# Popcorn

> Popcorn is an AI-native, software-first telco that sells a single global phone plan - unlimited talk, text and data across 180+ countries with no roaming fees, delivered over eSIM for about $69 a month. Beyond connectivity, Popcorn layers AI on the line itself: screening calls, taking notes, and defending against deepfakes and SIM-swap fraud, while offering developer SDKs and APIs to add voice, messaging and phone numbers in a few lines of code. Founded in 2023 and based in New York, it argues telecom has barely changed in 25 years and rebuilds it as cloud software.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Neel Popat (CEO & Co-Founder), Lukas Kairys (Co-Founder), Julian Titz (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~23 employees
- **Products:** Global Phone Plan, eSIM Activation & Global Numbers, AI Communication Features, Security Suite, Developer SDKs & APIs
- **Notable:** Launched a single global phone plan spanning 180+ countries with no roaming fees, Raised seed funding from Adjacent, Protagonist and Prototype Capital, Shipped an eSIM-based consumer app on the Apple App Store

## Products & services

- **Global Phone Plan** — Unlimited talk, text and data across 180+ countries with no roaming fees, delivered over eSIM for a flat monthly price (about $69/month, taxes included).
- **eSIM Activation & Global Numbers** — Remote onboarding via eSIM on phones from the last ~5 years; keep or get a US number that works worldwide, with support for handling international numbers.
- **AI Communication Features** — AI call screening, automated call handling, note-taking on calls, and forwarding unwanted calls to an AI assistant.
- **Security Suite** — SIM-swap protection and defense against deepfakes / synthetic-voice fraud built into the network.
- **Developer SDKs & APIs** — Cloud SDKs and APIs to add voice, messaging and phone numbers in a few lines of code, with docs and support.

## Achievements

- Launched a single global phone plan spanning 180+ countries with no roaming fees
- Raised seed funding from Adjacent, Protagonist and Prototype Capital
- Shipped an eSIM-based consumer app on the Apple App Store
- Built AI call-screening and deepfake/SIM-swap security into the network layer
- Released developer SDKs and APIs for programmable voice, messaging and numbers

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Popcorn appears in AlleyWatch's NYC startup funding coverage with a reported ~$5.03M raise as part of a $16M offering.
- **2024-01** — Latest funding recorded as Seed stage per Apollo/Crunchbase data.

## Links

- Website: https://popcorn.space
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onpopcorn
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/popcorn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onpopcorn/

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Last updated: 2026-07-03