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Congratulations to Michael Robertson and team at Gizmo5 for all of their hard work and perseverance!  There is not a lot I can tell you about the future plans for Google Voice, but I do believe ...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2009/11/google-acquires-portfolio-company-gizmo5.html

As you know, I have always been a believer in open standards (see my post from January 2006).  Being a market leader, it is quite easy for Facebook to create their own standard similar to how ev...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2008/05/open-vs-closed.html

I am sure there are alot of you who are frustrated Skype users since the service has been done over 24 hours. To be fair, the company has done a great job leading the marketplace with user signup...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2007/08/skype-downtry-g.html

OK, I am biased since I am an investor in Sipphone/Gizmo Project but this service from T-Mobile sounds pretty lame.  The "breakthrough offering" from this carrier is that you can make calls on y...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2007/05/tmobile_embraci.html

I have seen the future of VOIP and it is not about making calls from a headset on my computer or buying a new VOIP phone to carry around with me – it is seamless integration of VOIP with your e...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2006/10/dual_mode_phone.html

Sipphone (full disclosure-my fund is an investor and I am on the board), developers of Gizmo Project, made a bold move yesterday offering users free calls to mobile and landlines in over 60 count...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2006/07/free_phone_call.html

Congrats to the Sipphone team (full disclosure-portfolio company and I am on board) for getting the Gizmo Project client out for the Nokia Internet 770 Tablet (see Andy Abramson’s blog for more...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2006/07/voip_and_im_wor.html

Here is a link to an article on VCs and VOIP (via Andy Abramson of VOIPWatch).  There are some VCs who think it it too crowded and others (like myself) who still see opportunities.  However, th...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2006/04/vcs_and_voip.html

Dawntreader Ventures has just led a $6mm round of financing in Sipphone, its first outside round of capital.  We look forward to working with Michael Robertson and Jason Droege to fuel continued...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2006/02/why_we_invested.html

As you are probably well aware, Google just announced open federation with other IM services via XMPP (jabber).  It’s about time that someone did this.  Sure, the Trillians of the world are g...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2006/01/google_talk_fed.html

Much focus has been put on the VOIP service market where you have the likes of Vonage and SunRocket (just announced another big funding round today) who want to replace your landline and the non-...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2005/09/let_the_voip_in.html

Ted Shelton has a great post about the economics of VOIP. According to Ted it does not take a lot of money to get your own long distance company up and running, say $8k of capital equipment costs...

https://www.beyondvc.com/2004/02/want_to_be_your.html