Tameka Kee
Dec 14, 2009 7:05 PM
Zecter, developer of the cloud-based media storage and transferal platform ZumoDrive, has raised $1.5 million in funding. New investor Sherpalo Ventures led, with participation from previous backers Tandem Entrepreneurs and VeriFone CEO Douglas Bergeron. Zecter was initially funded by Y Combinator. ZumoDrive lets users port their media files to mobile…
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Tameka Kee
Oct 25, 2009 1:54 PM
Bump Technologies, the mobile app development firm behind the popular iPhone app that lets people tap their phones together to exchange information, has raised its first round of funding from Sequoia Capital, TechCrunch reports. Sequoia Capital Partner Greg McAdoo gave a presentation this weekend where Bump was listed as one…
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Tameka Kee
Oct 21, 2009 2:22 PM
Some consolidation in the rapidly crowding location-aware mobile social app arena. TechCrunch is reporting that Loopt has acquired rival location-based app developer GraffitiGEO. We’ve pinged both companies for confirmation. Loopt co-founder and CEO Sam Altman confirmed the deal. A newcomer to the space, Y Combinator-backed GraffitiGEO launched this summer; its…
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