Promptu Overview
Promptu, formerly AgileTV, is a leading innovator of voice recognition-based search and navigation services for cable, mobile, and emerging media. The company's award-winning search technology delivers an exciting user experience, instantly responding to spoken search requests with on-target results drawn from enormous content libraries. Founded in April 2000, Promptu is privately held. The...More»
Promptu, formerly AgileTV, is a leading innovator of voice recognition-based search and navigation services for cable, mobile, and emerging media. The company's award-winning search technology delivers an exciting user experience, instantly responding to spoken search requests with on-target results drawn from enormous content libraries. Founded in April 2000, Promptu is privately held. The company is based in Menlo Park, California, and is led by a senior executive team with extensive backgrounds in voice recognition, cable television, mobile, consumer products, and system integration. The company's major equity holders include Steelpoint Capital Partners LP, Insight Communications, Lauder Partners, and private investors.
TV used to be simple. A few years ago, when there were just a handful of channels to watch, it was easy to remember when your favorite program was on, and which channel it aired on. Today, cable television is exploding with hundreds of channels and thousands of pr«Less
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Management
- David Hanson, SVP Business Development
- Don Anderson, SVP Corporate Development
- David Chaiken, CTO
- Jay Kistler, VP Engineering
- Scott Maddux, VP Product Marketing
- Bob Greiner, SVP Sales
- Giuseppe Staffaroni, CEO
- Dave Redell, VP Program Management & IP
- John Lynch, VP Sales
- Brady Bruce, SVP Telecom Products & Services
- Harry Printz, CTO & VP Engineering
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Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07/2007 | Series B | 5.6M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | ShoutOUT |
| Product URL: | http://shout-out.mobi/iphone.php?sel=listen |
| Description: | ShoutOUT TXT is a dedicated full-featured text messaging app with voice dictation. Type or speak your message and see the results in seconds—there's no faster way to create and send text messages. ShoutOUT TXT allows you to send and receive SMS messages at a cost far lower than the standard rates charged by mobile operators. For outbound messages, keyboard entered messages are free and unlimited, and you pay only pennies per message for voice-generated texts. And all inbound messages are free and unlimited. |
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