Kadoink Inc., a San Francisco-based developer of mobile messaging software, has raised nearly $7 million in Series A funding from Sutter Hill Ventures. The round closed in January. “Kadoink is a powerful mobile engagement platform that transforms the mobile phone into an interactive and revenue-producing communication channel. Kadoink enables customers to engage with their audiences […]
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Miyowa, a dynamic global company providing compelling instant messaging and presence enriched Mobile Web 2.0 technologies, today announced completion of a second round of financing of $8 million. Miyowa created the first handset independent universal end-to-end client messaging technology (MoveMessenger(TM)), compliant with all major existing standards and systems and provides mobile operators and communities with […]
Funambol Inc., the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, today announced that it has secured $12.5 million in Series B funding. Funambol provides open source push email and PIM sync solutions for more than 1.5 billion mobile devices, including phones from Apple, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and others. […]
Zannel Inc., the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging service allowing people to instantly update their friends and start real-time conversations by sharing multi-media updates from mobile phones, announced they have secured $10 million in Series B funding. “The roll-out of next generation mobile phones, which combine powerful imaging and messaging capabilities with high speed […]
EnvIO Networks Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based developer of wireless messaging and content management technologies, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. “delivering a product that defines a new category of mobile application, bringing content to subscribers in new and innovative ways. Mobile network operators looking to learn more about envIO’s solution should contact us […]
Meebo, Inc. today announced a $25 million investment. Launched in May 2007 as a social, syndicated version of Meebo, Meebo Rooms let people interested in the same topic connect live directly on sites with embedded Meebo Rooms. Meebo Rooms are used by major entertainment brands from all the major record labels and several properties from […]
Bubble Motion Inc., the pioneer and global leader of “voice SMS”, today announced $14 million in additional funding. Bubble Motion is the pioneer and global leader for ‘voice SMS’. The company offers the award-winning BubbleTALK service, and works with mobile operators around the world to create a global network of asynchronous voice messaging and advanced […]
Tapioca Mobile, Inc. a San Diego-based enabler of video and rich media delivery via mobile phones, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Tapioca Mobile enables Publishers and Advertisers to deliver Rich Multimedia ubiquitously to Mobile Users.
London-based SpinVox, which converts voicemails to text, has raised $100 million — this brings the company’s total amount raised to $200 million. It plans to use the funding to expand in North America, as well as to improve its speech-to-text functionality in more languages. In addition to its partnerships with carriers, SpinVox has also gotten […]
eBuddy.com, an Amsterdam-based provider of mobile instant messaging solutions, has raised EUR 6.5 million ($9.5 mm) in second-round funding. Like Meebo, the service allows users to log onto an IM service (MSN, AIM, etc.) using a web interface. In addition to its online platform, it also offers a mobile client. The service is ad-supported and […]
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