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Music Messenger, co-founded by Israeli entrepreneur O.D. Kobo
and launched seven months ago, said on Tuesday Abramovich had
invested $15 million.
Other backers included Benny Andersson from pop band ABBA,
artists David Guetta, Will.i.am and Avicci, and Gee Roberson,
manager of Nicki Minaj, who is also an investor.
Music Messenger allows users to create multiple playlists and
send music to each another's mobile phones for free. It is
widely used as a promotional tool by the music industry as users
get introduced to many songs.
The company has raised $35 million in total and is valued at
more than $100 million, it said.
The app is attracting 1 million new users per month and is
available in 10 different languages.
It plans to launch in China over the summer and is also focusing
on Brazil, Russia and India.
(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Mark Potter)
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