On Stompstart by 29 February 2016 · New York · United States
messageLOUD.
A New York app that read texts, WhatsApp messages and email aloud so drivers never had to look at their phones.
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messageLOUD announced its read-aloud messaging service from New York, naming founder and CEO Garin Toren; the Android app was free for 30 days, then $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year.
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Investor Connect published an interview with Garin Toren 'of ping', describing ping as a patented platform that reads texts, emails and other messages aloud, on Android, iPhone and Alexa.
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“Listen to your Email & Texts”
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Coverager described ping, with Garin Toren as CEO, as a voice and telematics platform for commercial and gig drivers and said "Founded in 2016, ping's messageLOUD is a patented app"; the item does not say the messageLOUD company was renamed.
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Coverager reported that ping raised a $5 million seed round with participation from Valor Siren Ventures and Ash Creek Capital Advisors (article undated).
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“Listen to your Email & Texts”
messageLOUD is a patent pending messaging service that automatically reads your texts, WhatsApp messages and email out loud, allowing you to drive, work and play safely and productively. Our mission is to eliminate distracted driving with an eyes-free experience that enables you to automatically hear your messages out loud, to easily delete or dismiss messages, or call the sender back –– all without having to look at your phone.
- Platforms
- Mobile
- Location
- New York · United States
In our words: The listing described messageLOUD as a patent-pending service that automatically read texts, WhatsApp messages and email out loud, and let drivers delete, dismiss or call back without looking at the phone. It framed its mission as ending distracted driving.
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