Why Backers of Skype and Google Bet On This App

Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Investors who backed the likes of Skype and Google are betting on the developers of an app that became the social media platform of choice for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters. Open Garden, the company behind the FireChat app, announced it has raised nearly 11 million dollars in funding. Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie spoke to the CEO.

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