Tira to expand after $5M funding infusion

Tira Wireless said it will expand beyond mobile entertainment after pocketing $5 milion in a Series D funding round.
The San Mateo, Calif.-based company has gained considerable traction by helping game-makers and other publishers deploy their offerings across a broad swath of devices and networks. Tira said it plans to build on its success by targeting developers of applications incorporating messaging, location-based services and the mobile Internet.
“We have been very successful in executing our strategic plan for market growth, and are now well positioned to embrace the latest phase of our product rollout,” said Tira CEO Doug Barre. “The first rounds of funding enabled us to establish a solid foothold in the mobile ecosystem by supporting the needs of those in the entertainment and mobile games sector. The market is now ready to embrace a new genre of mobile content, and with this latest round of funding, we have the resources needed to captivate an audience of developers that are looking to get their existing applications to a mobile device and mobile market.”
The most recent funding round was led by existing investors Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Brightspark Ventures, Flagship Ventures and Export Development Canada.