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July 19, 2012 04:20 pm GMT

Firespotter Labs, Makers Of UberConference, Raise $15 Million From Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures

UberConferenceAlthough it was only a month ago thatFirespotter LabsCEOCraig Walkerwas telling us how his company (the folksbehind UberConference, Nosh, NoshList and Jotly) wasn't in urgent need of funding, today they're announcing the close of a good-sized round - a $15 million Series B. The round was led byAndreessen Horowitz and saw participation from existing investor Google Ventures.ForAndreessen Horowitz, the funding was mainly about getting in onrecent TechCrunch Disrupt winnerUberConference. It'sthe latest big telephony project from Walker, the creator of GrandCentral (now Google Voice). "They were excited about the opportunity in the voice space," Walker says of the VC firm's interest.

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