About
Improves the Way the World Uses Mobile Web
Snaptu is both a product and a company with the goal to significantly improve the way the world uses the mobile web. Specifically, our goal is to help millions of mobile users access the web easily and quickly regardless of the mobile phone they are using. For mobile consumers our Snaptu application delivers a fast, fun and effective user experience for popular mobile Internet applications on virtually every mobile phone. For online service providers, media companies and content owners we provide a large and rapidly growing global channel that requires little setup and no financial or technical investment. In 2011, Snaptu was acquired by Facebook and is now used on every Facebook application.
Identity
| Name | Snaptu |
|---|---|
| Slug | snaptu |
| Former names | Moblica |
| Type / kind | startup |
| Crunchbase ID | snaptu |
| Source _id | agxzfmlsbGlzdHNpdGVyGAsSC05ld19Db21wYW55GICAgN6JqdsKDA |
Status
| Status | inactive |
|---|---|
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Meta on Sep 2011 - closed due to acquisition |
| Last update | 2026-05-17 |
Location
| HQ country code | IL |
|---|---|
| HQ region/district | Center District |
| HQ city | Tel Aviv-Yafo |
| HQ address | Derech Menachem Begin 88, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Web & social
| https://www.linkedin.com/company/snaptu | |
| Twitter / X | https://twitter.com/snaptu |
| https://www.facebook.com/snaptu |
Classifications
Primary sector Media & Entertainment Technologies
Sub-sectors
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content DistributionDigital Content Engagement & Entertainment
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesMobile
Target customers
ConsumersDemographics & FamilyTeenagers & Young AdultsWomenMenEnterprise & Professional ServicesSoftware DevelopmentMobile Software DevelopmentMedia & EntertainmentSocial Media
Business models
B2B2C
Tags
social-media
Funding
| Total raised | $6.0M |
|---|---|
| Current stage | Acquired |
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