• HomePipe Raises $1.1 Million For Cross-Platform Content Streaming Service

    Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

    Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

    Startup HomePipe has raised $1.1 million in Series A funding from a group of angel investors, including Mark DiSalle. This brings the startup’s total funding to $1.8 million.

    HomePipe, which launched in March of 2010, allows users to access, view and share digital content (e.g. high resolution photos, videos, presentations, documents, and music) stored on a home or work computer from any web browser or mobile device. What makes HomePipe unique is that users can stream their iTunes library to their Android phone.

    HomePipe’s web application is available for free with a limit on the number of uses, and the premium offering costs $23.99 for annual subscription. And HomePipe offers Android, iOS and Windows Phone7 apps as well. The new funding will be used towards product development and customer acquisition.

    HomePipe faces competition from mSpot, Zecter (which was acquired by Motorola Mobility) and others.

    Company: TappIn
    Website: tappin.com
    Launch Date: 2009
    Funding: $1.32M

    TappIn, Inc., a subsidiary of GlobalSCAPE, is the leading innovator and award-winning provider of digital content access and sharing for mobile users. TappIn connects people to content and content to people. The TappIn cloud service makes available documents and rich media to mobile devices (including Apple iPhone® and iPad®, Google® AndroidTM and Windows® Phone 7) or web-browsers regardless of where files are stored - without having to upload and sync files or pay for additional online storage. Located in...

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