French Startup Iminent Raises Nearly $4 Million For IM Video App
By David Kaplan - Tue 03 Apr 2007 02:30 PM PST
Iminent, a French startup that provides video-add-on applications for instant messaging systems, has secured nearly $4 million from French-Italian investment group 360 Partners, AC reports. Iminent’s video system, which is currently in beta test mode, allows users to make short videos and attach them to IM when chatting. IMer’s can use “emovids,” which is a short animation that is intended to serve the same function as an emoticon. The company’s website says that the application is free, though it offer any other details about how it is to be marketed.
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