Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Highland Capital Partners teamed to provide mobile app firm session M with a $6.5 million financing. Other partners also contributed to the funding, which session M announced at its website, but they were not publicized. session M will be a part of the KPCB iFund. Bob Davis from Highland and Matt Murphy from KPCB will join the Company’s board.
PRESS RELEASE:
After an incredible experience at Apple helping to launch and grow the iAd business, I am thrilled to start this new venture with my co-founders, Mark Herrmann (CPO) and Scott Weller (CTO). We are firmly committed to building a world-class business based here in Boston. Our outstanding team has experience from places like Apple, Quattro Wireless, m-Qube, Lycos and Scientific Games.
We are also pleased to have some of the best investors in the world partner with us to help build the business. session M has recently raised $6.5 million in series A funding from Highland Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The round also includes investment from several notable mobile industry leaders. session M will be a part of the KPCB iFund. Bob Davis from Highland and Matt Murphy from KPCB will join the Company’s board.
Our team at session M loves how mobile apps are changing the way people interact with content. As the app ecosystem continues its explosive growth, developers are looking for new ways to achieve higher rates of engagement, and deliver even more rewarding experiences to their users. This is where session M steps in.
We are looking for developers and technical talent that want to get in on the ground floor of something big. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the team, please contact us at jobs@sessionm.com.
session M is in the early stages, but we are growing rapidly and look forward to sharing more news in the weeks ahead.