IM+ Gets $10 Million in Funding From Finam

Shape Services the company behind the IM+ messaging app for iOS has received $10 million in funding from Russian investment firm Finam, reports TechCrunch.

As a part of the deal Finam and Shape Services will launch a FinamShape joint venture that will release a special version of plus.im web messenger for the Russian market. And Shape Services' name will be shortened to Shape.

Incidentally, IM+ was just updated today with some new features...


What's New In This Version:
● Support for Odnoklassniki.Ru and Renren instant messaging services
● Added Arabic, Turkish and Polish localizations
● Valentine's Day theme
● New set of smileys in Beep
● Bug fixes an interface improvements

You can purchase IM+ Pro from the App Store for $4.99. There is also a free version available.

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