FilmLoop Secures $7 Million Investment; ComVentures Leads Investment To Support FilmLoop's Continued Growth.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- FilmLoop, Inc., a provider of free software that enables people and businesses to broadcast, find, and share digital images, today announced that it has secured $7 million in series B funding. As part of this agreement, ComVentures partner Roland Van de Meer will join FilmLoop's Board of Directors. FilmLoop, a company that has grown to over 400,000 users since its launch in November 2005, will use the funding to further develop its cutting edge photocasting technology and self-publishing tools, and grow its network through partnerships with global brands looking to deliver content through Direct-to-Desktop (D2D (Disk-to-Disk) Typically refers to backing up data on disks rather than on tape. Disk-to-disk backup systems provide a very fast restore capability compared with tape backup. See D2D2T and virtual tape. ) marketing channels. "This round of funding validates the FilmLoop Player as the standard in photocasting technology as well as our leading position in the growing market for Direct-to-Desktop self-publishing tools," said Kyle Mashima, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FilmLoop. "We're thrilled by the prospect of leading the way in this new space and look forward to continuing to provide individuals and global brands with a unique way to deliver personal content directly to the desktop." In the first four months since FilmLoop went live in November 2005, the company has established itself as the standard in photocasting technology. FilmLoop players have already uploaded more than 18 million images and more than 760 thousand Loops have been created. "We're constantly looking to invest in companies that are defining the new era of communications," said Roland Van de Meer, Partner of ComVentures. "With its leading photocasting technology and industry partnerships, FilmLoop is strategically placed to harness the tremendous commercial value in self-publishing by offering a Direct-to-Desktop application." A primary driver of FilmLoop's growth has been its content partnerships. FilmLoop is building a network of interesting and entertaining content delivered right to the desktop with key industry leaders such as eBay, HP, Purina/Nestle, TBS (Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ), Atlantic Records About FilmLoop Inc. FilmLoop is a Direct-to-Desktop (D2D) photo broadcasting ("photocasting") network. It's free software that lets users broadcast, find, and share digital images directly from the desktop. For businesses, FilmLoop is a direct, real-time channel to millions of consumers' desktops. For consumers, FilmLoop offers a personalized media experience, a simple way to self-publicize, and an instant way to share photos with an entire social network, and have everyone get involved. With a one-click drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. interface, consumers can share their digital photos without needing to log in to a Website and upload images. Plus, when consumers invite others into their Loop, everyone can add their photos to the same Loop, making the product a unique tool for collaborative events. Privately held, FilmLoop was founded in 2004 by Silicon Valley veterans Kyle Mashima and Prescott Lee. As Vice President of Strategic Development at Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), Mr. Mashima was responsible for directing corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and alliances. Mr. Lee is the former CEO and co-founder of eCircles.com, a pioneering community website that grew to 3 million users before being sold. FilmLoop's seasoned management team covers experience in industries ranging from software development and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. to digital media, e-commerce, advertising and investment banking. More information about FilmLoop can be obtained at http://www.filmloop.com. About ComVentures ComVentures (www.comventures.com) is a venture capital firm strategically investing in the companies that are defining the new era of communications-from Internet and mobile applications down through the underlying infrastructure. With $1.5 billion under management, ComVentures' partners have invested in more than 100 companies. Current investments include: Firefly Mobile, Fabrik, MarketTools, Zantaz, Azul, Caymas Systems, FyreStorm, OpSource, Vyatta and FilmLoop. Prior investments include SiteSmith (acquired by MFN MFN abbr. most-favored nation ), Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM BRCM Broadcom Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) BRCM Master Chief Boilermaker (USN rating) ), Arbinet (NASDAQ:ARBX), Chromatis (acquired by Lucent Technologies), P-Cube (acquired by Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. ), Intruvert Networks (acquired by McAfee), Kagoor Networks (acquired by Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. ) and Monterey (acquired by Cisco Systems). |
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