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Mobile Haptics Developer Atrua Raises $9 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 3:54pm.

Campbell, Calif. - Atrua Technologies, a developer of control technologies for mobile devices, said on Thursday that it has raised $9 million in its fourth round of funding, co-led by previous investor BlueRun Ventures and new investor Hua Hong Group of China.

NeoMedia Sells Back Recently Acquired U.K. Firm

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2006 - 1:44pm.

Fort Myers, Fla. - NeoMedia Technologies, a diversified technology company, announced on Thursday that it has revised its mobile marketing strategy and sold back its recently acquired, U.K.-based subsidiary Sponge, a provider of mobile marketing services, to Sponge's founders.

Mobile Image Delivery Firm Ontela Raises $4.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2006 - 3:44pm.

Seattle - Ontela, a developer of mobile image delivery technology, announced that it has raised $4.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing. Hunt Ventures led the investment round; Oak Investment Partners and Voyager Capital also participated.

Mobile TV, Radio Delivery Firm MobiTV Raises $100 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2006 - 1:59pm.

Emeryville, Calif. - MobiTV, a developer of mobile TV and radio delivery technologies, announced on Thursday that it has raised over $100 million in its third round of venture capital financing.

Mobile Podcast Distributor Spodradio Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2006 - 1:28pm.

Stuttgart, Germany - Spodradio, which operates a worldwide radio and podcast hub for mobile phones, announced that it has raised $10 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led Benchmark Capital Europe and previous investor Baytech Capital.

Mobile Content Distribution Developer mVisible Raises $3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2006 - 2:24pm.

Deerfield Beach, Fla. - mVisible Technologies, a developer of mobile content distribution technology, announced on Thursday that it has raised $3 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by New World Angels.

Mobile Entertainment Distributor Cellfish Gets $50 Million Investment

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2006 - 4:44pm.

New York - Cellfish Media, a unit of French media conglomerate Lagardere that produces and distributes mobile entertainment content, announced that it has raised $50 million from new investors Trio Capital, Telecom Media Fund and Groupe Humagade. The investors will own about a 30% stake in the company, along with Lagardere. New York-based Cellfish, which operates subsidiaries in France and Germany, creates and distributes mobile content including ringtones, animations and games through portals like BlingTones and Barrio Mobile. The company reported 2005 revenues of $116 million.

Live TV Mobile Games Firm AirPlay Raises $14 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2006 - 4:42pm.

San Francisco - AirPlay, a developer of interactive TV games for mobile phones, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $14 million in its second round of venture capital financing. Participating in the round were Qualcomm, Motorola, JK&B Capital, Onset Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. Founded in 2004, San Francisco-based AirPlay develops games that let viewers play along with live TV programs from their mobile phones. Its applications include Emmys AirPlay Live from Sprint, which allowed viewers to predict winners and losers, view commentary and answer trivia questions during the awards broadcast. The company will use the funds to implement its plan to offer AirPlayTV events include game and award shows, sports and reality TV programming this year.

Mobile Sharing Start-up Zannel Raises $6 Million in First Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 4, 2006 - 12:46pm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - Zannel, a technology start-up that has been in stealth mode, said on Wednesday that it has raised $6 million in its first round of financing, co-led by U.S. Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Zannel is developing technology for consuming and sharing content across wireless devices, which it plans to launch in the "near future." Adam Zbar, the company's CEO, formerly served as a mobile media consultant to Infospace Mobile, Moviso and Disney MVNO. In addition, CTO Braxton Woodham was the CTO at Infospace Mobile, and COO Steve Hoffman was the studio head of Infospace Games.

Smartphone Content Provider Handango Raises $60 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 12, 2006 - 6:18pm.

Los Angeles - Handango, a provider of content for smartphones, announced on Tuesday that it has raised over $60 million in a new round of venture capital financing, led Institutional Venture Partners. Other investors included Advanced Technology Ventures, Centerpoint, Neo Carta, Pharos Capital Group and SSM Partners. Hurst, Texas-based Handango provides smartphone content from more than 16,000 content partners to firms including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, RIM, HP, Verizon, T-Mobile, Microsoft and AOL. The company will use the funds for global expansion, support for new types of content and establishment of new distribution channels. Strategy Analytics projects there will by 350 million smartphone users by 2009, up from 68 million in 2005.

Nellymoser to Distribute Muze Data on Mobile Devices

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2006 - 1:13pm.

