Congratulations to the team at Kadoink — they’ve just knocked back $7m worth of funding.
Link:
Kadoink Announces $7M Series A Funding with Sutter Hill Ventures
Kadoink, a web telephony service for social media that enables enhanced group communication and mass distribution of SMS, live and recorded voice messaging and audio file streams over the voice channel, has closed $7 million in financing with Sutter Hill Ventures.The funding comes after a successful unveiling of Kadoink’s powerful communications platform that bridges the mobile phone and the web, allowing consumers to connect, share and publish content with friends and online communities through their phones. Kadoink has initially deployed its technology with such brands and properties as Bebo, Adidas, Zomba Records, a soon to be announced sports broadcaster and artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Jordin Sparks and Third Eye Blind.
They’re doing some pretty spiffy things although I don’t think I know enough people here in the States who I can phone at 1am in the morning to check it out. If you fancy giving it a go with me, knock me an email.
Here’s the overview from their About section:
Here at Kadoink HQ, we do one thing: Make your social life more mobile.
Why? Because you connect in the real world and you hang-out online in social networks, virtual environments, blogs and more. So, we saw the need to help you put it all together on the device you always have handy – your mobile phone.
To do that, Kadoink turns you and your friends’ phone from a one-to-one communication device into a social networking machine. We let you make instant group calls and group text messages, share music, jokes or any audio – and much more. Do this with friends online, using our widgets in your favorite social spots or right from your phone! Learn more..