The Mobile Premier Awards, perhaps the most prestigious startup competition in the mobile business, has named 48 companies to participate in its semi-final round. They were each nominated by their local MobileMonday chapters (groups that meet on a monthly basis around the world to talk about the hottest topics and issues in the industry).
An international jury will select 20 finalists from this list that will each get a chance to pitch their company at the Mobile Premier Awards ceremony on Feb. 15 in Barcelona. The event will take place during the Mobile World Congress.
Here is the list of nominees:
Austria - MobilizyBangalore - mobiSiteGaloreBarcelona - fonYouBelfast - SpeechStormBergen - ComComBerlin - spendinoBogota - RedSalvavidasBrussels - GetyooBuenos Aires - BeepointCaracas - Consorcio Si-SMS Copenhagen - Cepa Mobility Dallas - Wave Integrated Marketing Solutions Dublin - LocleDusseldorf - YooseEdinburgh - Mobile AcuityEstonia - TaxiPalFrankfurt - match2blueHamburg - appruptHungary - InfomatiXJakarta - dotus indonesia Kuala Lumpur - CWorks MobileLithuania - SendFlowLondon - AudiobooMadrid - TooioMalmö - Color MonkeyMedellin - IndustrialmediaMelbourne - CallernizerMexico - BinbitMid-Atlantic - AmphetamobileMilan - SoundtrckrMumbai - UmundoMunich - AloqaNew Delhi - Voicetap Technologies New York - PercentMobileOslo - Bipper CommunicationParis - PresseliteRest of EMEA - LayarRio de Janeiro - iMusicaRome - MobnotesSao Paulo - AtopeShanghai - mInfoSilicon Valley - CloudMadeSingapore - Just Mobile Slovenia - VisionectSofia - BianorStockholm - MoSyncTel Aviv - wazeVancouver - Sort Shots
The Mobile Premier Awards are being held in collaboration with several other industry groups, including MobileMonday, the Mobile Marketing Association, the Mobile Entertainment Forum, MEX, MobileActive.org, Women 2.0 and the Women in Mobile Data Association. Blackberry and O2 are counted among the major corporate sponsors.
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