Spotify takes Cord and Soundwave about

- Spotify is strengthening its product development department with teams of Cord Project and Soundwave. The streaming music service, today announced the acquisition of the two companies.

Cord Project was founded in 2014 with the aim of people back to talk to one another over the phone. The US startup enables short sound clips like the dog that barks, send a voice message or a music clip to an individual, a group or the entire world. Rope is also the company behind Chhirp allows audio to be shared on Twitter and behind Papercraft and Snakemoji, two simple games for the smart watch.

Cord has one million users worldwide. The acquisition of Spotify implies that the current services of Cord be phased put, as the company said in a statement.

Irish Soundwave since 2012 develops innovative technologies and products that encourage music discovery. Soundwave The app helps users to discover new music, share and bring fans together with the same taste in music tracks. Since its launch, the app downloaded in 190 countries and in fourteen languages ​​more than one and a half million times.

The acquisition of Cord and Soundwave supports the strategy of Spotify to create a good experience for music fans. When Spotify product division they will work on appealing and innovative music experiences.