<p>Invi, an Android-focused startup that brings multimedia HD messaging to texting, announced that it closed a $3 million seed round of funding. Participants include Li Ka-shing's Horizons Ventures, Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's A-Grade Investments, Alpha Investment, UpWest Labs and a number of angel investors. Similar to Apple's iMessage, WhatsApp and MessageMe, Invi lets users of the app send messages between themselves for free over data and Wi-Fi.</p><p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130625/media-messaging-startup-invi-raises-3-million/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/06/25/sms-with-videos-invis-visual-take-on-the-mobile-messaging-craze/">SMS with videos: Invi&#039;s visual take on the mobile messaging craze</a> (PandoDaily (blog))</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/25/invi-raises-3m-in-seed-funding-to-launch-its-visual-android-messaging-app-on-ios-and-windows/">Invi raises $ 3M in seed funding to take its Android messaging app to iOS ...</a> (The Next Web)</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/25/android-first-mobile-messenger-invi-raises-3-million-for-its-sms-replacement-app/">Android-First Mobile Messenger Invi Raises $ 3 Million For Its SMS Replacement ...</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d1cg2o5htxxm8nMp8TPV3c3jf2S2M&ned=us">7 additional articles.</a></p>