TechCrunch reported this morning that Montreal-based StatusNet is closing an $875K seed round today with Montreal Startup, iNovia Capital, and Fotolia co-founder Oleg Tscheltzoff.
StatusNet changed its name a few weeks ago from Control Yourself and is the company behind the open-source microblogging service identi.ca.
StatusNet wants to become the WordPress of microblogging. It created an open-source microblogging software platform which anyone can download and run on their own servers. Now, it is working on a hosted version of Status.net, currently in private beta.
Identi.ca raised a previous seed round of $150K from Montreal Startup in January, 2009.
iNovia Capital is one of Canada’s premier managers of seed and early-stage venture capital funds, with operations in both Eastern and Western... [more]
We invest in entrepreneurial teams with big visions and global aspirations looking to establish companies in Montreal. We provide seed level... [more]
StatusNet (formerly Laconica) is a Free and Open Source microblogging platform. It helps people in a community, company or group to exchange short... [more]
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