March 3rd, 2013

Steve Newcomb’s Famo.us Raises $4M To Power Fast, Beautiful Apps In HTML5

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Famo.us, which offers a JavaScript framework that’s designed to power HTML5 apps that are faster and better-looking than what’s currently possible, has raised $4 million in Series A funding. The round was led by previous investor Javelin Venture Partners, with participation from “one or more” hardware vendors (whose name or names aren’t being shared publicly).

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September 10th, 2012

Famo.us Is A Gaming Engine For 3D Interfaces

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Famo.us, launching today at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco and brought to you by the same guy who founded PowerSet (Steve Newcomb), lets developers write fully 3D apps without having to depend on complex programming tricks or compiled apps. It’s a lot like the interfaces you see in Iron Man or Minority Report, and it works on nearly any platform, including desktops, Android, and iOS.

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