According to reports (read here), MyStarAutograph, a Barcelona, Spain-based company that sells photos signed by stars, has closed an €800k first funding round.
Backers include Inveready, which committed €250k, sports marketing agency GLSE, which injected €150k and several business angels such as Axel Serena and Javier Martín Chocarro.
Created by Sergio Rincón in 2010, MyStarAutograph sells autograph photos with personal messages dedicated by celebrities such as sportsmen and sportswomen (including Leo Messi, Rafa Nadal, Ricky Rubio, David Villa, Roberto Soldado, Neymar and Victor Valdés), singers, actors/actresses, etc..
The products distributed by the site MyStarAutograph.com are developed under a commercial agreement with the celebrities or establishments featured in its catalog (see here how it works).
Shareholders in the company include Tato Martí, Jaume Aymerich, Jaime Ferré, Pedro Gómez and Carlos Blanco.
FinSMEs
22/10/2012