Our Story
Velocity IG was founded in 2025 to build the next generation of high-capacity long-haul networks, purpose-built to meet the explosive bandwidth demands of domestic cloud, AI, and carrier workloads. We specialize exclusively in conduit and dark fiber infrastructure, empowering hyperscalers, carriers, and enterprises to deploy and control their own network architectures with unmatched scalability and speed.
Our Mission is simple.
We deliver foundational infrastructure that enables innovation at scale.
By focusing on strategic routes, future-proof capacity, and operational transparency, Velocity IG is redefining how critical workloads move across the country. We don’t just lay fiber, we build the groundwork for tomorrow’s digital future.
Velocity IG is a joint project between Bill Cook and Columbia Capital
Bill Cook
“Having served as the former Founder and CEO of SummitIG and current Executive Chairman at BIG Fiber and XenithIG, Bill Cook is heavily involved in the dark fiber and broader digital infrastructure space. He is an industry leader in advanced dark network connectivity and is uniquely experienced in providing advanced solutions to the most valuable global customers.”
Over the past 30 years, Columbia Capital has helped incubate, advise and grow companies in the bandwidth, colocation and greater communications & technology space. The Firm has raised $7B in fund commitments to date and invested in over 175 companies, many of which were incubated alongside the business’ founding partners. Columbia uses its experience and insights in partnership with revolutionary executive teams to proactively support and develop companies like Velocity IG.