Intel Invests in the “Future of Communication”
Today we are announcing that Intel has become the lead investor in our $20 million Series C investment round. The implications can’t be overstated. For those of you who have been following the JAJAH blog over this last year, you understand the level of milestone this represents.
Background Of The Intel Investment
This is a strategic investment - meaning that while the investment is important, it’s not the
only reason we wanted to strike a deal. Along with the capital comes other key advantages.
Capital - The money will allow us to grow the business. We’ll invest in everything from marketing to R and D.
Marketing Agreements - Jajah now has access to Intel developers and OEMs, which will help us get JAJAH to more people faster.
Patents - With the agreement, JAJAH now has access to some important Intel patents in the telephony and computing space. These will allow us the freedom to continue to explore, innovate and create great new products.
The JAJAH Vision
JAJAH sees a world where all telephony becomes IP based. As this happens, new classes of services and solutions are going to emerge. In this new world, the consumer is the big winner. Our vision is to be at the forefront of innovation, creating new, richer ways for users to communicate.
“Our vision is to lead the way into the next generation of communication,” said Daniel Mattes, JAJAH co-founder and chief architect. “All voice communication will soon be IP-based. The lines between computers and phones are gradually being removed. Phones are quickly turning into computers and computers are quickly turning into phones. We need to marry phones and computers in a fundamental way!”
Naturally. the more JAJAH can be integrated into next generation devices, the better. As stated by our co-founder, Roman Scharf:
“The deeper JAJAH can be embedded into Intel solutions, the better for customers everywhere. It is our intention to bring a best-of-class, next generation solution to the market which can be embedded and optimized for any computing device.”
In the end, JAJAH’s vision remains the same. It is our goal to remove the barriers to global communication and the Intel agreement will allow us to do that faster and better than ever before.