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Startup Geared Toward Children Receives a R$1m investment (em português)

11 September 2013

(Globo) Playground, a platform that brings together drawings, films, books, songs, plays and games for kids, announced a R$1m investment from the investment fund Grid Investimentos.

A Playground, startup criadora do aplicativo YouYn, acaba de anunciar o recebimento de um aporte de R$ 1 milhão do fundo de investimentos Grid. Segundo o CEO da empresa, Fabio Sgarbi, o recurso será usado em tecnologia, compra de conteúdos e comunicação. Esse é o segundo aporte recebido pela empresa. O primeiro, de R$ 500 mil, veio de investidores-anjo.

O YouYn, disponível para tablets e smartphones com sistemas iOs e Android, é uma plataforma que reúne desenhos, filmes, livros, músicas, peças de teatro e jogos para a criançada.

Mexicano cria “chuva sólida” para resolver problema da seca. Para assinar o serviço, o usuário paga R$ 13,99 e tem a garantia, segundo a empresa, de que o conteúdo ao qual os pequenos terão acesso passou antes por um “rígido processo de curadoria”. Além disso, o aplicativo não expõe as crianças à publicidade.

“A ideia de criar o YouYn surgiu do movimento do consumo de conteúdo para os meios digitais e do envolvimento das crianças protagonizando esse novo mundo”, diz Sgarbi. A versão beta do aplicativo foi disponibilizada ao mercado no início de outubro e o lançamento oficial aconteceu em 4 de novembro.

De acordo com Sgarbi, todas as semanas há inclusão de novos conteúdos. “Já temos comprados os melhores conteúdos disponíveis no mundo para os próximos seis meses”, afirma.

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