Voddler gains $8m from Nokia as corporate venturing partner.
Nokia Growth Partners, the $350m corporate venturing unit of Finland-based phone maker Nokia, has invested $8m in Voddler, a Sweden-based provider of video-on-demand services.
Last year, Voddler showed 5 million movies to more than 850 000 customers throughout Scandinavia from a catalogue of 3 500 titles. Over 80% of the content on Voddler is ad-funded and free to the consumer. Voddler’s developing films for handheld devices, such as smart phones and tablets, as well as on internet-connected televisions and set-top boxes.
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