• November 1st, 2012

    In A Bid To Enter The Japanese Market, Kids’ Tablet Maker Fuhu Raises $5M From Telecom KDDI

    nabi tablet

    Japan’s second largest cellular provider KDDI just announced the first U.S. deal for its Open Innovation Fund — a $5 million investment in Fuhu.

    The Los Angeles-headquartered startup offers a number of products and services (when Fuhu raised its Series B from Acer, we described it as an “avatar startup”), but the one that attracted KDDI’s interest is the nabi 2, an Androidtablet built… → Read More

    May 7th, 2009

    Avatar Startup FUHU Raises $6.25 Million, Strikes Deal With Acer To Put Widgets In PCs

    FUHU, a startup that produces virtual avatars and identity cards and rich media web widgets, has secured $6.25 million in Series B funding from The Acer Group (which produces Acer, Gateway, eMachines and Packard Bell computers). FUHU also signed a 10 year contract to distribute FUHU products in all Acer computers and smart mobile phones. FUHU raised $1.5 million in Series A funding in February… → Read More