Zannel is a mobile social network with a slew of content partnerships: Warner Music Group, Nettwerk Music Group, Eleven Seven Records and RDE (Ripe Digital Entertainment). The company comes in as one of many mobile social networks trying to take hold in the nascent market. There have been some successes but key features haven’t been successfully implemented yet.
Zannel allows users to post video, pictures and text in real time.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 6M | AOL Time Warner, Scientific-Atlanta | Unknown | |
| 06/01/08 | Series B | 10M | Netage Capital Partners, The Angel’s Forum, Dentsu.com | Unknown |
People
Kevin Jacques (Board Member)
Ellen Simonoff (Board member)
Chris Rust (Board Member)
John Yin (VP Product Development)
Braxton Woodham (CTO)
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