IDG Ventures Pumps $3 Million Into Indian Mobile Ad Network Vserv

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
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IDG Ventures India has invested $3 million in Vserv, which operates a mobile in-app advertising network in India. The company has developed an “App Ad-Wrapper” solution for J2ME Apps and is now extending this solution to Android apps.

It essentially offers mobile app developers a solution to potentially increase ad earnings with in-app and WAP advertising campaigns.

Vserv says it focused squarely on emerging markets, and that it has delivered ads in over 200 countries to date.

Company: Vserv.mobi
Website: vserv.mobi
Launch Date: January 4, 2010
Funding: $3M

Vserv.mobi is a leading Global Mobile Ad Network for app developers, publishers, advertisers and telecom providers with a strong presence in emerging markets. Vserv’s pioneering technology AppWrapper powers One Click App Monetization for 20,000+ Apps across platforms. AppWrapper is the World’s Simplest App Monetization - it enables premium advertising & innovative pricing models on any app, without coding, in just one click. Vserv’s other game changing platform, AudiencePro, combines the scale of the Vserv.mobi global Mobile Ad Network with...

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Financial-organization: IDG Ventures India
Website: idgvcindia.com
Launch Date: September 2006

“Formed in September 2006, IDG Ventures India manages a US$150 Million venture capital fund focused on helping entrepreneurs grow innovative companies on a global basis.” Source (idgvindia.com)

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