Nomono, a Trondheim, Norway-based developer of audio recording and collaboration tools that help podcasters and journalists tell immersive audio stories, raised USD 3.6M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Schibsted Ventures, the venture arm of Schibsted, a Norwegian media group globally recognized for its production and distribution of news, podcasts and information across several media platforms, with participation from SINTEF Venture V AS, Spintop Ventures, and Investinor.
The company intends to use the funds to scale the market for its podcasting and spatial audio solutions.
Led by CEO Jonas Rinde, Nomono provides storytellers and content creators with audio workflows that are smart and deliver sound, while making it effortless to incorporate object-based spatial audio into their craft. The company’s recent launch of the Nomono Sound Capsule, a cloud-connected, self-contained recording kit for capturing audio recordings in the field and designed specifically for professional podcasters and broadcast journalists. Launched in May 2022, the Nomono Sound Capsule includes a Wi-Fi enabled recorder that combines four ultra-compact wireless lavalier mics with a 360-degree spatial audio microphone array and weighs less than 4 pounds. The capsule connects to the Nomono Web App, an online audio collaboration tool where content creators backup their recordings, collaborate with their production team, and apply AI-powered dialogue enhancement processing to ensure their audio sounds the best it can before starting the editorial process.
The company has previously received over 120MNOK ($12.4M USD, €12.2M) in funding through seed investors including SINTEF Venture 5 AS, Skyfall Ventures, Spintop Ventures, Investinor, and research support grants from the Research Council of Norway, and Innovation Norway.
Nomono has satellite offices in Oslo and New York.
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16/09/2022