Termii

Termii is helps businesses communicate with customers globally.

Winter 2020

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Termii is helps businesses communicate with customers globally.

Termii is a communications platform that allows businesses to make calls, access data on the go and send messages to anyone across sms, email, voice and instant messaging channels. With Termii businesses can; 1. Verify customer identity & transactions 2. Send product notifications to customers 3. Make calls and offer dedicated call support to customers 4. Purchase dedicated phone numbers 5. Purchase eSims to make wifi calls and access data connectivity globally 6. Generate personality and engagement insights from customer transactions

Active Founders

EMMANUEL GBOLADE

Founder

I'm the CEO and Co-Founder of Termii, a YC-backed startup recently ranked #1 in Telecoms by the Financial Times. Termii is building an AI-powered communication platform for financial institutions in emerging markets, powering secure customer engagement for over 30,000+ businesses and 16 million monthly end-users. A Stanford alum, I also manage Aidi Ventures, our $19M AUM family office, alongside my wife — investing in 22 startups and real estate properties across Africa and North America.

EMMANUEL GBOLADE

Founder

Ayomide Awe

Founder

Ayomide Awe

Founder

Latest News

Nigeria’s Termii to launch mobile app and scale customer engagement business with new funding | TechCrunch

Jun 12, 2023

Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures – TechCrunch

Mar 19, 2021

YC-backed Termii raises $1.4m seed round to expand to North Africa

Mar 18, 2021

Company Launches

Sotel: Network-Intelligent eSIM for global connectivity

See original launch post

Hi Everyone! I’m Emmanuel, co-founder of Termii (YC W20), and we’re launching Sotel, a network-intelligent eSIM app that gives you seamless mobile connectivity in 180+ countries — no SIM cards, no hidden fees.

📌 TL;DR
Sotel is the easiest way to get mobile data globally. We intelligently and automatically analyze carrier coverage, switching you to the best local network in real-time based on your location, usage pattern, and performance needs.

The Problem:
Millions of people — especially remote teams, travellers, and startup nomads — suffer from:

Expensive roaming charges
Poor network performance when travelling
Fragmented eSIM platforms with no real-time optimization
No visibility into where their connection is weakest (until it fails)

Our Solution:
🔁 Dynamic Network Optimization: We evaluate local carriers in real-time and connect you to the one with the best speed, latency, and coverage — using network and signal intelligence.
📱 Global eSIM Access: Download once, connect anywhere. We offer affordable plans across 180+ countries.
📊 Smart Usage Dashboard: Track data usage, get alerts and optimize performance before a video call drops.
🛡️ Privacy-Focused: No personal ID is needed for 95% of destinations.

Why We’re Building This
At Termii, we power critical communication APIs used by 20,000+ businesses processing 2B+ transactions annually. As we expanded globally, we ran into the same issue our users faced — unpredictable and expensive connectivity. Sotel is our solution, built from the ground up for modern, mobile-first users.

Who It’s For

International teams and remote workers
Frequent travellers, digital nomads
Businesses that want to keep their global staff always connected
Developers integrating global IoT/M2M connectivity

Traction So Far:

Pilots running across 4 continents
Partnered with major telecom companies in Africa, US & Europe

Try it now: Google Play Store and Apple App Store

We're Looking For:

Feedback from global users, remote workers, and telco nerds
Partnerships with travel, fintech, and remote work platforms
Early adopters to test our Intelligent switching engine
Investors interested in telco infrastructure + AI

Let’s chat → founders@termii.com

YC Winter 2020 Application Video