XinLab, a streaming media technology company, raises $8.1M

February 9, 2008 | Matt Marshall | Comments | |

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XinLab, a Milpitas, a secretive provider of streaming media technology, has raised nearly $8.1 million in a first round of funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Wire. New Enterprise Associates led the round. NEA’s Kittu Kolluri and Xiaodong Jiang have taken board seats. When contacted for comment, NEA’s Kolluri said XinLab is not talking right now.

[Update: Here's a demo of the product, which you get when you visit the site. The company says it lets you search "over 10 million clips and pictures from around the Internet on your mobile and share with your friends via sms," though its not clear how different this from the multiple of other players doing the same thing.]

From the Web site:

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