The Global LBS challenge, organised by Navteq, rewards innovative LBS (Location Based Services) ideas. Nine of the former winners have received venture capital funding. The 4 start-ups, all in early stage, receive part of the total $3 million in cash and Navteq licences. And the 2008 winners are :
UbiEst for UbiSafe : you can track your kid or your grand mother on a map while watching TV with a beer or cooking dinner. Absolutely necessary for large families!
Brina Francavilla, UbiEst, interviewed Feb13, 2008 Barcelona
Senda provides travel-time management information. If you want to let know when you’ll ever get there. Angel Talamona, founder and CEO, tells us more here.
Angel Talamona, founder and CEO of Senda, interviewed on Feb13, 2008 in Barcelona
Oxford Softworks allows you to search local points of interest accross multiple categories: hotel, bars, restaurants, shops…It gives you directions on your phone, contact, photos, prices. And you’ll soon be able to add comments.
Gypsii integratesa suite of applications : social networking, search, uploads all web and mobile with a geotag. If you need to know where and what your friends are doing at any time.