<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Swedish	O
technological	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2006	O
by	O
Hjalmar	O
Winbladh	O
and	O
Jonas	O
Lindroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
services	O
include	O
international	O
calling	O
,	O
messaging	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
money	O
delivered	O
in	O
applications	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
's	O
principal	O
owners	O
are	O
European	O
London-based	O
venture	O
capital	O
funds	O
Balderton	O
Capital	O
and	O
Index	O
Ventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
provides	O
low-cost	O
or	O
free	O
international	O
call	O
services	O
The	O
company	O
started	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Rebel	O
theme	O
"	O
in	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
prevailing	O
high	O
international	O
calling	O
rates	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
service	O
was	O
first	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
intermediary	O
service	O
accessible	O
by	O
dialing	O
a	O
particular	O
phone	O
number	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
through	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
with	O
a	O
combined	O
download	O
count	O
totaling	O
over	O
10M	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtels	B-Application
tech	O
platform	O
supports	O
money	O
transfer	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
mobile	O
top-up	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
transfer	O
credit	O
to	O
others	O
by	O
mobile	O
phone	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
common	O
in	O
unbanked	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
’s	O
Activist	O
program	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2016	O
as	O
a	O
pilot	O
in	O
Miami	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
enabling	O
anyone	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
Rebtel	B-Application
reseller	O
through	O
the	O
independent	O
Activist	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
2017	O
,	O
Rebtel	B-Application
launched	O
and	O
published	O
its	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Beyond	O
Borders	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
magazine	O
and	O
community	O
that	O
curates	O
and	O
creates	O
content	O
and	O
journalism	O
by	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
global	O
group	O
of	O
international	O
nomads	O
and	O
migrants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
allowing	O
independent	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
voice	O
calling	O
and	O
instant	O
messaging	O
in	O
their	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rebtel	B-Application
SDK	O
currently	O
supports	O
app-to-app	O
communication	O
over	O
data	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
3G	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
—	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
backend	O
as	O
Rebtel	B-Application
’s	O
own	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Rebtel	B-Application
launched	O
Sendly	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
app	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
top	O
up	O
the	O
prepaid	O
mobile	O
phones	O
of	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
abroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
appointed	O
Andreas	O
Bernström	O
,	O
formerly	O
COO	O
of	O
TradeDoubler	O
,	O
as	O
CEO	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Rebtel	B-Application
posted	O
revenue	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
$150	O
million	O
and	O
seemed	O
on	O
track	O
to	O
exceed	O
$200	O
million	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
mostly	O
boosted	O
by	O
communication	O
needs	O
during	O
COVID-19	O
lockdowns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Rebtel	B-Application
split	O
with	O
Majority	O
,	O
a	O
fintech	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
solving	O
banking	O
needs	O
for	O
immigrants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
then	O
took	O
on	O
new	O
management	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
positioned	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
marketplace	O
for	O
cross-border	O
communication	O
and	O
remittance	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
immigrant	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2005	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
is	O
registered	O
by	O
Hjalmar	O
Winbladh	O
and	O
Jonas	O
Lindroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2006	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
raises	O
Series	O
A	O
round	O
of	O
US$20	O
million	O
in	O
external	O
venture	O
capital	O
financing	O
from	O
Index	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Balderton	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2009	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
launches	O
its	O
iPhone	B-Device
application	O
after	O
a	O
nine-month	O
approval	O
process	O
with	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
2010	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
reports	O
a	O
100%	O
jump	O
in	O
revenue	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
increasing	O
revenue	O
from	O
$8	O
million	O
to	O
$16	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
2011	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
reports	O
9	O
million	O
users	O
,	O
revenues	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
$40	O
million	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
revenue	O
run-rate	O
projected	O
to	O
hit	O
$75	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
2011	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
is	O
awarded	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Innovation	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
winners	O
include	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2012	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
releases	O
its	O
SDK	O
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
voice	O
calling	O
into	O
their	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
2012	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
reports	O
revenues	O
of	O
$80	O
million	O
and	O
20	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
2013	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
launches	O
Sendly	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
service	O
for	O
transferring	O
prepaid	O
mobile	O
credit	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebtel	B-Application
reports	O
revenues	O
of	O
$95	O
million	O
and	O
23	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
2016	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
appoints	O
Magnus	O
Larsson	O
as	O
CEO	O
and	O
communicates	O
goal	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
primary	O
app	O
for	O
international	O
calling	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
is	O
for	O
texting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2017	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
says	O
to	O
Thompson	O
Reuters	O
that	O
it	O
seeks	O
a	O
$20	O
million	O
"	O
cash	O
injection	O
for	O
growth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2017	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
Activist	O
independent	O
work	O
program	O
fuels	O
rapid	O
US	O
market	O
growth	O
;	O
CEO	O
claims	O
20%	O
growth	O
target	O
for	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
2017	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
launches	O
online	O
magazine	O
aimed	O
at	O
migrants	O
and	O
international	O
nomads	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2018	O
:	O
Rebtel	B-Application
announces	O
it	O
has	O
closed	O
its	O
financing	O
process	O
,	O
securing	O
close	O
to	O
$20	O
million	O
,	O
now	O
aiming	O
to	O
invest	O
130	O
million	O
Swedish	O
kronor	O
in	O
developing	O
banking	O
products	O
and/or	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
neo	O
bank	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
new	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
