Mobile Imaging Company Finds Funds
Ontela aims to make a push beyond handsets in the world of mobile imaging, thanks in large part to new financing. The investment is valued at $4.5 million.
Ontela has developed the PicDeck mobile imaging platform, which automatically and, according to the company, securely transfers photos from consumers’ camera phones to their PCs and favorite online image services.
“Consumers can’t figure out how to get images off their camera phones and into the digital photography ecosystem. We’ve cracked the nut with a solution that’s incredibly easy to use, and packaged it into a service that carriers and imaging companies can provide to their customers,” says Dan Shapiro, CEO of Ontela.
Investors participating in the funding round include Hunt Ventures, Oak Investment Partners and Voyager Capital.
The company hopes to make its product available commercially next year. Right now, Ontella is testing the waters in a series of closed trials. The company asserts that its product supports several platforms, including BREW, J2ME, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
