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Hillcrest Labs

Conference: DEMO Spring 2010
Market Segment: Consumer Software and Services
Funding Amount: More than $50,000,000
Funding Round: Series D
Funding Details: Investors include NEA, Columbia Capital, Grotech Ventures, and AllianceBernstein.
Competitors: Kylo has no direct competitors. Indirect competitors include computer browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox. Target market users may also consider Windows Media Center, Apple Front Row, Boxee, Plex or Zinc.
Product Description: Kylo is a Web browser for your television. It's simple yet spectacular, bringing the Internet conveniently to your living room. The Kylo browser is designed for viewing at a distance, allowing more screen space for content than a computer browser allows. The Kylo browser also has an onscreen keyboard, large buttons, screen zooming, and quick links to popular websites. The Kylo browser is ideally paired with the Loop pointer, but works with any mouse
Market Opportunity: Market data from CEA, Pew and others indicates that there are 8 million to 10 million U.S. households with a computer connected to a TV. Kylo is designed to serve them. It is initially available only in English and targeted at the U.S. market but can be downloaded from any country.