Founder Interview Video
How Celitech Signed 8 eSIM Customers and Went Live in 50 Countries by 2021 (Interview with Founder and CEO Ahmad Fares)
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction and Guest Background
- 0:15What Is eSIM Technology
- 0:33Celitech's B2B Business Model
- 1:47Revenue Mix: Per-Trip vs Subscription
- 2:20Revenue: Declines to Share Numbers, Says Q3 Doubled
- 3:14Company Launch Timeline
- 3:40No Revenue in 2020: Building a Patented, Serverless Platform
- 4:14Funding: Personal Investment and Angel Round
- 4:41Valuation and Seed Round
- 5:25Customers and Key Partners
- 6:35Growth Levers: Countries and OTA Pipeline
- 7:37Founder Ownership and Cap Table
- 9:05Exiting Acsys, His Prior Company
- 9:48Team Size and Hiring Plans
- 10:19Famous Five Rapid Fire
- 10:54Closing Reflections