Nexit Ventures, a mobile venture capital firm focused on wireless technologies and services, announced January 7 that it is  investing in Rightware, a developer of advanced user interface technologies and solutions for mobile phone and embedded applications.

Nexit is the co-lead investor in the €3 million round with Inventure, a Helsinki-based early stage investor with a Nordic focus. Rightware is a spin-off from Futuremark, a leading developer of 3D graphics benchmarking software, UI solutions, and graphics intensive online games.

With the new funding, Rightware said it will accelerate development and marketing of its Kanzi user interface solution for mobile phones and embedded applications as well as device performance measurement products and services for mobile and embedded industries.

Kanzi aims to enable manufacturers of mobile phones and automotive display and infotainment systems to create richer and more intuitive user interfaces in radically less time than it takes with conventional tools and methods. 

 Rightware customers include leading brands such as Audi, China Mobile, Texas Instruments, and Imagination Technologies. 

"With growing emphasis on user experience and interactivity, the smartphone and automotive user interface markets are growing rapidly. Rightware offers players in these markets better solutions, faster time-to-market, and richer user experiences," says Artturi Tarjanne, General Partner of Nexit Ventures.  

Nexit Ventures invests in mobile and wireless high-growth companies, primarily in the Nordic countries and the US. Nexit's other portfolio companies include Aava Mobile, Axel Technologies, Brightkite, Conformiq, Ecrio, Ekahau, Funambol, and Futuremark.