Plango has launched an iOS and web-based social calendaring app that connects with Facebook via Facebook Connect. The app integrates Facebook events and lets users invite friends, schedule events, access events they’ve been invited to by Facebook friends, and message friends from within the app. Plango positions itself to offer Gmail-calendar-like functionality that Facebook does not provide. The company’s parent, GoAct, recently raised $500K in seed funding from Esther Dyson, seven Finnish business angels, and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES). The article notes Facebook also offers a standalone messaging application, which overlaps with Plango’s messaging feature. A primary risk cited is that Facebook could add its own calendaring functionality to web and mobile.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Aug 2011