Los Angeles - Nellymoser, a provider of mobile media programming and delivery technology, announced on Monday a partnership with Muze, a provider of informational databases on music, movies, games and books. Under the deal, Nellymoser will distribute mobile versions of Muze's descriptive media data, in addition to the company's catalog of over 2 million licensed tracks, 5 million licensed streaming song samples and 40,000 movie trailers to wireless carriers operating mobile storefronts.

Airborne Extends Mobile Content Deal with Maxim Magazine

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2006 - 1:09pm.

Montreal - Mobile entertainment publisher Airborne Entertainment announced on Monday that it has extended an agreement with Dennis Digital, a unit of Maxim magazine publisher Dennis Publishing. Montreal-based Airborne said over 5.8 million units of Maxim mobile products were sold in 2005. The expanded agreement includes new mobile games, and additional personalization, messaging and other products for Dennis Publishing's Blender and Stuff magazines.

Mobile Voice Navigation Firm Promptu Raises $11.6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2006 - 1:37pm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - Promptu, a developer of voice-powered search and navigation services for mobile phones, announced on Thursday that it has raised $11.6 million in a new round of venture capital financing.

Mobile Ad Network AdMob Lands Funding from Sequoia Capital

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2006 - 1:35pm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - AdMob, a company that operates an online mobile ad network, said on Thursday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of venture capital in its first round of funding from Sequoia Capital.

Mobixell Networks Raises $8 Million in Round Led by Intel

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2006 - 1:33pm.

Wellesley, Mass. - Mobixell Networks, a provider of multimedia and business technology for mobile operators, service and content providers, has raised $8 million in a round of venture capital led by Intel. Founded in 2000, Wellesley, Mass.-based Mobixell offers products that optimize multimedia quality in mobile messaging services. Its products support content distribution, peer-to-peer content sharing, mobile advertising and other applications.

Sybase to Acquire Content Delivery Firm Mobile 365 for $425 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 6, 2006 - 5:32pm.

Chantilly, Va. - Sybase, a California-based maker of software for managing data center information, said on Wednesday that it will pay about $425 million in cash to acquire Virginia-based Mobile 365, a provider of mobile messaging and content delivery services.

Mobile Games Firm Sennari Raises $10 Million in Third Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 6, 2006 - 5:29pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Sennari, a developer of customer relationship management applications for mobile phones, said on Wednesday that it has raised $10 million in its third round of funding, led by Mayfield Fund.

SinglePoint Raises $30.8 Million, Acquires Mobile Media North America

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2006 - 5:25pm.

Bellevue, Wash. - Wireless Services Corp. announced on Thursday that it has raised $30.8 million in new financing -- a portion of which was used to acquire Mobile Media North America -- and has changed its name to SinglePoint.

Mobile Content Distributor PlayPhone Raises $9.1 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2006 - 11:58am.

San Jose, Calif. - PlayPhone, a provider of direct-to-consumer mobile content distribution services, said on Monday that it has raised $9.1 million in its second round of funding, led by Menlo Ventures.

Mobile Content Delivery Firm Motricity Raises $32 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2006 - 12:37pm.

Durham, N.C. - Motricity, a provider of mobile content delivery technologies, has raised $32 million in its seventh round of venture capital, in which the company plans to raise a total of $60 million, according to published reports.

Mobile Haptics Developer Atrua Raises $9 Million

NeoMedia Sells Back Recently Acquired U.K. Firm

Mobile Image Delivery Firm Ontela Raises $4.5 Million

Mobile TV, Radio Delivery Firm MobiTV Raises $100 Million

Mobile Podcast Distributor Spodradio Raises $10 Million

Mobile Content Distribution Developer mVisible Raises $3 Million

Mobile Entertainment Distributor Cellfish Gets $50 Million Investment

Live TV Mobile Games Firm AirPlay Raises $14 Million

Mobile Sharing Start-up Zannel Raises $6 Million in First Round

Smartphone Content Provider Handango Raises $60 Million

Nellymoser to Distribute Muze Data on Mobile Devices

Airborne Extends Mobile Content Deal with Maxim Magazine

Mobile Voice Navigation Firm Promptu Raises $11.6 Million

Mobile Ad Network AdMob Lands Funding from Sequoia Capital

Mobixell Networks Raises $8 Million in Round Led by Intel

Sybase to Acquire Content Delivery Firm Mobile 365 for $425 Million

Mobile Games Firm Sennari Raises $10 Million in Third Round

SinglePoint Raises $30.8 Million, Acquires Mobile Media North America

Mobile Content Distributor PlayPhone Raises $9.1 Million

Mobile Content Delivery Firm Motricity Raises $32 Million

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