Ecrio, a provider of real-time communications software for mobile, raises $14.5M

April 16, 2007 | Matt Marshall
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Ecrio, a Cupertino, Ca. provider of real-time communications software for mobile phones, has raised $14.5 million of a planned $25 million round, according to a regulatory filing first reported by PE Wire.

Ecrio specializes in things like picture messaging, mobile TV, push to talk, VoIP, audio, video streaming, presence and availability — all of which are either already incorporated into or being planned for the latest generation of Internet-connected phones.

NTT DoCoMo led the round (see statement), and was joined by Visa (see statement), Aplix Corp., a publicly traded Japanese mobile software company, Nexit Ventures and CIR Ventures, according to reports by PE Wire and VentureWire. Previous investors include Diamond Capital Co., CDB Web Tech, and NetNet Ventures Fund. PE Wire says the round is part of the company’s third, while VentureWire says it is the second round. We haven’t confirmed which one it is yet.

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Matt launched VentureBeat in September of 2006, with the realization that no one else was covering the entrepreneurial and tech innovation scene with the velocity or depth that he was. Prior to founding VentureBeat, he covered venture capital for the San Jose Mercury News from 2001 to 2006. In 2002, Matt was awarded "Journalist of the Year" by the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. Prior to working at the Merc, he was a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Bonn, Germany from 1995 to 1998, and a writer for the Washington Post in 1994. Matt holds a PhD in Government and an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown University. In addition to VentureBeat, Matt is also the Executive Producer of DEMO, the leading launchpad event for emerging technologies.

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