August 21, 2011

GroupMe + Skype #frc

GroupMe, a First Round portfolio company, just announced its acquisition by Skype.  (Techcrunch story here, AllThingsD here, Betabeat here)  What's cool is that they'll be staying in NYC--a win for the Big Apple! In my opinion, GroupMe built the very best team in the space, never stopped iterating, and still has a very big vision for the service.  Through Skype, they’ll have a huge distribution channel, so this will be only the beginning for the company.  It’s exciting to have gotten a ...