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Syntellia Closes $3M Series A Funding Round

By TechTaffy Desk

Syntellia, makers of the Fleksy virtual keyboards, has raised a $3 million Series A financing round with participation from Highland Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Middleland Capital and other institutional and angel investors.

Kosta Eleftheriou (Founder & CEO, Syntellia): Current solutions require too much user concentration while typing. Our goal is to make everyone more productive by offering an experience that just feels right.

Syntellia was founded in 2011, and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company develops virtual text input devices, applying Artificial Intelligence-based insights.

[Image courtesy: Syntellia]

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