Who we are
Not yet 3 years old, Rebtel was started by serial entrepreneur Hjalmar Winbladh, his business partner Jonas Lindroth, and 14 like-minded rebels who began work with a unified mission: take the phony out of mobile telephony, and create the first genuinely good, honest, and trustworthy global mobile telecommunications service that saves people money.
With Rebtel, they promised, there would be no hidden clauses. No small print. No secret charges.
Rebtel’s technology vision was equally straightforward: Shrink the world, make it a friendlier place, and bring people worldwide closer together by making all phone calls local. Rebtel is externally funded by two of the most reputable venture capital firms in the world, Index Ventures and Benchmark Capital.
What we do
Rebtel gives people local phone numbers in the country where they live that connect them directly with their friends, family or work colleagues who live abroad. That means, for example, Rebtel gives someone living in San Francisco a local San Francisco phone number that connects them directly to their friend or family member in India.
There’s no access number to dial, no PIN to remember, or long international phone number to enter.
When the world heard about Rebtel on May 17, 2006 at the Innovate Europe conference in Zaragoza, Spain it was named one of Europe’s top three new startups, and received acclaim from leading business and technology press all over the world.
Recent news
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Try Rebtel
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