadband infrastructure and free public Wi-Fi to downtown Blacksburg, Va. TechPad is an incubator that features a large coworking space located near Virginia Tech. It hopes to…
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bring such a network to the community of 42,600 residents by this September and raised more than $92,000 from 179 contributors as of last Friday, less than two days before its Crowdtilt fundraiser ended. The goal had been $85,000. “Funds raised cover installation and one year of operations,” Director Bob Summers explained on the fundraising page. “Gig routers, switches and fiber will be purchased and installed in Kent Square and TechPad as part of the first phase. Wifi hot spots will light up Main street from Kent Square to Henderson lawn.” He referred to “two years of effort” in getting to this point. TechPad described the broader gigabit goals in a May 22 blog post (http://bit.ly/12wmv4b), which noted that former Virginia Technology Secretary Aneesh Chopra -- who went on to become the first U.S. chief technology officer and is now a candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor -- gave a donation and provided a statement of support. Summers also developed KinectHealth, an app intended for faster network speeds.