Last deal

$1.3M

Amount

Seed

Stage

09.12.2015

Date

2

all rounds

$1.42M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Tapslash SDK offers an easy way to integrate expressive services into any app, allowing users to share media and information seamlessly.

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Also Known As

Search and Share, Slash

founded date

25.07.2015

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

Tapslash's super-charged keyboard enables users to share a wide range of rich media and contextual information without leaving their conversation. By connecting with popular services like Giphy, Spotify, YouTube, Contacts, Weather, and Foursquare, Tapslash ensures a smooth and efficient sharing experience. The keyboard goes beyond traditional functionality, aiming to enhance the user's productivity by quickly matching the content or idea they want to share with the best service available. With Tapslash's mobile keyboard application for iPhone and iPad, users can effortlessly share videos, links, news articles, maps, music, and emoji across multiple applications, expanding their reach to new audiences.
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