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May 2, 2013 02:26 am GMT
Happier, healthier,more productive. That was the goal of mobile app Astrid, and now Yahoo is taking up the mission as it’s just acquired the to-do app developer. Co-founded by a former Palantir engineer, Tim Su, Astrid says that it has four million users, who as of September 2012 logged 30 million plans on the platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astrid had only raised $400,000 from investors that included Google Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Jack Herrick and TMT Ventures. Launched back in 2008, Astrid was a pioneer in the email management and to do app space.Now it runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and mobile web. The app lets you create lists, reminders, and its Siri integration on iOS lets it act as a voice based command system. The acquisition gives Yahoo a potential lever to compete with apps like Mailbox: one of the features that Astrid touts is that it can help users clean up their inboxes in 30 minutes. More to come. Refresh for updates.
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Yahoo Acquires Four Million User To Do' App And Mailbox Competitor Astrid, Will Shut It Down In 90 Days
Happier, healthier,more productive. That was the goal of mobile app Astrid, and now Yahoo is taking up the mission as it’s just acquired the to-do app developer. Co-founded by a former Palantir engineer, Tim Su, Astrid says that it has four million users, who as of September 2012 logged 30 million plans on the platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astrid had only raised $400,000 from investors that included Google Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Jack Herrick and TMT Ventures. Launched back in 2008, Astrid was a pioneer in the email management and to do app space.Now it runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and mobile web. The app lets you create lists, reminders, and its Siri integration on iOS lets it act as a voice based command system. The acquisition gives Yahoo a potential lever to compete with apps like Mailbox: one of the features that Astrid touts is that it can help users clean up their inboxes in 30 minutes. More to come. Refresh for updates.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DUKdGQUa5Y4/
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