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NGHBR
Techstars '22Upper Marlboro, US · 1 known investors
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NGHBR Inc is a mobile app developer behind a location-based, on-demand talent and hyper-local networking platform.
Also known as NGHBR Inc · NGHBR: For The Tech Ecosystem
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026NGHBR is a mobile application developer operating as NGHBR Inc. Its namesake app has been described as a location-based, on-demand talent platform providing instant access to nearby professionals, and marketed as hyper-local networking for the tech ecosystem. The Android edition, "NGHBR: For The Tech Ecosystem," was categorized as a business app, offered free with no advertising, and carried an "Everyone" content rating.
Beyond the core networking product, the NGHBR Inc developer account on the Apple App Store lists several other consumer apps: Sygnaal and PLEK World (both focused on artist and neighborhood-level fan mapping), Our Poly (ethical non-monogamy), REEKAA, the NGHBR app itself (positioned around swapping items), and a Techstartup Alumni Network app. The company participated in the Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator cohort announced in December 2022.
Business model
NGHBR Inc distributes consumer and professional mobile applications through the Apple App Store and, previously, Google Play. Its apps have been listed as free to download.
Traction
The Android app accumulated 160 downloads between its November 2021 Google Play launch and its February 2024 removal, with no ratings recorded. The iOS NGHBR app shows a 5.0 rating from two ratings. The developer account lists seven apps on the Apple App Store.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
An early-stage app developer with limited measured distribution; the Android app recorded 160 lifetime downloads and no user ratings before its removal, while the iOS NGHBR app holds a 5.0 rating from two ratings.
Technology
Native mobile applications for iOS and Android using location data; the final Android release was version 1.4.0 with a 115 MB APK and 46 requested permissions.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer distribution via mobile app stores, supported by participation in an accelerator program.
Professionals and participants in the technology ecosystem seeking nearby contacts and on-demand talent, plus consumer audiences addressed by the developer's other apps.
Geography
Headquartered in Upper Marlboro, United States, with apps distributed through the U.S. Apple App Store and, formerly, Google Play. The company participated in a Tulsa-based accelerator program.
History
The NGHBR Android app was published on Google Play in November 2021 and received its final update, version 1.4.0, on June 3, 2023; it was removed from Google Play on February 16, 2024 after roughly 160 downloads. In December 2022 the company was listed among the new portfolio companies of the Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator. Under the NGHBR Inc developer account on the Apple App Store, the company has continued to publish additional apps, with Sygnaal listed as its latest release.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsNGHBR: For The Tech Ecosystem was removed from Google Play on February 16, 2024 and is no longer available for download.
NGHBR was named among the companies joining the Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator, one of 18 Techstars programs whose new portfolio companies were announced in Techstars' December 2022 update.
The company's Android networking app became available on Google Play in November 2021; its last update was June 3, 2023 (version 1.4.0).
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- NGHBR Inc for iPhone - App Storeapps.apple.com · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does NGHBR do?
- NGHBR Inc is a mobile app developer behind a location-based, on-demand talent and hyper-local networking platform.
- Who are NGHBR's investors?
- NGHBR's investors include Techstars.
- Where is NGHBR headquartered?
- NGHBR is headquartered in Upper Marlboro, US.