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An approachable business phone system that turns calls into CRM updates and expands from one seat into team-wide subscriptions.
5,000 customers today · average account above $160/month
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Jeremy Goillot started Mobile First Company alone in March 2024 after leading growth at Zendesk. The holding company aims to make business software feel as accessible as consumer apps, beginning with Allo, a phone system for small businesses. The opening wedge was dissatisfaction with incumbents such as RingCentral and Aircall: owners needed calling software that was easier to use, while sales teams needed recorded and transcribed calls connected to their CRM. The product started at $18 a month for solo users and moved upmarket as teams adopted it; the founder put the average account above $160 monthly, with three to four employees using it. Allo had around 5,000 customers and 750 weekly signups in the interview. Its funnel combines self-serve trials with a sales-assisted path, and the company grew about 32% month over month for six months. The founder said the business had reached $1 million in ARR at the time of its seed raise the prior year. He also described raising a $5 million pre-seed and a $13 million seed, with a 17-person team.
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