imoji, a San Francisco, CA-based app that allows users to turn pictures into a shareable emoji, raised $2m in funding.
Backers included Goodwater Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner emeritus Joseph Lacob. As part of the funding, Goodwater’s Eric Kim and Lacob will join imoji’s board.
Led by Jason Stein, imoji offers an app that enables users to take any picture and turn it into a shareable emoji/sticker. Since launching on July 24th, users have created over 1.5 million imojis, which have been shared in conversations over iMessage and various social networks.
Along with the financing, the company has released an update to the app allowing users to share imojis beyond iMessage. The new platforms include WhatsApp, KakaoTalk, Facebook Messenger, Twitter and Instagram. Also included is the ability to share an entire card or collection of imojis with a single unique URL. Cards will show up in the app when downloaded.
The company plans to develop for other platforms in the future.
imoji is available for free on the App Store at http://j.mp/imojiappstore
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26/08/2014