Parlem Telecom is a Catalan telecommunications operator founded in Barcelona in 2014 that sells mobile, fibre broadband, fixed-line and TV services to consumers and businesses, positioning itself as a locally rooted, Catalan-language alternative to the big Spanish telcos. It is not a venture-stage startup: it has been listed on BME Growth (ticker PAR) since 2019 and grew largely by acquiring smaller regional operators. In 2026 its merger with Avatel collapsed, the CEO resigned, and the company announced a recapitalisation and divestment of underperforming business lines, so it is in restructuring rather than growth mode; founder Ernest Pérez-Mas has resumed executive duties as executive chairman.
SectorsTelecommunications, Consumer, Connectivity, Media & TV
Start-up MapOther › Infrastructure & facility operators
Founders
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Ernest Pérez-Mas
Founder & Executive Chairman
Global models 3
TTruphone
United Kingdom · www.truphone.com ↗
A challenger mobile operator funded by private investors that sells mobile connectivity to consumers and businesses, competing with the incumbent telcos.
~$500MComparable
NNova Labs
United States · www.helium.com ↗
Runs Helium Mobile, a VC-backed consumer mobile carrier (MVNO) that sells cheap mobile plans as an alternative to the big national telcos.
~$365MComparable
SStarry
United States · starry.com ↗
A VC-backed challenger internet provider that sells home broadband subscriptions to consumers in selected cities as an alternative to the incumbent cable and telco providers.
~$260MComparable
In the same niche 2 others
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Investors 7
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IInveready
www.inveready.com
DDozen Investments
dozeninvestments.com
OOna Capital
onacapital.com
MMarfina (Moventia)
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MásMóvil
AAlba Andrea Divisió (Carandell family office)
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Global Portfolio Investments
Funding rounds 4
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| 2021-03-18 | No stage disclosed | €3M | Inveready |
| 2019-12-04 | Seed (estimated) | €2M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2018-10-02 | No stage disclosed | €936K |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2018-02-28 | No stage disclosed | €810K |
Lead not disclosed
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