Faculte bags $2.7M for rich media presentations-made-easy
Faculte, provider of a simple platform for making multimedia presentations, online videos and pre-recorded webinars, has raised $2.66 million in a first round of preferred stock, according to regulatory filings. The San Bruno, Calif. company says Calumet Venture Fund and a handful of angel investors provided the round.
Combining the capabilities of competing companies like Animoto, Toufee, GoToMeeting and SlideRocket, Faculte offers its users a suite of web-based “broadcast studio” tools. For example, it lets companies… Continue Reading
Ribbit, Sprout inject “voice” into ad campaigns
Ribbit, the company that lets people easily create phone-like applications within Web sites, has struck a partnership with the online marketing company Sprout to insert “voice” and other phone features into advertising campaigns.
Ribbit, now owned by BT, has captured the imagination of developers because of its cool technology that allows voice call technology to inserted in dynamic ways within Web sites. It is joining with Sprout, a company which has generated its own buzz with its photoshop-like interface for… Continue Reading