iSkoot gets $19M warchest to launch Web services platform for AT&T
ISkoot, the company that lets you make Skype Internet calls from your mobile phone, has raised $19 million in a third round of venture capital to build an ambitious mobile platform for AT&T.
The platform, to launch in testing Nov. 14, will let the giant operator offer an array of Web services to users of its low-end phones — the majority of its phones, which don’t have the iPhone’s powerful features. The services will include things… Continue Reading
iSkoot raises $7 million for mobile phone Skype calls
iSkoot, a Cambridge, Mass. company that lets people make Internet calls on their mobile phones, has raised $7 million in a second round of funding from Charles River Ventures, Khosla Ventures, ZG Ventures and Jesselson Capital.
ISkoot raised $6.8M in Novemer (see our earlier coverage).
iSkoot software is pre-loaded onto Nokia and Sony Ericsson handsets used by The 3 Group to offer the mobile Skype service.
Health Hero raises $16M for web-based home monitoring technology
Health Hero Network, a Redwood City start-up that provides a Web-based technology for people to monitor chronic health problems from their home, has raised $16 million in a second round of funding.
The product is called the Health Buddy System. The investment was led by existing investor Psilos Group and new investors California Technology Ventures, Integral Capital Partners and Boston Scientific. Existing investors Artal Services, Shoreline Venture Partners and ZG Ventures participated.
The Health Buddy System aims… Continue Reading