Shawn Fanning And Sean Parker Are Back With An Ambitious New Project; Investors Abound
Category: Music & Recording Created on Saturday - 04.16.11 @ 9:58 PM Written by MG Siegler - Techcrunch.com
Longtime collaborators Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker are back together working on an ambitious new project, we’ve learned.
In 1999, Fanning and Parker introduced the world to Napster. Their music sharing service was absolutely culture changing and ushered in a new wave of excitement about the web. Now, over a decade later, they’re back at it. And the new project is nothing if not interesting. Think: Chatroulette — but done right.
We previously broke the news that Fanning had raised a small amount of money last year for the project. But we had basically no idea what it was. At the time, the name was “Supyo”, and that may still end up being the name. But we’re also hearing talk of using the name “Yo” or some other variation. (Note: supyo.com is clearly not their website, so don’t bother with it — try this one.)