Shuttersong is a Wellesley, MA–based developer of an app that combines image with sound to create playable JPEGs. Launched in September 2013 by founder and CEO William Agush, the app lets users record the sights and sounds of the world and embed audio into images. Since launch it has been downloaded by more than 30,000 people. The company closed an additional $500K funding round that brought total seed funding to $2.2M. Shuttersong intends to use the funds to commercially expand the platform for brands and digital marketing agencies for social marketing campaigns, fan engagement and user-generated content, and to develop new e-commerce capabilities. Its advisory board includes executives from AOL, Brilig/Merkle, Constant Contact, DART DoubleClick and others. Shuttersong offers an iPhone photo app that enables users to add sound, voice or music to a photo and share it. Led by founder and CEO William Agush, the app is available in the iPhone App Store. It has been downloaded by more than 25,000 people. The company plans to use new funding to develop an Android version and to pursue partnerships with brands and digital marketing agencies for social marketing campaigns, fan engagement and user-generated content. Financially, Shuttersong recently closed a second seed round and had previously raised an initial $800K in February 2013. Shuttersong is operating in stealth mode and is building a mobile app. The company is based in Wellesley, MA. It recently raised $800,000 in equity capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering included participation from 27 separate investors. The firm's principals previously worked together at CloudFloor Corp. One principal, Borzino, has prior experience at Dolphin Equity Partners and J.P. Morgan.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2014