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| Industry | Telecommunications |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
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LotusFlare is a software development company focused on creating products for the telecommunications industry and providing SaaS products to enterprises. [1] [2] [3] The company is based in Palo Alto, California. [4]
Background
LotusFlare was founded in June 2014 by Sam Gadodia, Terry Guo, and Shao Xia, who met while working at Facebook. [5] The initial operations were funded by a $4 million seed investment from, among others, Social Capital, Google Ventures, and Metamorphic Ventures. [6] [7]
In September 2015, the company raised a $6 million Series A investment led by Chamath Palihapitiya's firm Social Capital. [8] [1] At that time, he joined the company as the chairman of the board. [8]
Awards and recognition
2019: Received the Leading Lights Award as the Outstanding Digital Enablement Vendor for its Digital Network Operator platform. [9]
2020: Winner of the 2020 Leading Lights Award in the Outstanding Component Vendor category. [10]
References
- ^ a b Fried, Ina (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare Gets $6 Million to Fund Quest to Bring Mobile Data to Emerging Markets". Vox. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Kosoff, Maya. "Ex-Facebookers raise $6 million to bring internet to more people around the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Yeung, Ken (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare gets $6M from Social+Capital, others to make mobile Internet more accessible". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Lotusflare Inc – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Kosoff, Maya. "Ex-Facebookers raise $6 million to bring internet to more people around the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare Raises $6 Million To Help Emerging Markets Access The Mobile Internet". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Lavine, Robert (2015-09-04). "LotusFlare shows way to $6m series A". Global Venturing. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ a b "Chamath Palihapitiya – Chairman at LotusFlare". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Leading Lights 2019 Finalists: Outstanding Digital Enablement Vendor".
- ^ "Light Reading's Leading Lights 2020: The Finalists".
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website |
www |
LotusFlare is a software development company focused on creating products for the telecommunications industry and providing SaaS products to enterprises. [1] [2] [3] The company is based in Palo Alto, California. [4]
Background
LotusFlare was founded in June 2014 by Sam Gadodia, Terry Guo, and Shao Xia, who met while working at Facebook. [5] The initial operations were funded by a $4 million seed investment from, among others, Social Capital, Google Ventures, and Metamorphic Ventures. [6] [7]
In September 2015, the company raised a $6 million Series A investment led by Chamath Palihapitiya's firm Social Capital. [8] [1] At that time, he joined the company as the chairman of the board. [8]
Awards and recognition
2019: Received the Leading Lights Award as the Outstanding Digital Enablement Vendor for its Digital Network Operator platform. [9]
2020: Winner of the 2020 Leading Lights Award in the Outstanding Component Vendor category. [10]
References
- ^ a b Fried, Ina (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare Gets $6 Million to Fund Quest to Bring Mobile Data to Emerging Markets". Vox. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Kosoff, Maya. "Ex-Facebookers raise $6 million to bring internet to more people around the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Yeung, Ken (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare gets $6M from Social+Capital, others to make mobile Internet more accessible". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Lotusflare Inc – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Kosoff, Maya. "Ex-Facebookers raise $6 million to bring internet to more people around the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare Raises $6 Million To Help Emerging Markets Access The Mobile Internet". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Lavine, Robert (2015-09-04). "LotusFlare shows way to $6m series A". Global Venturing. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ a b "Chamath Palihapitiya – Chairman at LotusFlare". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Leading Lights 2019 Finalists: Outstanding Digital Enablement Vendor".
- ^ "Light Reading's Leading Lights 2020: The Finalists".