Airalo raises $60M
- Company
- Airalo
- Round
- Series B
- Amount
- $60M
- Investors
- e& capital (lead), Antler Elevate, Liberty Global, Orange
- Announced
- August 1, 2023
What happened
Airalo, the world's largest eSIM marketplace, raised a $60 million Series B led by e& capital — the investment arm of global technology group e& — with participation from Antler Elevate, Liberty Global, and Orange, bringing total funding to $67.5 million.
Why it matters
The round that set up the unicorn: carrier-affiliated investors (e&, Liberty Global, Orange) backing an eSIM disruptor showed incumbents deciding to own a piece of travel eSIM rather than fight it — two years before Airalo's $220M CVC round.
Source: Airalo
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