Private company

Brightstar Corporation

Likewize (formerly Brightstar Corp.) is a privately held American corporation founded in 1997 that operates in over 30 countries today.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1

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Likewize (formerly Brightstar Corp.) is a privately held American corporation founded in 1997 that operates in over 30 countries today. The company offers insurance, warranty, repair, trade-in, recycling, and tech support to telcos, banks, carriers and retailers on smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices in the home.2

How it started

History

Likewize began operations as Brightstar Corp and was founded by Marcelo Claure in 1997.

Brightstar Corp acquired eSecuritel, an Alpharetta, GA based cell phone insurance provider, from Mainsail Partners in April, 2011.

In October 2013, Japanese SoftBank paid $1.26 billion for a 57% stake in Brightstar.

In February 2014, Brightstar Corp. completed its acquisition of 20:20 Mobile, a European mobile provider.

In July 2014, Brightstar Corp. and Bharti Enterprises announced that they entered into an agreement to have Brightstar acquire a majority stake in Beetel Teletech, a Bharti company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brightstar Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. Jan 30, 2014Acquired Acquired by SoftBank Group1
  2. 1997Founded Founded1

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