Selfie startup lands $1.5 million
UPshow, a Chicago startup that brings selfies to the big screen via social media, has attracted the attention of some big-name investors.
The company raised $1.5 million from Howard Tullman, Fieldglass founder Jai Shekhawat, ComScore co-founder Gian Fulgoni, Edgewater funds co-founder Dave Tolmie and former Playboy CEO Scott Flanders.
The technology allows patrons at a bar or restaurant to take a photo and post it via Twitter or Instagram to a TV screen in the venue by using a hashtag.
The company has grown to 25 employees, up from about 10 a year ago, Hirsen says.
UPshow will use the capital to increase its staff, primarily its sales and engineering teams.
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