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Mobile Backstage Secures 1 Million Euros In Funding

By TechTaffy Desk

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Mobile Backstage, an interactive fan club service based in Helsinki, has closed a bridge funding round of € 1,000,000 in April. Investors include Finnvera, the financing vehicle of the Finnish state, Miston, a privately owned investment company, management team members, as well as a group of angel investors.

The company is in the process of opening a new office in San Francisco this summer, in addition to the already established offices in New York, London and Helsinki.

In the past year, Mobile Backstage end users have generated over 4 million interactions and 100 million page views, says the company.

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