Is Airalo a subsidiary of a larger company?

No. Airalo is an independent private company. Its operating entity is AirGSM Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, and it is owned by its founders and venture investors led by CVC, which put in $185 million of the $220 million Series C round in July 2025.

The company was founded by Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, Abraham Burak, and Duran Akcaylier. Ozdemir serves as CEO and Burak as COO. Akcaylier left the company in 2020.

Is Airalo available internationally?

Yes. Airalo sells eSIM data packages for more than 200 countries and regions, as well as regional bundles and a global plan. Service is delivered through local mobile operators in each destination via the Airalo app.

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Who Owns Airalo?

Q: Is Airalo publicly traded?

No. Airalo has no stock listing. Investors can only gain exposure through the private market, and the company's Series C backers include CVC, Peak XV, e& capital, and several telecom operator venture arms.

Q: When was Airalo founded?

Airalo was founded in 2019, originally under the name Roaming Labs. Its first seed funding came that same year from Antler and Sequoia Capital, followed by Series A in 2021, Series B in 2023, and the unicorn Series C in July 2025.

Q: What is Airalo's market position?

Airalo is the largest dedicated travel eSIM provider in the world, with more than 20 million users and coverage in over 200 countries and regions. It became the first eSIM unicorn in July 2025 at a valuation above $1 billion and leads rivals including Saily, Holafly, and Nomad.

Airalo is owned by Airalo itself, a private venture-backed company legally based in Lewes, Delaware, with its operational headquarters in Singapore. It has no parent company. Its largest outside investor is CVC, which led a $220 million Series C round in July 2025 that valued the company at more than $1 billion and made it the first eSIM unicorn.

Parent Company

Airalo

Founded

2019

Status

Private

Headquarters

Lewes, Delaware, United States

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Who Owns Airalo?

Parent Company: Airalo
Ownership Type: Wholly owned
Company Type: Privately Held

Brand	Parent Company	Ownership Type
Airalo	Airalo	Wholly owned

History of Airalo

Founded: 2019
Founders: Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, Abraham Burak, Duran Akcaylier

Airalo was founded in 2019 by Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, a serial entrepreneur, Abraham Burak, a Canadian businessman, and Duran Akcaylier, a web application designer and developer. The company was originally known as Roaming Labs before adopting the Airalo name. Akcaylier left the business in 2020.

The founding idea was simple: physical SIM cards and carrier roaming plans were expensive and inconvenient for international travelers, while eSIM technology built into newer smartphones allowed a data plan to be downloaded instantly. Airalo built a marketplace where travelers could buy a digital data package for a specific country, a region, or the whole world, and activate it in minutes.

In October 2019 the company raised a $1.9 million seed round from Antler and Sequoia Capital's Surge-style early-stage programs. A $5 million Series A followed in October 2021 as international travel recovered from pandemic restrictions.

Growth accelerated once travel reopened. By mid-2023 Airalo reported 5.1 million customers, and in July 2023 it closed a $60 million Series B led by e& capital with an unusually telecom-heavy syndicate: Liberty Global, Rakuten Capital, Singtel Innov8, Surge, Orange, T Capital, KPN Ventures, Telefonica Ventures, and I2BF Global Ventures all participated. The round cemented Airalo's position as the largest dedicated travel eSIM provider.

The company kept scaling through 2024 and into 2025, expanding beyond country-level plans into regional and global packages, adding unlimited data options, and opening an enterprise channel through partners.airalo.com for corporate travel connectivity. On July 10, 2025, Airalo announced the $220 million Series C led by CVC, valuing it above $1 billion and formally making it the industry's first unicorn. By that point it had served more than 20 million travelers across over 200 destinations, with a remote team spread across more than 50 countries.

Through 2026 Airalo has focused on improving the app experience, expanding unlimited plans, and building B2B connectivity products for companies covering both employees and their customers.

About Airalo

What kind of company is Airalo?

Airalo is a private telecommunications marketplace company that sells eSIM data packages to international travelers. It does not operate mobile networks itself; it buys wholesale connectivity from carriers and resells it through its app as instant downloadable plans.

Is Airalo publicly traded?

No. Airalo is privately held. It has raised about $287 million from investors including CVC, Peak XV, e& capital, and multiple telecom operator venture arms, but there is no public stock.

When was Airalo founded?

Airalo was founded in 2019 by Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, Abraham Burak, and Duran Akcaylier. It was originally called Roaming Labs before rebranding. Akcaylier left in 2020.

Where is Airalo headquartered?

Airalo's legal headquarters is in Lewes, Delaware, United States. Its operational headquarters is in Singapore through the entity AirGSM Pte. Ltd., and its roughly 400-person team works remotely across more than 50 countries.