Tapioca to deliver video, audio over SMS
Tapioca Mobile, a San Diego company that lets publishers deliver video, images and audio through SMS messages on a cell-phone, has raised seed funding from Silicon Valley venture firm Venrock.
The company was founded this year by former employees of wireless companies Qualcomm, Nokia, and Openwave.
Venrock’s David Siminoff and Neeraj Choubey joined the board.
In a statement, Siminoff said the rise of mobile messaging is “astounding” and rivals the adoption of the Internet a decade ago. Tapioca… Continue Reading