Location sharing startup Glympse raised a fresh $12 million round of funding, the company announced today.
Glympse produces real-time location tracking/sharing technology that’s been integrated into cars, commercial airplanes, messaging applications, wearable gadgets, and more. For example, Glympse’s tech was used to track the location of airplane passengers via a partnership with in-flight Wi-Fi company Gogo.
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The round, Glympse’s third, includes investments from new investors UMC Capital, Verizon Ventures, and others, as well as existing investors Ignition Partners, Menlo Ventures, and Naya Ventures.
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Founded in 2008, the Seattle, Wash.-based startup currently has 21 employees and has raised a total of $20 million in funding to date.
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