How OpenPhone's Scrappy Tactics Attracted 100k Customers and Redefined Business Phones

February 14th, 2025

Founded By

Daryna Kulya

Monthly Revenue

$1.63M

Days To Build

Founders

Employees

100 (est.)

Profitable

Yes

Days To Build

Year Started

2017

Customer

B2B

Founded By
Daryna Kulya: Monthly Revenue
$1.63M: Days To Build
80

Founders
2: Employees
100 (est.): Profitable
Yes

Days To Build
80: Year Started
2017: Customer
B2B

Who is Daryna Kulya?

Daryna Kulya, co-founder of OpenPhone, is originally from Ukraine and moved to Canada for university after spending her last high school year in the U.S. on an exchange program. With a background in product management at a tech company, she leveraged her experience and passion for design and UX to help create OpenPhone, working alongside her co-founder and now husband, Mahir.

Daryna Kulya, co-founder of OpenPhone

What problem does OpenPhone solve?

OpenPhone solves the problem of small businesses using personal phone numbers for work, which leads to a lack of work-life balance and complicates business communication. By offering a straightforward, app-based business phone...

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Disclaimer: The initial draft of this article was compiled by the Starter Story team based on publicly available interviews, podcasts, and other content from the founder. See the sources we used here.

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