China-based online keyboard app developer TouchPal has raised a “significant new round of funding” from backers including Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the telecommunications company, TechCrunch reported on Thursday.
The series C round, which sources told TechCrunch totalled more than $20m, also included Sequoia Capital and Qiming Venture Partners.
The company’s keyboard software, which claims to have more than 200 million users, operates on the Android platform in more than 100 countries. QiMing invested an undisclosed amount in TouchPal in 2010.
TouchPal’s funding comes as the company looks to launch its third part keyboard app for iOS and expand its presence in the US. The new capital will support research and development efforts.