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Simage's TV Network For Bars Raises $1.4M 1st Round

alarmClock  Jun 30 09

Chicago's Simage has raised $1.4M in a first-round from Horizon Investment Partners and angels. This is a location based entertainment company that sells ads to local businesses. Location based entertainment has been a hot market in locations like malls, elevators, and hotels, however, this is the first one that we have come across that targets bars. Simage says that its a wide open space as competitors have gone bust. We are not sure we buy into the statement from Simage's CEO: “You look at the TV screens in most bars and all you see is an ad-blaster, visual clutter, or a soundless re-run of a bad sitcom. Full story...

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