Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Jott Acquired By Nuance Communications

Seattle-based Jott, which operates a voice messaging and transcription service for tracking tasks and notes, has been acquired by Nuance Communications, Nuance said this morning. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Nuance, it will make Jott a part of the firm's Mobile Division. Nuance said that all of Jott's services, including its Jott Assistant, Jott Voicemail, and Jott for Salesforce offerings, will remain available. Jott was founded in 2006 by John Pollard and Shree Madhavapeddi, and was venture backed by Ackerley Partners, Atomico, Bain Capital, Draper Richards, and Niklas Zennstrom Investments.