17 March 2011
IBM Startup SmartCamp - Part of the Global Entrepreneur Initiative
As part of IBM’s ongoing commitment to foster innovation among Entrepreneurs, IBM announces its ‘SmartCamp’ contest in Bangalore, India on April 27, 2011. This is an exclusive global entrepreneur initiative program bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and experienced mentors with innovative ideas that can help to build a Smarter Planet.
10 March 2011
IBM Global Entrepreneur Program to include Germany in 2011
Recently at CeBIT Hannover IBM announced that it would expand the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program to include Germany in 2011 effective immediately. With an amazing bunch of ecosystems partners we believe the German market offers a great opportunity for translating innovation and Entrepreneurship into scalable international businesses.
08 March 2011
Update: IBM Entrepreneur SmartCamp Bangalore - Amazing Mentors signup
We are almost there in terms of confirming the mentors for SmartCamp Bangalore. We are delighted to present details of the mentors. This is an amazing collection of talent from the investor, corporate and most importantly entrepreneur communities.
22 February 2011
Sproxil Saves Lives With Scratch-Off Tags and Robust Analytics
Interpol has determined that in Nigeria 80% of all drugs are fake, and in Kenya fake drugs are big business with more than 11,000 illegal products sold every day. With millions of dollars worth of counterfeit drugs sold yearly, Sproxil's innovation is a greatly needed tech solution to a big problem that will save countless lives every day.
10 February 2011
Streetline - The IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year
Since winning the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year , Streatline has expanded their real-time parking system to Salt Lake City's Temple Square and has captured a 1-year pilot program to enable sensors in parking spaces at the Fort Totten, Washington DC.
04 February 2011
KickStarter's Awesome $27 Million in Crowdsourced Seed Money for Startups
What's really cool about KickStarter is you have absolutely nothing to loose and everything to gain. All you have to do is present your Project/Startup idea, ask for the seed money you need, and like magic the masses of KisckStarter and the world give you a thumbs-up or down, and the Thumbs-Up can be very surprising indeed!
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