Umano
Company

Last deal

$1.5M

Amount

Seed

Stage

11.07.2013

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1

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$1.5M

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date founded

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About Company
Umano is a mobile app that offers personalized news through audio streaming.

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founded date

07.09.2012

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For Profit

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

The company has developed a mobile application that enables users to download news articles and listen to them offline. With Umano, users can stay updated on trending articles, share them with others, and even invite friends from their social networks. The app provides a convenient and personalized way to consume news, catering to the growing demand for audio-based content.
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Transaction name

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announced date

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 11.07.2013. Their latest investor DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819). Their latest round Seed

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People

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Prabhdeep Gill
Prabhdeep Gill

Prabhdeep Gill

Prabhdeep Gill is COO and Co-Founder of Umano, where he focuses primarily on mobile development and back-end work. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelors of Software Engineering. Prior to founding Umano, Prabhdeep worked at Yahoo!, SocialDeck and Google.

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Prabhdeep Gill

Ian Mendiola
Ian Mendiola

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Ian Mendiola

Anton Lopyrev
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Employee Profiles
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Prabhdeep Gill

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Ashok Raju

Ashok Raju

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