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 Santa Clara, California.[4]
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website | www |
Background
editLotusFlare 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]
Products
editNomad is a B2C/B2B web application that allows users to purchase eSIM products. It was originally targeted at people traveling across international borders, but now serves a variety of target demographics. It is built on top of LotusFlare's DNO Platform.[9]
Digital Network Operator Cloud (DNO Cloud)
editDNO Cloud is a cloud-based business support system that is designed to serve telecommunications and media service providers.[10] DNO is based on TM Forum standards, and is Gold-level certified for a number of its APIs.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nomad eSIM". LotusFlare.
- ^ "Digital Network Operator Cloud".
- ^ "TM Forum Open API Conformance Overview". TM Forum. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "LotusFlare Achieves Gold-Level Certification for TM Forum V5 Open APIs". LotusFlare. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 26 July 2024.