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August 30, 2007
Berlin's ViiF Gets VC for UMTS Mobile Video Fun
Berlin-based ViiF.de announced that Neuhas Partners, along with local business angels, and the IBB, have invested an undisclosed amount to seed it prior to launch of a new mobile video service [via forderland].
Its plan is to deliver a mobile video publishing platform that sounds promising, at least for folks with a German area code.
Neuhaus has a couple of successful investments from the past in the mobile services area so they will have brought that to bear on this decision.
But you don't have to be an industry insider to grasp the need for something easier to use than what we have today. UMTS mobilephones that deliver a faster mobile data experience are more affordable now, thanks to telco subsidies. But sending and sharing photos and clips is still a frustrating exercise in getting the right configuration for the service.
There are some alternatives we've tried via downloaded client or via the operator's portal but our experience with those hasn't been that great. This startup says it enables easy video tagging, annotation, and sharing without the client software and via a 4 digit access code.
If it really works at speed and with high volumes of users, then it will likely be popular. This also is the kind of thing that you could take international.
The question is how will it make money. The startup has not said yet but we'll keep an eye on it.
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Posted on August 30, 2007 05:01 PM | Posted to News And Updates | Wireless | Permalink
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