Aka-aki, Wubud and other startups will demo at Mobile 2.0
Mobile 2.0, a conference for mobile web developers, has announced the lineup of companies that will present at its Nov. 3 event. The one-day conference in San Francisco will focus on strategies to make mobile apps and services thrive during the economic downturn.
We’ve covered many of these startups already — and some have demoed at past Mobile 2.0 events — but since most of them are based in Europe, this should be a good opportunity… Continue Reading
Mobile 2.0: Rummble, Zipiko and Dial2do shine, but venture captialists express caution
After being in the US the last few months I attended the Mobile 2.0 Europe conference last Friday.
The Mobile 2.0 events are known for often being early in championing mobile issues that become more mainstream later. They’re also known for giving a variety of folks in the mobile ecosystem a place to meet and discuss things openly, a rare find in mobile. This time, panel discussions covered mobile social media, VCs & mobile, operators and… Continue Reading
Britain’s best and brightest startups hit Silicon Valley next week for funding
If you’ve never heard of Dragon’s Den, it’s a popular British TV reality series, where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to get funding from business experts — the “Dragons”. One of those Dragons, Doug Richard, a UK-based Californian and founder of investment research firm Library House got a name for himself as a particularly fastidious investor on the show. And now he’s selected 20 of the UK’s most promising web application start-ups to go and try… Continue Reading