Keyboard App Maker SwiftKey Raises $17.5M

SwiftKey, a maker of a keyboard app primarily used by Android devices, has raised $17.5 million in Series B funding led by return investor Index Ventures. Also participating in the round is previous investor Octopus Investments and a number of individuals, including Nick Hynes, Carl Uminski, Jon Craton, as well as the Cambridge Capital Group. SwiftKey says it has now raised $21.5 million in total equity funding. The London-based company, which also has offices in San Francisco and Seoul, provides a keyboard app for smartphones and tablets that learns from users to offer better auto-corrections and next-word predictions.

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