ZenMate raises $3.2M to help you watch videos outside the U.S. (updated)

Update 5 a.m. PT: ZenMate users are currently not able to stream Hulu videos. The company tells VentureBeat it’s aware of the issue and working on a solution.

ZenMate seems to have landed on the fast track since we talked with the cofounders Simon Specka and Markus Hänel eight months ago. The Berlin-based startup now offers users VPN connections on iOS and Android. Yesterday, it announced its newest funding round of $3.2 million led by Holtzbrinck Ventures, including the launch of its Firefox plugin.

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ZenMate is relevant to you if you have ever come across this frustrating situation: Have you ever tried to watch Hulu or other video content in Germany — or BBC content in the U.S. — only to be denied access with a disappointing message such as: “We’re sorry, but this video isn’t available in your location”? ZenMate offers users a satisfying solution by providing them with encrypted access to any website from anywhere. It claims to have increased its user base over the last six months from 1 million to 5 million people in 180 countries.

ZenGuard, the parent company of ZenMate, is a graduate of Axel Springer Plug&Play Accelerator. It has received previous funding from Project A Ventures, David Khalil, Philipp Kreibohm and Robert Maier.

Project A joins Holtzbrinck Ventures in this latest round of funding along with new investors Shortcut Ventures and T-Venture.

“With our new investment we hope to scale and grow our product family to become the number-one privacy solution of its kind,” says cofounder Simon Specka.

This story originally appeared on VentureVillage. Copyright 2014