On July 12, San Francisco becomes a mobile battleground as the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition takes off. The prize: Two of VentureBeat’s coveted Tesla Awards.
Twenty contenders have emerged as finalists from a field of more than 200 nominees. You, our readers, singled out Snaptu and Aava Mobile as favorites in an online poll, earning them finalist spots in the application and service categories respectively. MobileBeat’s advisory panel picked eighteen others which will present their winning ideas in front of mobile influencers, investors and press at the MobileBeat 2010 conference, which takes place at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on July 12-13.
For this competition, VentureBeat doesn’t just look for innovative technology — though that’s often key. We also seek out ideas with great prospects for market success. The best contenders also aim to capitalize on the megatrends we’ve identified in the mobile space: the emergence of superphones and the dawn of powerful 4G networks.
Here’s a look at 14 of the finalists. To watch their demos and get a glimpse of the startups still in stealth mode, register now to attend MobileBeat 2010.
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