Slacker raises $9.6M for player that customizes radio on the go
Slacker, popular internet radio provider and maker of a customizable radio-listening device, has brought in $9.6 million of what it hopes will be a $10.2 million third round of funding. Based in San Diego, Calif., the company now offers the same radio stations and capabilities… Continue Reading
Music player Slacker signs deal with industry’s big four
Slacker, a portable music player/radio service that some have billed an iPod-killer (though the killer phrase is getting bothersome; Nokia is prepping an iPhone killer, Tube, for example), announced today that it’s signed deals with the big four music publishers. This is good news for… Continue Reading
Slacker raises $40M more to take on iPod, Last.fm
San Diego-based Slacker, the company that wants to take on the iPod with a new type of music recommendation service, has raised $40 million in a second round of funding.
The company, which we first covered in March, is launching in two stages. First, it launched… Continue Reading
Slacker, the real iPod killer?
Slacker is an ambitious new music service created by some industry veterans that takes aim at the iPod.
Slacker is a music player device, but it is also a music delivery service. It is path-breaking because it wants to let you take it anywhere: It will… Continue Reading