Pues los que siguen las noticias de Cyanogen de como un grupo dedicado a ROMs personalizados de Android, ahora una empresa incorporada sigue recibiendo inversiones de grupos de terceros y ahora el reciente inversionista es una entidad muy conocida.
Sorpresa de la semana, y no es el hecho que Cyanogen como empresa continúe recibiendo inversiones de otras empresas, pero de la entidad que le da su dinero en pro que proyectos como el nuevo Cyanogen OS arranque se trata nada más y nada menos que de Foxconn.
La compañía conocida por el ensamblaje principal de iPhone, BlackBerry y otras marcas reconocidas no le pesó la cartera en dar dinero para Cyanogen, lo malo es que el siguiente comunicado de prensa no da detalles de que fueron la cantidad, pero se sabe que Foxconn fue parte de la tercera parte de inversiones que totalizó $70 millones desde el pasado mes de Enero.
Evidentemente, a parte de Cyanogen OS, es muy probable que Cyanogen tenga proyectos guardados, tomando en cuenta que se presume que la empresa ha logrado más de $110 millones en el tiempo que han estado logrando el aval de distintos inversionistas que ya incluyen a Microsoft.
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Leading Consumer Electronics Manufacturer Invests in Cyanogen’s Open OS Vision
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2015) – Cyanogen Inc. announced the strategic investment from Foxconn and closed out its series C round of funding. With offices in Palo Alto and Seattle, Cyanogen is leveraging the investment to accelerate talent hiring and the development of its open OS platform. The platform will create a more open, level playing field for 3rd party developers, enabling seamlessly integrated experiences within the operating system.
Foxconn is the leader of contract manufacturing and FIH Mobile is the leading end-to-end provider for world’s best known handset brands. Along with Cyanogen’s other investors, the strategic investment from Foxconn will help advance Cyanogen’s commercial adoption and growth in major markets around the world.
“We’re evolving Android and creating an open computing platform that will change the way consumers interact with their mobile devices,” said Kirt McMaster, CEO of Cyanogen Inc. “Foxconn and our diverse group of strategic investors and partners reflect the mobile value chain, from device manufacturers and mobile network operators to chipset makers and 3rd party developers. They see the great potential of what we’re doing in creating the next major paradigm shift in mobile computing.”
To date, Cyanogen has raised a total $110 million in funding. As the third leading mobile operating system, Cyanogen is known for its commercial operating system, Cyanogen OS, and open source community distribution CyanogenMod that the company backs.
About Cyanogen Inc.
Cyanogen is reimagining mobile computing, giving power to the people to customize their mobile device and content experiences. The CYANOGEN® operating system is built on Android and known for its revolutionary personalization features, intuitive interface, speed, improved battery life, and enhanced security. With a rapidly growing global user base and a vibrant community of developers, we’re intelligently connecting smartphone and tablet consumers to people, apps, and things they love. For more information, visit Cyanogen’s website, Google+, Twitter, and Facebook.About FIH Mobile Ltd.
FIH (http://www.fihmb.com) is a vertically integrated manufacturing service provider for the mobile device industry worldwide. It provides a wide range of manufacturing services to its customers in connection with the production of mobile devices. Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Limited is the ultimate controlling shareholder of FIH (Hon Hai), and Hon Hai and its subsidiaries (as a group commonly known as the Foxconn Technology Group) is the leading global manufacturing service provider in the 3C (computer, communication and consumer electronics) industries.
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