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MOVIUS RAISES $13M FINANCING TO EXPAND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN CONVERGED MESSAGING AND MOBILE IDENTITIES

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Posted on July 4, 2014

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Movius Secures $13 Million Investment

Movius Interactive Corporation, a global leader in mobile identities and converged messaging solutions, announced that it has completed a $13 million financing round led by PointGuard Ventures. New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Anschutz Investments also participated in this round. Proceeds will be used to fulfill and accelerate the company’s growth plans associated with its next generation mobile applications platform known as CAFÉ (Communication Applications Framework Engine).

CAFÉ Platform Drives Investor Interest

“The successful closing of this financing round reflects the continued success and enthusiastic market response we have seen regarding our CAFÉ platform and its market leading applications, like our myIdentities solution,” said Dominic Gomez, CEO of Movius. “With an existing customer base of over 150 global carriers, we are now uniquely positioned to continue our leadership and capitalize on two significant market opportunities – convergence of messaging and the need for personalizing distinct lifestyles securely and easily on one mobile device.”

Dominic Gomez - Movius President and CEO

Dominic Gomez – Movius President and CEO

Market Growth for Mobile Identities

A holistic multiple identities management service is setting Movius apart in this space, which is projected to grow to a market of over $20 billion USD over the next two to three years. The company’s patented myIdentities solution is proving a compelling approach to address this burgeoning market without any need for multiple handsets or any dependence on existing or multiple SIMs. Its applicability in the consumer/SOHO/small enterprise space, as well as the medium to large enterprise markets, is expected to drive significant growth for the company going forward.

PointGuard Ventures Highlights Innovation

Krish Panu, Managing Director of PointGuard Ventures, said: “Powered by a cutting edge, cloud-based, scalable software platform, Movius is creating disruptive new mobile application services in the mobile identity and converged messaging spaces. Movius is well poised to be a leader in the high potential ‘Identities as a Service’ market, which will bring together personal communications applications like multi-media voice/messaging and the much needed end-user convenience and security in this Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) era. We are extremely excited to be partnering with the Movius team to help them fulfil their mission of delivering these unique services in truly Over the Top (OTT) like fashion and creating a compelling value proposition for service providers around the world.”

Key Takeaways

  • Movius raised $13M in a 2014 financing round led by PointGuard Ventures with participation from NEA and Anschutz Investments.
  • Funds are earmarked to accelerate global expansion of its CAFÉ platform and myIdentities mobile identity solutions.
  • The CAFÉ (Communication Applications Framework Engine) platform powers multiple identities and converged messaging services on a single device without multiple SIMs.
  • Movius already serves over 150 global carriers and is positioned to tackle the $20B mobile identities market.
  • PointGuard Ventures praised Movius’s disruptive 'Identities as a Service' value in the BYOD era.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What products will the funding support?
The funding will support expansion of Movius’s CAFÉ platform and myIdentities mobile identity solution.
Who led the financing round?
The $13M round was led by PointGuard Ventures, with participation from NEA and Anschutz Investments.
How does myIdentities differentiate?
myIdentities enables multiple phone lines and split billing on a single device without needing multiple handsets or SIMs.

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