HONG KONG, Dec 21 ― Investors who backed the likes of Skype and Google are betting on the developers of an app that became the social media platform of choice for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters. Open Garden, the company behind the FireChat app, announced it has raised nearly 11 million dollars in funding. Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie spoke to the CEO. ― Bloomberg

FireChat app has become the social media platform of choice for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters. ― Bloomberg pic