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.

Founded in 2022, REALLY is the latest venture from CEO Adam Lyons, founder of unicorn TheZebra.com, the top insurance comparison site in the United States. REALLY is paving the way for a new era of community-driven mobile ecosystems. In addition to launching the REALLY Wireless phone service and a decentralized mobile network (REALLY DeWi) that makes the sharing economy accessible to all, their easy-to-use compare, switch, and save platform, REALLY.com, helps to ensure all mobile device users have the best service and plan to fit their unique needs. By harnessing the latest infrastructure and blockchain technology breakthroughs, REALLY will offer consumers more choice, security, privacy, and coverage. REALLY's $18M seed round marks the largest telecommunications seed round in U.S. history.