Intel Capital leads funding round in Skyrockit

Intel Capital's Marc Yi, Asuka DBJ's Toshihiro Toyoshima and investor Mark Kingdon will join the company's board of directors as part of the transaction.

Skyrockit is based in California and launched its business with the support of Japanese organizations. The company was founded in 2001 as Faith West Inc., the US-based subsidiary of Japanese mobile ringtone firm Faith, Inc. Skyrockit was rebranded as Moderati in 2005 and acquired by Japanese entertainment firm Bellrock Media in 2007. The company was renamed Skyrockit in February of last year.

Among the company's marquee products is Rompler, a patent-pending music remix platform. Skyrockit's customer base includes media companies, brands and consumers including Kraft Foods, GAP and Microsoft. It distributes content to the four major US mobile carriers: AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.

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