Mountain View, Calif. -- WhatsApp, the Mountain View-based operator of a service that lets owners of disparate smartphones exchange text messages, images, audio and video files, has secured $8 million in fundingfrom Sequoia Capital and others, TechCrunch reported, citing sources. Founded in 2009, WhatsApp's cross-platform service is interoperable between iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia devices. While the company has not released any information on its user base, TechCrunch noted that the WhatsApp app for iPhone has received over 28,000 ratings on iTunes.
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