The Mobile-First Company Raises $12M to Expand AI-Powered Mobile Tools for Small Teams
The Mobile-First Company has secured $12 million in seed funding, a significant milestone for the fast-growing startup building AI-powered, mobile-native tools designed for small teams. The round was co-led by Base10 Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners, two prominent venture firms known for backing early-stage technology companies. According to the company’s public announcement, the funding is aimed at accelerating product development, expanding hiring, and scaling operations internationally.
Founded in 2023 by CEO Jérémy Goillot and CTO Franco Pinto, The Mobile-First Company focuses on delivering simple, affordable software tools that operate natively on smartphones — a contrast to many complex, desktop-centric business platforms. The founders have stated that most small and medium-sized businesses still rely heavily on their phones for daily operations, making mobile-first productivity software both underdeveloped and underserved. Their mission is to build intuitive AI-powered products that solve specific operational problems without the clutter of large enterprise suites.
The company’s first application, Allo, is an AI-driven business phone system designed to automate communications tasks. Allo provides features such as a virtual AI receptionist, automated call summaries, call handling, and integrations with commonly used business tools. The Mobile-First Company reports that more than 5,000 businesses now use Allo, and the product has seen rapid adoption throughout 2025, with monthly usage and revenue increasing substantially since the beginning of the year.
With the new seed investment, the company plans to expand beyond Allo and build a broader suite of mobile-native applications tailored to small teams. Two new products — Due and Claim — are already underway. Due is an invoicing tool that enables small businesses to create, send, and reconcile invoices directly from a phone, assisted by AI. Claim is a receipt-scanning and expense-management tool that uses image recognition and automated categorization to simplify reimbursement and reporting. Both apps are expected to launch in the coming months.
In addition to product expansion, The Mobile-First Company is investing in team growth and relocation. The company announced that it is moving its U.S. headquarters to Miami, a rapidly expanding hub for technology startups and venture investment. The new capital will enable the hiring of over 30 new employees, distributed across engineering, AI research, customer operations and go-to-market teams. While the company will maintain a global remote workforce, Miami will serve as its central operational base for the United States.
Industry observers note that the funding round highlights the increasing appetite among investors for AI-driven productivity tools designed specifically for small businesses. While many AI software companies target enterprises with complex needs and budgets to match, The Mobile-First Company aims to stay focused on lightweight, affordable and easy-to-use tools. The founders have emphasized that their approach is to build one application at a time, each solving a clear operational challenge for a specific type of small team — whether a contractor, freelancer, local shop, service provider or small agency.
The involvement of Base10 Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners adds further credibility to the company’s approach. Both firms have long track records of backing category-defining technology companies. Their participation also signals confidence that AI will reshape the software stack of small businesses, not just large corporations. For The Mobile-First Company, this backing provides not only capital but also strategic support and access to global networks as it scales.
With strong early adoption, a focused product roadmap, and fresh funding from major investors, The Mobile-First Company is positioning itself to become a leader in the next generation of mobile-based AI tools. The company plans to continue refining Allo while preparing for the release of Due and Claim, marking an ambitious expansion of its product ecosystem. As small teams increasingly rely on mobile devices to operate more efficiently, the startup aims to meet that demand with tools built from the ground up for the mobile era.
