Infinit, Techstars alumnus, partners with HTC and releases iPad app to bring its universal file transfer product to the masses

Infinit solidifies European and Asian foothold in mobile file sharing with HTC partnership and adds missing link to photo and video sharing on iPad

Quick Pitch

Infinit has inked a partnership with HTC to bring its definitive file transfer solution to more than 10 million customers throughout the world, allowing them to easily send any number of photos and videos at incredible speeds. The addition of an iPad app builds on Infinit’s unlimited file sharing offer for Apple users.

Key Points

• High growth startup, Infinit, cements stronghold in Europe and Asia with HTC partnership, providing free and simple file transfer to millions of users.
• A new Infinit app for iPad now lets users send and receive photos and videos at speeds up to 30 times faster than Dropbox or Apple’s AirDrop (e.g. a full HD film can be transferred in less than 10 minutes over WiFi).
  
• The new iOS Share Extension allows choosing and sending files from any iOS app, liberating your photos, videos and other files on any iOS device.
  
• Infinit is now available in 9 new languages, including Dutch, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
  
• Select a specific device when sending (e.g. My iPad), and the files will automatically transfer to that device without any additional action.
  
• New York, NY: Techstars alumnus, Infinit, announces its first major partnership with HTC, for its free and unlimited file transfer app, bringing the service to more than 10 million users in Europe and Asia. The addition of 9 new languages to Infinit’s mobile apps, marks the company’s dramatic expansion in high-growth developing markets like Russia, Turkey, Brazil and other Latin American countries, but also in Western Europe and the United States.
  

“We are working with HTC to bring Infinit to millions of users, as the definitive answer to transferring files to and from any HTC device. HTC sees a natural fit between our easy-to-use file transfer app and the problems their customers face when sharing files on mobile,” said Infinit CEO, Julien Quintard. He notes that Infinit’s success on Android has been recognized by several smartphone manufacturers and telecom operators, hinting at additional partnerships that are in the planning stages.

In conjunction with the launch of its partnership with HTC, the team is also releasing the first version of its iPad application, extending the reach of the service, which is already available for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. The iPad app features Infinit’s signature point-to-point technology, meaning that the transfer of a full HD film from a desktop computer to an iPad would take less than 10 minutes over WiFi. The app allows sending any number of photos and any length of video without sacrificing quality because of compression, ensuring a full high definition experience for videos, photos and sound. Like Infinit’s other apps, the iPad version is built around file transfer, although it strays slightly thanks to the addition of a simple gallery, which offers a neat organization for both entertainment and productivity.

The new iOS app also brings the addition of an iOS Share Extension, on both iPhone and iPad, enabling sharing any type of file from any app on iOS including voice memos, photos, videos, documents, music and many more. Another welcomed improvement to all of Infinit’s apps includes the ability to send files to one or many of your own devices (e.g. My iPad). The files are automatically transferred to that device without any additional steps. Infinit users can now also manually pause and resume transfers, a reassurance that the app can be prevented from consuming bandwidth on a mobile data plan.

Infinit has been growing rapidly since its mobile launch back in April, becoming the de-facto file sharing replacement to messaging apps like Whatsapp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and file sharing solutions like Dropbox, AirDrop and WeTransfer that are incapable of handling large files in a reliable and secure way. “Infinit is now a full-featured service, used by both creative professionals for its feature set, but also by non-tech savvy individuals for its simplicity. Infinit is the first app that allows sending any file, of any size, on any device, at lightning speed, guaranteeing delivery to a friend or to another device. It’s crazy to think that Apple or Microsoft didn’t try to do this 20 years ago! This has been our vision since the very beginning, and it is now a reality.” says CEO Julien Quintard.

Infinit’s mobile apps are now available in French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish, and also in Dutch and Swedish on iOS.