Roku got a cash infusion of $60 million last week from financial and strategic investors. The company has raised $140 million since it began operating in 2002.
Fidelity is among the new investors, Roku confirmed. News Corp. (Nasdaq: NSWA) and BSkyB--both of which have invested in Roku in the past--also contributed to the financing. And Hearst Corp.'s venture capital arm made its first investment in Roku.
Roku said it will use the new cash and its strategic relationships to expand the number of access points to its streaming platform through Roku Ready TV sets. The company added it is working with 24 manufacturers making Roku Ready devices, designed to work with Roku's streaming USB dongle, that will be on the market later this year.
The news came just as Fanhattan, a startup located about 30 miles north of Roku, announced it will enter the streaming video set-top box market.
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