Airalo
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| Airalo eSIM | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Telecommunications, Travel |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | US |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Services | eSIM |
| Members | Over 20 million |
Number of employees | 200-500[1] (2025) |
| Divisions | partners |
| Website | www |
Airalo is a telecommunications enterprise established in 2019 by Ahmet Bahadir Özdemir and Abraham Burak that specializes in selling eSIM technology. Its headquarters are located in Delaware with operational presence in Singapore,[2] and as of July 2025, it serves a user base exceeding 20 million.[3] The company provides eSIM solutions compatible with global mobile networks.[4]
History
Founded in 2019 by entrepreneur Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, Canadian business professional Abraham Burak, and developer Duran Akcaylier,[2]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name the latter departed from the firm in 2020.
By mid-2025, Airalo had grown its customer base to over 20 million users.[3]
Financing
In 2019, Airalo secured $1.9 million in seed funding from investors including Antler and Sequoia Capital.[5]
The company obtained $5 million through a Series A financing round in October 2021.[5]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
A significant $60 million Series B financing round was completed in July 2023, led by e& Capital with contributions from Antler Elevate, Liberty Global, Rakuten Capital, Singtel Innov8, Surge, Orange, T Capital (Deutsche Telekom’s venture capital arm), KPN Ventures, Telefónica Ventures, and I2BF Global Ventures. At this stage, the customer count was approximately 5.1 million.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
In July 2025, Airalo raised $220 million during its Series C funding round led by CVC via CVC Asia Fund VI. Existing backers Peak XV and Antler Elevate also participated, bringing the company's valuation beyond $1 billion.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name[3]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Airalo Partners
The B2B and B2B2C division known as Airalo Partners delivers partnership-based solutions enabling organizations to provide travel connectivity services to their clientele and manage connectivity for employees. By August 2025, this division supported upwards of 5,000 partners.
See also
External links
- ↑ "Airalo News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights". RivalSense. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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