French Mobile Widget Start-Up Goojet Raises 2.3 Million Euros

By Dianne See Morrison Dec. 10, 2007, 5:43pm Comments Off

French start-up Goojet has raised 2.3 million euros (£1.65 million) in its first round of funding, led by venture capital firms Partech International, Elaia Partners and IRDI (via blognation). The Toulouse-based company, which competes with start-ups Webwag and Widsets, develops mobile widgets based on Java MIDP2 technology and will launch a beta version tomorrow. Details are thin on the specifics of the services, but Goojet says it will allow people to customise their phone by