TokBox, a first-of-its-kind web-based video communication service that offers consumers free and effortless video calling, today announced the closing of a $10 million Series B financing round. TokBox is a first-of-its-kind consumer video communication service that helps people talk face-to-face with a single click. Offering both a web-based and a downloadable version, TokBox requires no […]
JazzD Markets Inc., a Brookline, Mass.-based online directory startup, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. “Using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, Jazzd Phone offers unlimited local and domestic long distance calling, enhanced 911 service, the ability to receive and forward voice mail messages through e-mail, a website to control custom calling features, […]
Jaxtr Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of VoIP services for social networks and blogs, has raised around $6.4 million in Series B funding. With the free jaxtr service, users can link their phones with their online network to hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone numbers private. And jaxtr is not just […]
Seesmic Inc., San Francisco-based provider of online video chat solutions, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. “At last, the Internet is really social: you can see and hear people express their ideas and thoughts, you can join in, and you can make new friends. With Seesmic, everyone can participate in live conversations rich […]
Jinan Yinquan Technology Co., Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of China VoIP & Digital Telecom, Inc., has closed its round of fund raising with US $5 million. “As the leader in China’s telecom industry, China VoIP & Digital Telecom will continue to create new products and value-added services to its enterprise and individual customers.” China […]
TokBox: Sequoia Capital and a group of angel investors invested $4 million into TokBox during its Series A funding round. Tokbox is a free service that lets you talk with your friends over live video. Here’s how it works: you sign up and we give you a link. When you want to talk with anyone, […]
MOBIVOX Corporation today announced the closing of an $11 million Series B round of venture capital financing Montreal based MOBIVOX makes it possible to call family and friends around the world for free, from any phone. MOBIVOX calls are free from anywhere in the world to over 40 countries and members save up to 98% […]
Jaxtr raises $10 million in venture capital as it expands virtually free long-distance calling Like Skype and Jajah, Jaxtr makes use of voice-over-Internet-protocol technology to get around the high costs of long-distance telephone service. But Jaxtr works with any mobile phone or standard telephone. You simply go to the Jaxtr web site and indicate which […]
Jajah, which has more than 2 million users of its free or low-cost global calling service, said Intel Corp. has agreed to marketing, patent and distribution deals with it and Intel’s venture capital arm is leading a $20 million financing round “Computers are becoming phones and phones are becoming computers,”
SunRocket, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Internet phone service providers, today announced that it has secured $33 million for its Series C round of institutional financing, bringing the firm’s total venture capital raised to approximately $80 million. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, SunRocket, the “no gotcha” phone company, is bringing Internet phone service to mainstream America […]
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