When was FreedomPop founded?

FreedomPop was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is FreedomPop located?

FreedomPop is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States.

How many employees does FreedomPop have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at FreedomPop is 27.

Is FreedomPop a funded company?

FreedomPop is a funded company, having raised a total of $114M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jul 19, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of FreedomPop?

FreedomPop's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jan 20, 2016, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does FreedomPop rank among its competitors?

FreedomPop ranks 8th amongst 732 active competitors, of which 32 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Telness, which secured $1.75M in Sep, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of FreedomPop?

FreedomPop's top competitors include MasMovil, Circles.Life and Vodacom. Among them, Telness secured the most recent funding round in September, 2021.

FreedomPop - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

FreedomPop provides mobile and internet services. It offers limited buckets of free voice, text and data, encouraging its users to buy value-added services such as additional data, a local global hotspot and local numbers from some countries that can be used to receive calls in other markets. It offers service on Sprint's network in the U.S. and recently expanded its European business with more than two dozen network operators. It is planning to expand its services in Asia and Latin America. It has recently raised $50M to provide a global hotspot and roaming SIM to its customers.

Website: freedompop.com
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Founded Year

2011

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$114M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jan 20, 2016, $*****

Investors

Intel & 9 more

Ranked

8^th among 732 active competitors

Employee Count

27 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Gigsky & 391 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Red Pocket Mobile (Jun 07, 2019)

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FreedomPop is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
STS Media Inc dba FreedomPop CIN: 452718799 , United States, Active	Aug 07, 2011	$5M - $25M (As on Jul 30, 2015)	-	-

FreedomPop got acquired by Red Pocket Mobile on Jun 07, 2019.

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FreedomPop has raised a total funding of $114M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 19, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jan 20, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. FreedomPop has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of FreedomPop:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 20, 2016	4090569	Series C	6118026	9716465	9960593	7564917
Nov 13, 2015	8315632	Series B	7820601	8976598	1612824	5560525
Jul 30, 2015	7052733	Series B	3743184	4617243	2275011	Axiata Group

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The founders of FreedomPop is Steven Sesar.

Here are the details of FreedomPop's key team members:

Steven Sesar: Co-Founder/President/COO of FreedomPop.

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FreedomPop's employee count trend

FreedomPop has 27 employees as of Mar 26. Here is FreedomPop's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of FreedomPop include MasMovil, Circles.Life and Vodacom. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of FreedomPop, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	MasMovil 2006, Madrid (Spain), Acquired	Provider of mobile internet, calling, and other services	-	Capital Group, Providence Equity Partners ... & 3 others	72/100
2nd	Circles.Life 2014, Singapore, Series C	Online MVNO providing data services	$50M	Warburg Pincus, Peak XV Partners & 21 others	70/100
3rd	Vodacom 1994, Midrand (South Africa), Public	Provider of mobile network telecommunication services	-	Umbono, Convergence Partners	67/100
4th	Consumer Cellular 1995, Portland (United States), Acquired	MVNO in the US providing no contract cell phones and services	-	-	66/100
5th	Gigsky 2010, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Global eSIM provider offering seamless connectivity for travelers and enterprises	$24.9M	Intercept Ventures, World Innovation Lab & 3 others	66/100
6th	Tello 1996, Sibiu (Romania), Acquired	Mobile communication services provider	$2.7M	Bullpen Capital, True Ventures & 6 others	63/100
7th	Belong 2013, Melbourne (Australia), Unfunded	Mobile communication services provider	-	-	62/100
8th	FreedomPop 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	MVNO providing mobile and internet services	$114M	Mangrove Capital Partners, UCLA Ventures & 8 others	62/100
9th	Telness 2017, Stockholm (Sweden), Seed	Mobile communication services provider	$7.59M	JCE Group, JCE & 4 others	60/100
10th	Tune Talk 2009, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Unfunded	Mobile Virtual Network Operator	-	-	60/100