Image Credits:<\/strong> Autio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The funding announcement comes during the same month that Autio appeared on Shark Tank. The company says that although Sears turned down a $1 million investment offer from Kevin O\u2019Leary, the app did see an increase in downloads and subscribers immediately following the airing of the episode. Autio saw its app downloads increase by 464%, new subscribers increased by 105% and website traffic was up over 1,600%.<\/p>\n

Autio also announced its first in-flight integration with JetBlue earlier this month, giving JetBlue customers access to audio content for 29 of their destination cities in the United States via their seatback screens.<\/p>\n

In terms of the company\u2019s plans for the future, Sears says Autio is going after a bold vision of becoming the global platform for local stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all starts with the power of a single story to delight a listener and connect them with a place or person,\u201d Sears said. \u201cOn a global scale, we envision millions of these types of connections made every day as users get to explore the broader world around them through this very personal medium.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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