Sonopia, the private mobile phone network provider, raises $12.7M more
Sonopia, the company that lets anyone create their own mobile phone network, has raised $12.7 million more in a second round of funding, led by Cardinal Venture Capital.
We wrote about the Menlo Park, Calif company here, which it publicly launched its service last month. While it lets anyone create their own network, it has focused on building networks through trusted groups with loyal members. The National Wildlife Federation and the National Parks Conservation Association, for… Continue Reading
With Sonopia, you too can be a telecom mogul
Sonopia, two-year-old Menlo Park, Ca. company launches service tomorrow that lets anyone — even you — create their own mobile carrier.
You can create your own calling plan, within limits of course, and sending your customers alerts and other information based on your own interests. If you are a food lover, you can create a carrier for gourmands to subscribe to, and message them with the latest restaurant specials, menus and other events, for example. It… Continue Reading
Secretive mobile co., Sonopia, raises $9M, looking for more
Sonopia, a Menlo Park company that wants to let companies deliver mobile content to subscribers based on their individual needs, has raised $9 million, and wants to raise more.
VentureWire has the story (sub required) about Sonopia this morning, but doesn’t make much headway in explaining exactly what the company does. Sonopia’s site, we note, still says it plans to launch in the winter of 2005/6, though that date has since come and gone.
According to VentureWire:… Continue Reading