Umano App Reads the News To You With Help From Voice Actors

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Name: SoThree

One-Liner Pitch: SoThree's first app, Umano, reads articles aloud so you can catch up on the news while driving or working out at the gym.

Why It's Taking Off: The founders believe that audio recordings may help publishers generate more engagement and revenue for news stories on mobile.

After having known each other for years and worked together at Google, Ian Mendiola, Anton Lopyrev, and Prabhdeep Gill knew they wanted to start a company together. They just didn't know what they wanted it to be