SMAATO MOBILE ADVERTISING AWARD 2008 OVERVIEW

Competition Overview



Smaato Inc., a pioneering provider for in-application mobile advertising solutions launched the Smaato Mobile Advertising Award 2008. Smaato teamed up with Vator.tv, a social network for technology start-up companies, to search for the coolest ad-enabled mobile application. Supported by the INmobile.org community.


Prizes


  • MWC Barcelona, Spain: free booth participation, flight & hotel
  • M-Days Munich, Germany: free booth
  • Meetings with 4 VC's on partner level
  • Mobile advertising campaigns in Smaato network for winner

The Winner is introduced to these Venture Capital Partners:


  • Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Menlo Park)
  • Howard Hartenbaum, August Capital (Menlo Park)
  • Niall Davis, aeris CAPITAL (Switzerland / San Francisco)
  • Frédéric Veyssiere, Innovacom Venture Capital (France)

How was Judging Determined?


  • Phase 1 - Judging: TheINmobile.org community of Mobile industry executives selected the top 10 applications based on unique approach, traction in the market, management team, idea originality and branding
  • Phase 2 - Jury: A distinguished jury (see additional details) determined the final winner for the competition based on Phase 1 criteria.