IBM SmartCamp
This is the third year for the IBM SmartCamp program. The 2010 SmartCamp Finals winner/Global Entrepreneur of the Year was Streetline, a San Francisco based startup offering a Smartphone solution allowing citizens to find inexpensive parking fast while helping cities manage their parking resources more efficiently. The 2011 SmartCamp Finals winner/Global Entrepreneur of the year was Profitero, a UK based company that analyzes competitor pricing data, offering retailers new levels of insight to help them maximize profits by adjusting pricing and merchandising strategies.
Background on the 2011 SmartCamp Finals
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- Nine technology start-ups from around the world having solutions with a Smarter Planet focus competed to be named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year
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- These nine finalists were selected among nearly one thousand applicants. By winning their local SmartCamp competition, they earned a spot in the finals to go head to head with the best in the world
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- The IBM SmartCamp Global Finals will bring together hundreds of leading venture capitalists, industry experts, press, analysts, entrepreneurial organizations and academics to network and celebrate entrepreneurship
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- There were nine SmartCamps held in 2011: Austin Texas, New York, NY, Bangalore India, Tel Aviv Israel. Shanghai China, Rio de Janiero Brazil, London England, Istanbul Turkey, and Barcelona Spai
Finalists’ Details
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- ConnectM, headquartered in Bangalore winner of SmartCamp Bangalore– Energy efficient telecommunications solutions
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- BitCarrier, headquartered in Barcelona; winner of SmartCamp Barcelona — Traffic management solutions
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- Skin Scan, headquartered in Romania; winner of SmartCamp Istanbul — Pocket scan technology for skin cancer
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- Profitero, headquartered in Dublin; winner of SmartCamp London — Analyzes on-line competitive info for retailers. Named IBM Global Entrepreneur 2011winner of global finals
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- IDXP, headquartered in Brazil; winner of SmartCamp Rio — Smart sensors in shopping carts to monitor consumer behavior in real time
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- Palmap, headquartered in Shanghai; winner of SmartCamp Shanghai — Indoor mapping system/POI platform
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- C-B4, headquartered in Tel Aviv; winner of SmartCamp Tel Aviv — Context based analytics for hidden data patterns in large scale data warehouse
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- Localytics, headquartered in Boston; winner of SmartCamp New York — Real-time data analysis for mobile applications
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- SecureWaters, headquartered in Tennessee; winner of SmartCamp Austin –Commercializes patented technology that monitors, detects and identifies toxins in surface water.
Additional resources:
IBM Press Kit
IBM Smart Camp Blog
Entrepreneur You Tube Channel
