MoSync AB

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MoSync AB
Privately Held
Industry Software
Founded Stockholm, Sweden (2004)
Headquarters Stockholm , Sweden
Key people
Tomas Uppgård, CEO
Henrik von Schoultz, Head of Marketing
Antony Hartley, CTO
Alex Jonsson, Head of Services
Products MoSync
Number of employees
15
Website www.mosync.com

MoSync develops systems to develop mobile applications over a broad range of devices and platforms.

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MoSync was founded in late 2004 [1] by an international team of mobile entrepreneurs.

The company is located in Stockholm, Sweden and has representation in Singapore. MoSync is privately held.

Products

MoSync

Financial information

MoSync first raised fund from STING Capital in 2006. In 2009 the company recently raised an early-stage investment round, mostly from MySQL founders David Axmark and Michael Widenius. [2]

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References

  1. STING Stockholm Innovation & Growth | Mobile Sorcery AB
  2. MySQL founders invest in Swedish mobile tech startup Mobile Sorcery