February 3rd, 2011

PocketGear Rebrands To Appia; Shifts To White-Label App Marketplace Platform

PocketGear, an independent marketplace that billed itself as the “World’s Largest Mobile App Store,” is rebranding today to Appia and shifting its business model. PocketGear was formerly a consumer focused app marketplace that sold apps for Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, and Java phones.

Now, as Appia, the startup is powering a white-label content and commerce platform… → Read More

August 22nd, 2010

PocketGear Pockets $15 Million B Round From Trident, Blackberry Partners, And Eric Schmidt

When it comes to mobile app stores, there’s iTunes and then there is everyone else. PocketGear which bills itself as the “World’s Largest Mobile App Store,” closed a $15 million series B round. The round was led by Trident Capital, with the Blackberry Partners Fund and Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s personal investment vehicle, TomorrowVentures.

PocketGear isn’t the prettiest app store in the world… → Read More