| 2001 | |
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Ryan Wuerch founds Nashville, Tennessee-based PowerByHand. |
| 2002 | |
| October |
PowerByHand acquires PalmGear.com.
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| 2003 | |
| September |
PowerByHand acquires eReader.com.
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| 2004 | |
| March |
PowerByHand acquires PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net.
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| April |
PowerByHand merges with Pinpoint Networks, a provider of software and
services for the management and delivery of mobile data services,
based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The new company
combines PowerByHand's consumer reach and strong content and
developer partnerships with Pinpoint's carrier-grade technology
and international wireless carrier experience, creating the market
leader for integrated mobile content solutions.
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| October |
The company changes its name to Motricity and announces the acquisition
of European mobile content portal Mobile2Day.de.
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Motricity closes $27 million in venture funding led by Silicon Valley-based
Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).
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| 2005 | |
| July |
Motricity closes its second major private funding round by collecting
$30 million from Chicago-based Advanced Equities Inc., as well as such
existing investors as Technology Crossover Ventures, New Enterprise
Associates and Intel Capital.
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| August |
Motricity announces the acquisition of M7 Networks, the leading provider
of advanced wireless services that connect wireless operators, content
providers and end users around mobile content based communities, such
as games and music.
|
| 2006 | |
| April |
Motricity secures its third major round of funding of $40 million to
fuel the company's aggressive expansion in the mobile content industry.
This third round is led by Advanced Equities Inc. with participation
from other existing investors including New Enterprise Associates and
Technology Crossover Ventures.
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| July |
Motricity announces the acquisition of GoldPocket Wireless, the leading
provider of mobile technology solutions for media and entertainment
companies. GoldPocket extends Motricity's content distribution
capabilities and enhances Motricity's award-winning Fuel™
platform with a distribution gateway that connects more than 200
million subscribers and a mobile marketing campaign manager that
has been chosen by over 20 television networks and 45 media companies
to power large scale interactive campaigns with real-time requirements.
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| August |
Motricity receives an additional $32 million in funding, led by
Advanced Equities Inc. with participation from other existing investors.
|
| 2007 | |
| February |
Motricity receives $50 million in equity funding from Carl Icahn.
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| December |
Motricity acquires the mobile services business unit of Seattle-based
InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP), a leading developer of mobile technologies
and infrastructure services The acquisition expands Motricity's customer base
to include 10 of the top 13 carriers in North America including AT&T,
Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, Bell Mobility, Tracfone and Alltel.
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Motricity receives $185 million in funding, led by Advanced Equities Inc.,
Carl Icahn and New Enterprise Associates.
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Motricity announces the sale of the eReader business to Fictionwise.
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| 2008 | |
| March |
Motricity announces the company headquarters will be transitioned to Bellevue, WA,
which is in close proximity to some of Motricity's largest customers.
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