Thumbplay wrangles $6M for mobile content distribution
Thumbplay, provider of ringtones, wallpapers, games and other content specifically tailored to mobile phones, announced that it brought in $6 million in a sixth round of funding to cushion its business against the downturn. Based in New York, the company says that with the funds, it should find itself poised to expand rapidly once the slump ends sometime next year.
Not that Thumplay isn’t already pretty well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities that do exist… Continue Reading
Skydeck, mobile phone software company, funded by iHatch Ventures
Jason Devitt, founder of Vindigo, has gotten funding for a new San Mateo, Calif. company called Skydeck.
It is secretive, but apparently funded by iHatch Ventures. Paidcontent reported this a few days ago.
The company hints at the product: “We are developing software and services at the intersection of mobile phones, telephony, and the web…”
Devitt founded Skydeck with Mike Wells.
Check out Devitt’s rant on wireless regulation.