Boxee Media Center App Gets $4 Million in Funding

A few days ago, in a roundup of open source media center applications, I covered Boxee. It’s an open source mashup of a sophisticated media center application that can run and organize videos, photos and more on the Mac, AppleTV, Windows (soon) and Linux, and a social networking application. I mentioned that it’s one of the most compelling media center applications I’ve seen, and it appears I’m not alone. Boxee has announced that it has secured $4 million in first round funding, led by Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital. Here’s why I think Boxee is going to become a household name.