Moped is a private messaging platform that lets users send IM-like messages using hashtags and @-mentions and currently requires Twitter login. The service integrates with Dropbox so users can share large files within messages and includes a Chrome extension for starting conversations from the browser. Contacts and conversations are synced across mobile apps; the company released an Android app that complements a recently updated iOS app. Moped allows users to message by @-ing recipients and plans to add sign-up without Twitter so new users can choose usernames. The product positions itself as a simpler alternative to apps like GroupMe and, the article suggests, could nearly serve as an alternative to email. Financially, the Berlin-based startup recently closed a $1 million financing round with several prominent investors.

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Jul 2012