REALLY, an innovative platform bringing the sharing economy to mobile phone service founded by CEO Adam Lyons, the founder of TheZebra.com, today announces its $18 million seed round led by Polychain, Floodgate founding partner Mike Maples Jr.–a repeat investor in Lyons' previous business ventures–and other strategic partners.  

REALLY's mobile network and infrastructure will create a blockchain-powered telecommunications community owned by the people using it, with an unparalleled focus on privacy, accessibility, and true anonymity for a 5G network. As a part of REALLY's offering, today, the company is also launching the U.S.'s most comprehensive phone plan comparison tool, REALLY.com, allowing individuals to compare 56 carriers and 379 plans and switch to the service right for them. Among the industry experts leading the infrastructure and service build-out for REALLY are executives from AT&T, T-Mobile, GoogleFi, uShip, Indeed, Niche, and The Zebra.