Nextbit Systems, a US-based mobile technology startup which remains in stealth mode, has raised $18m series A funding, led by Accel Partners and Google Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of internet firm Google. As part of the fundraising, Nextbit will add Rich Miner, mobile lead at Google Ventures, and Rich Wong, lead mobile partner at Accel Partners, to its board of directors.
Nextbit was founded by Tom Moss and Mike Chan, both entrepreneurs-in-residence at Accel Partners. Nextbit states that its team is made up of “technical rockstars from Google, Amazon, Dropbox and Apple.
Rich Miner, of Google Ventures, said: “What got me interested in Nextbit right away was the quality of the team and their ambition for the product. I have known the founders and many of the engineers since the early days of Android, and if there is any team that can pull off such an ambitious vision, it’s this team.”
Rich Wong of Accel Partners said:“What excites me is that the Nextbit team is taking a BIG swing at solving some of the fundamental issues in mobile computing.”