Dive summary:
- Yahoo’s plan to bring in mobile talent continued Tuesday, as the video platform team at OnTheAir announced that the company would join Yahoo's fold.
- Adding OnTheAir brings two former Apple employees and one former Google employee to Yahoo.
- Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but OnTheAir has less than $1 million seed funding, and the talent additions show that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is clearly focused on bolstering mobile capabilities.
From the article:
… “Hiring the most talented mobile product thinkers and engineers is a big priority for us moving forward. Abel, Dan, Erik, Josh, and Mike are a great addition to Yahoo!, and we can’t wait to work with them to create the best possible mobile experience for our users,” Yahoo’s Adam Cahan, senior vice president of emerging products & technology, said in a statement. …
