Our Story

Monkeybrains is a local internet service ISP founded in 1998, bridging affordable and accessible internet service to the residents and businesses of the Bay Area. Customers rave about Monkeybrains hassle free and contract free approach to serving its customers.

In the late 90's Monkeybrains started out as a dial-up ISP running out of a warehouse in San Francisco, with just a few desktop computers and modems. Over 25 years later, Monkeybrains has expanded to over 25,000 accounts in the Bay Area and operates a hybrid network of fiber optic and high capacity wireless links in addition to web hosting and colocation services. With every installation, we push the limits of available technology and over-deliver bandwidth, guaranteeing up to 1 gigabit of speed.

Our focus within Monkeybrains has enabled us to have relationships with the individuals, businesses and communities we serve with a personalized and local approach to service and support.

Blog 1
December 8, 2023
By Audrey Brown

Why S.F's Chinatown still has so little highspeed internet

Blog 2
August 12, 2020
By Stuart Schuffman

Monkeybrains: The Awesome Internet Service Taking on Corporate Giants

Blog 3
December 17, 2020
By SF Weekly Staff

Best of 2020: People & Places (Readers' Poll Winners)

Blog 4
August, 2020
By Bettina Cohen

Internet Service Provider Monkeybrains Born in Potrero Hill

TECHNICIANS

50+

Keeping SF connected

FOUNDED

1998

SF's independent ISP

HEADQUARTERS

SF/OAK

Locally owned & operated

RELIABILITY

99.98%

Uptime performance

NETWORK

25K

Homes & Business

SUPPORT

NO BOTS

Real people, real help

SUPPORT

NO BOTS

Real people real help

RELIABILITY

99.98%

Uptime performance

NETWORK

25K

Homes & Business

Background Map Of San Francisco Pattern Of Monkeys On Laptops