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LotusFlare

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LotusFlare
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedJune 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06)
Websitewww.lotusflare.com

LotusFlare is a software development company focused on creating products for the telecommunications industry and providing SaaS products to enterprises.[1][2][3][4]

Background

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LotusFlare was founded in June 2014 by former Facebook engineers Sam Gadodia, Terry Guo, and Shao Xia.[5][2]

The company raised a $4 million seed investment from Social Capital, Google Ventures, and Metamorphic Ventures.[5] In September 2015, the company raised a $6 million Series A investment led by Chamath Palihapitiya's firm Social Capital.[6][1] He is the chairman of the board.[6]

Products

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Nomad

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Nomad is a mobile app that allows users to purchase eSIM products.[7]

Digital Network Operator Cloud (DNO Cloud)

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DNO Cloud is a cloud-based business support system that is designed to serve telecommunications and media service providers.[8] DNO is based on TM Forum standards, and is Gold-level certified for a number of its APIs.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Kosoff, Maya. "Ex-Facebookers raise $6 million to bring internet to more people around the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ Yeung, Ken (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare gets $6M from Social+Capital, others to make mobile Internet more accessible". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ "Lotusflare Inc – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ a b Perez, Sarah (2015-09-01). "LotusFlare Raises $6 Million To Help Emerging Markets Access The Mobile Internet". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ^ a b "Chamath Palihapitiya – Chairman at LotusFlare". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  7. ^ "Nomad eSIM". LotusFlare.
  8. ^ "LotusFlare DNO Cloud". LotusFlare.
  9. ^ "TM Forum Open API Conformance Overview". TM Forum. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ^ "LotusFlare Achieves Gold-Level Certification for TM Forum V5 Open APIs". LotusFlare. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 26 July 2024.