StackMob raises $7.5M for hosted mobile app platform

StackMob Inc. has landed a new $7.5 million round of funding to expand its hosted and managed platform for mobile app development, customization and monetization. StackMob’s overarching value proposition is to narrow down months of coding into a couple minutes, Ty Amell, CEO and co-founder of the company, told RCR Wireless News.
“The basic premise of StackMob is simplified backend systems for the mobile web,” he said. “Our goal is to simplify the entire process.”
About 200 apps are running on the platform now, which is still in private beta, and Amell says there is a wait list of more than 1,000 developers waiting for access.
“We are bringing backend systems and services to the masses,” he continued.
StackMob is currently exclusive to Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS, but it has plans to add support for Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android in the coming months. For what it’s worth, Amell added that StackMob hasn’t seen much developer interest in Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 7.
As for the venture capital funding, Amell said, “we really see this as a validation of the space and a need for it.”
The round of funding was led by Trinity Ventures and includes participation by StackMob’s existing seed investors, Harrison Metal and Baseline Ventures.
“The mobile app ecosystem is booming and infrastructure services are going to support that growth,” said Michael Dearing, founder of Harrison Metal. “StackMob’s cloud-based solution lets developers focus on what they love — building great user experiences. They can leave the backend stack to StackMob.”