News provider VentureBeat said actor Will Smith's Overbook Entertainment and rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation, along with singer Shakira, skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, soccer star Gerard Pique, Skull Candy chairman Jeff Kear, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, ShoeDazzle founder Brian Lee and Omniture founder Josh James have all invested or partnered with Viddy.

Qualcomm-backed social video website Viddy has added US media angels as investors.

News provider VentureBeat said actor Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and rapper Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, along with singer Shakira, skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, soccer star Gerard Pique, Skull Candy chairman Jeff Kear, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, ShoeDazzle founder Brian Lee and Omniture founder Josh James have all invested or partnered with Viddy.

In February, US-based Viddy raised $6m in series A funding from venture capital (VC) firms Battery Ventures…

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