100 Applied, Only 20 Selected To Rub Elbows With Silicon Valley’s Big Shots - WEB MISSION 08
Over one hundred British internet startup firms applied to be part of Web Mission 08, only 20 were finally accepted.
“Web Mission 08 is a project to bring 20 UK tech startups out to network with companies and people in Silicon Valley. Organised by UK entrepreneur Oli Barrett and consultants Polecat, the project was contributed to by TechCrunch UK and tech entrepreneur and investor Doug Richard. Over 100 companies applied to join. The aim is for the companies “to explore new opportunities for growth with key people in Silicon Valley.” - techcrunch.com
Keep your eyes open for the online presence of these sites:
• Groupspaces - Web-based tools for groups
• Tioti - A social network around TV
• Exabre (TheFilter) - Advanced music recommendation
• Coull - Interactive video platform
• Zogix - Employee services platform
• Byteplay (dotHomes) - Real estate search engine
• Trampoline Systems - Enterprise software harnessing social behaviour
• Hubdub - News prediction social network
• WAYN - Travel and lifestyle social network
• TrustedPlaces - Venue recommendation network
• Slicethepie - Enabling bands to raise money directly from their fans
• Mydeo - Mainstream application for storing and sharing video
• Skimbit - Research and share decision-making application
• Huddle - Enterprise 2.0 collaboration
• Rummble - Mobile social networking and recommendation
• Zebtab - Desktop TV application
• Silobreaker - Contextual and graphic search results
• Kwiqq - Social website builder
• edocr - Making business documents interactive
• ShortFuze - 3D online movie creation tools
With the tricks, tips, possible financing, and new personal contacts that these companies will pick up while rubbing elbows with the top guns in Silicon Valley, we are sure to see more of them very soon.
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