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The Last SMS

This is going to be BIG.

To be clear, the desire to send and receive short messages isn't going away--but the need to send them via the SMS protocol may become extinct. As smart phones grew in popularity, developers built mobile apps using Twitter's API, moving the majority of tweets off of SMS and into the data stream. Take Twitter, for example.

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Leading Business Transformation – Featured Founder Mitul Ruparelia

The Startup Magazine

Beginning of 2009, Mitul designed and sold a solution that enables mobile operators across the globe to seamlessly exchange SMS, while taking care of billing, settlement, and routing. During that time, he had key successes. Mobile phone technological advance. Giving back to the community.

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Rocket Maker Firefly Aerospace Lands $75 Million in Funding and Becomes Austin’s Latest Unicorn

SiliconHills

Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace has landed $75 million in venture capital funding, giving it a $1 billion valuation, making it Austin’s latest Unicorn.

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Farmers subscribed to daily updates via SMS on weather and crop prices. Villagers in rural areas are now connected to health services via SMS updates and “dial a doctor” services. Armed with new information via mobile phones, they are able to make more informed decisions about when to plant and where to sell their goods.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS). Current round: $8.5mm Series-C led by Jafco Ventures with DCM , Emergence Capital, and August Capital participating. Read more: TechCrunch.

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Ireland Venture Capital/Startup Events

Jason Ball

We’re only just dipping our toes into mobile/wireless etc in LouderVoice with SMS reviews/customer feedback. Scattered around the country you have start-ups like Cubic Telecom and YouGetItBack in Cork, VoiceSage in Limerick, Nubiq in Waterford. Medium term aim is full LBS functionality along the lines of Socialight or Whrrl.