Circles.Life
Circles.Life is a digital Telco company based in Singapore. The company was founded in 2016, initially operating exclusively in Singapore, leasing its network from M1. In July 2015, Liberty Wireless signed an agreement with M1 Limited that allowed it to tap into M1's mobile network, thus becoming the first MVNO, operating as Circles Asia, in Singapore to offer a full service mobile network experience. It has since expanded to Taiwan and Australia, where it leases the Chunghwa Telecom and Optus networks, respectively. Circles.Life operates its customer service through live chat and email. In February 2019, the company announced that it had closed an undisclosed round of funding with Sequoia South East Asia and had plans to expand in five new markets, including Taiwan and Australia over the next 18 months. The company has expanded its offerings by launching digital lifestyle features such as its AI-driven events and movie-based platform, 'Discover'. In June 2019, the company closed another round of funding for an undisclosed amount, led by Singapore’s Government-linked EDBI and Founders Fund. This marks the first time the Silicon Valley-based Founders Fund has invested in a telco. The company launched into its first overseas market, Taiwan, in June 2019, followed