Appcelerator raises $4.1 million in a Series A round led by Storm Ventures
Submitted by: Theodore Tanner on Dec 15, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Tagged with: Funding, opensource, Startups
Source: TradeVibes
These guys were based in the southeast I believe in Atlanta. Looks like someone appreciated them and moved them to the valley.
Appcelerator Raises $4.1 Million for Open Source RIA Platform
Mountain View-based startup Appcelerator has raised $4.1 million in a Series A round led by Storm Ventures. The money will go primarily towards the development of an open source competitor to Adobe AIR, which enables web developers to create applications that look and function more like desktop programs.
The first version of Appcelerator's RIA platform, dubbed Titanium, is being released today for developers on Windows and Mac OS. Appcelerator is also releasing a few demo applications, such as a Twitter client named Tweetanium and a YouTube media player called Playtanium (both shown in the video below). I've tested the Tweetanium client and it does indeed operate like AIR clients such as Twhirl and Alert Thingy, albeit with far fewer features.
| Organizations | Appcelerator |
|---|---|
| Source | TradeVibes |
| Submitter | Theodore Tanner |
| Tags | Funding, opensource, Startups |