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Guidewire Group's Innovate!2010 Pitch Slam Seeks Top 100 Technology Startups

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Innovate!2010, a global competition to identify and promote the top 100 global technology start-ups, is currently underway. The program, co-hosted by Guidewire Group, a leading analyst firm, aims to provide resources and opportunities to accelerate the growth of promising startups. The Madrid Pitch Slam, one of over 20 regional events, was won by FonYou, a Barcelona-based startup that allows users to configure their mobile telephony services via the Internet. The startup's innovative service gives users access to their call records, SMS, and voicemail as if they were emails.

Key Takeaways:

  • FonYou, a Barcelona-based startup, won the Madrid Pitch Slam with their innovative mobile telephony service that allows users to configure their services via the Internet.
  • The Innovate!2010 Pitch Slam is one of over 20 regional events in Europe and the United States, with a total of 100 startups competing for top recognition.
  • The G/Score, a proprietary assessment tool developed by Guidewire Group, is used to evaluate startups at each Pitch Slam event, proven to be a reliable predictor of market success and business viability.
  • Innovate!2010 partners with major corporations, including Alcatel-Lucent, BestBuy, Cisco, and others, to identify and partner with high-potential startups.
  • The program enables its partners to quickly identify and engage hundreds of highly vetted, fast-growing startups and raise their brand profile in the global startup community.

Statistics:

  • Over 20 regional events are being held across Europe and the United States as part of the Innovate!2010 competition.
  • 100 startups are competing for top recognition in the Innovate!2010 global competition.
  • Guidewire Group has conducted over 20,000 startup interviews, resulting in the development of a proprietary assessment tool, the G/Score.
  • The G/Score has proven to be a reliable predictor of startup viability and promise, with over 20,000 data points collected.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Guidewire Group, Inc. Partners with Alcatel-Lucent, Best Buy, Cisco, and Others to Identify Top 100 Technology Startups"
  • Guidewire Group, Inc., "About Innovate!2010"
  • Guidewire Group, Inc., "About Guidewire Group, Inc."

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