Voice-Activated Solutions Provider Promptu Receives Additional US$5.6 Million In Funding

Promptu, a provider of voice-powered search and navigation services for mobile operators, announced it has raised $5.6 million in a second round of funding. Existing investors Steelpoint Capital, LP, Lauder Partners, and other private investors returned for the round. Since sharpening its focus on enabling voice-activated applications for mobile, the company has raised a total of $17.3 million dollars. The first round of $11.6 million closed in September 2006. Promptu said it will use the additional funding to develop its search and navigation applications, and to expand business development efforts globally. Release

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