The console manufacturer, previously backed by Qualcomm, is aiming to put out its forthcoming system next year and has attracted new financing in the run-up.
Zeebo, a US-based educational and entertainment games console manufacturer backed by Qualcomm, has secured $17m in funding from undisclosed investors, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission.
Zeebo had previously raised $13.5m in equity funding in June 2010. Although the backers were similarly undisclosed, the company emerged out of the US division of Brazil-based video game and electronics company Tectoy with initial support from US-based telecommunications company Qualcomm.
The Zeebo system was designed for…
