Archive : COMPETITIONS

Dublin-based company Profitero has been named the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year and winner of its SmartCamp competition after competing against eight other startup finalists at this year’s SmartCamp [...]

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia. [...]

AngelPad has unveiled 15 startups at its third demo day. AngelPad is a mentorship program founded by a team of ex-Googlers to help web-technology startups build better products, attract additional [...]

TechStars New York has graduated its second class of startups selected from a pool of 1,200 applicants.  The startups were unvelied today at Cedar Lake in Manhattan. The companies presented  [...]

PepsiCo has announced the 10 start-up companies, which will make up the inaugural PepsiCo10, an innovative incubator program that matches technology, media and communications entrepreneurs with PepsiCo brands to activate [...]

The Mobile Apps Ghana Showcase event has ended in Accra at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. The event was organized by a group of Ghanaian mobile enthusiasts passionate about promoting [...]

As part of the Social Good Summit, Mashable will host the inaugural Startups for Good Challenge, a special event to showcase startups that are striving to improve the world. Startups [...]

Shaker, an Israeli-based social game app for Facebook has won TechCrunch Disrupt 2011. Shaker competed with other 31 startups in the Startup Battlefield taking place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday [...]

Vodafone is the latest company to launch a start-up accelerator, opening its doors to 24 early-stage ventures in Silicon Valley. The new Vodafone Xone, based in Redwood City, will provide [...]

HealthBox, a startup incubator and accelerator program focused on health IT startups has opened applications for health startups. HealthBox is looking for healthcare technology and technology-enabled services startups that are [...]

Excelerate Labs, a Chicago incubator program has showcased the 2011 graduating class of 10 startups. Excelerate Labs is an intensive summer accelerator for startups driven by proven entrepreneurs and investors. [...]

GigaOM, a business and technology media company, today announced the 10 winners of the GigaOM Mobilize 2011 Launchpad, a high-profile competition that recognizes the 10 most promising mobile startups. The [...]

San Francisco based startup incubator Y Combinator has today announced via Twitter that applications for Winter 2012 YC Funding are now open. Y Combinator is an American seed-stage startup funding [...]

Morgenthaler Ventures, a venture capital firm, has announced the 11 finalists of their nationwide contest to find the most promising health IT startups looking for seed and Series-A funding. The [...]

Y Combinator today is graduating 63 new companies, its largest and most biggest class ever. 31 of the startups are presenting themselves on the record for investors at the new [...]