Thursday, January 3, 2008

5min is a place to find short video solutions for practical questions raised $5 million in a Series A financing round from Spark Capital

What Company Is Offering:
5min is a place to find short video solutions for practical questions and a place for people to share their knowledge.

How It Works:
The idea behind 5min is very simple: any solution can be visually explained in no more than 5 minutes. Their goal is to create the first communal Life Videopedia allowing users from all over the globe to contribute their knowledge by sharing visual guides in areas such as arts, business, fashion, sports, health, tech, food, and much more.
To compliment the Videopedia vision and bridge the gap between textual and visual information, they developed a special player that allows viewers to watch the video in slow motion or frame by frame, zoom in and out, and more. It also gives the video creator the option to make a storyboard that helps others better understand the demonstration.

In addition, 5min gives each creator a personal promotional Studio – a space to showcase their skills and share their secrets.

How Much They Got From VCs:

They have raised $5 million in a Series A financing round from Spark Capital.

More at:http://www.5min.com/

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