Skyfire, the makers of the award-winning downloadable Skyfire browser for mobile devices, today, announced they topped off their Series B with an additional $5 million from the existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures. The company will use the funds toward accelerating growth to support new smartphone platforms beyond Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry, as well as utilizing their unique technology for solutions beyond the browser.

Skyfire is currently in 1.0 version of its browser on the Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms and is in development to bring their unique social browsing solution to the BlackBerry platform. Skyfire continues to be the only mobile browser to deliver all rich content to devices, including Flash 10, Ajax and Javascript. This enables Skyfire consumers to watch video, and stay connected with their social networks and favorite web content. In fact, it provides the exact same PC web experience on their phone.

“We see a potential to significantly impact the way people use their phone to access the mobile internet, and with our new funding, we can allow our product to meet pent-up consumer demand on platforms that deserve a better mobile internet experience,” said Jeffrey Glueck, CEO of Skyfire. “Later this year, we will be making announcements about how our technology uniquely positions us for extending our offering beyond the browser.” Read More →