Extension Entertainment Raises Funding for MP3 Browser Tech

New York-based Extension Entertainment raised $750,000 in an equity-based funding round, according to an SEC filing. The company developed an extension for the Chrome browser that allows music lovers to organize, stream, and share MP3 files from any website as they’re browsing the Internet. Extension Entertainment previously raised a $500,000 seed round in 2010 from Betaworks, Founder Collective, Spark Capital, and Dave Morgan.

Author: Arlene Weintraub

Arlene is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences and technology. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Her freelance pieces have been published in USA Today, US News & World Report, Technology Review, and other media outlets. Arlene has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Her book about the anti-aging industry, Selling the Fountain of Youth, was published by Basic Books in September 2010.