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Israeli Mobile Apps Firm Hingo Gets $3.4 Million Funding

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Israeli mobile apps developer Hingi has received $3.4 million in first round funding from Opus Capital Ventures. It provides a service it calls “Hear It N’ Get It”, which helps users to identify broadcast music and download related content such as ringtones and MP3 tracks by sending an SMS with the name, or a short-code of the radio or TV station where the music was played. Users receive the name of the last three songs that were played, with links to buy the related content in one more click. It has been implemented by Israeli mobile operator Cellcom. The public version of the service is here.

May 20, 2007 3:07 PM ET

Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Countries, Asia

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