Mobile video sharing - startup raises $2.5m
Mobile is def the way to go, who can ignore it…
Video sharing service veeker Raised $2.5 Million in an initial round last week. San Francisco-based Veeker, a service for sharing videos over mobile phones, received $2.5 million in an initial round from Labrador Ventures, reports NewTeeVee. The company, which launched in beta a year ago, has expanded beyond its original person-to-person mobile video messaging focus. Following a trend, the service is now also being pitched as a citizen journalism tool; on example: a recent deal with NBC to get users to submit their own videos to local NBC affiliates.