Fresvii raises $1.8M, launches mobile game voice chat service called AppSteroid

The startup Fresvii is coming out of stealth today with a new platform dubbed AppSteroid that allows smartphone gamers to use voice chat with other players in mobile games. Fresvii is also announcing it has raised $1.8 million in funding from Japanese venture capital firm Nissay Capital.

Redwood City, Calif.-based Fresvii is launching its open beta test for AppSteroid and its Chatter chat service, which game developers can use in their mobile titles.