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Announced January 9, 2024Firsty raises $1.2M
- Company
- Firsty
- Round
- Pre-seed
- Amount
- $1.2M
- Investors
- Marcel Smits, Godert Vinkesteijn, Patrick Stal
- Announced
- January 9, 2024
What happened
Dutch startup Firsty raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding from Marcel Smits, Godert Vinkesteijn, Patrick Stal, and other former telecom and technology executives to launch its free, ad-supported global eSIM service tackling high roaming bills.
Why it matters
Telecom insiders funding a free-data eSIM out of the gate signaled real conviction that freemium economics could work in connectivity — the start of Firsty's rapid three-round run.
eSIM
Freemium
Europe
Source: Business Insider
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