Posted on November 17, 2010, at 12:52 PM .
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced the 12 Regional Finalists in this year’s BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge, where participants have been competing for a total prize package valued at over US$1.5 million. Here is how the finalists broke down in terms of region.
North American Finalists:
Dictionary and Thesaurus – Dictionary.com
Poynt
Vayyoo
Latin America Finalists:
Navita Sports
Vlingo Plus – Voice App
Waze (LATAM)
Europe / Middle East / Africa Finalists
CamCard(Business Card Reader)
n-tv mobil
UbiNav EU
Asia Pacific Finalists:
Forum for BlackBerry
Love Indonesia
Ramadhan Pocket Guide
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Posted on November 2, 2010, at 12:30 PM .
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced the 28 Regional Semi-Finalists in the second round of judging in the third annual BlackBerry Partners Fund “Super Apps” Developer Challenge. Details of the competition include:
- Regional Semi-Finalists were the top apps in their respective categories across four global regions
- Regional Semi-Finalists were selected from nearly 400 apps that were identified as Regional Selections
- Regional Semi-Finalists each receive a prize package valued at approx. $16,000
- Participants in this year’s challenge are competing for a total prize package valued at over US$1.5 million
Hit the jump for the list of regional finalists.
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Posted on October 29, 2010, at 2:28 PM .
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced that its co-managers have merged to create a globally competitive investment manager focused exclusively on mobile investment opportunities (i.e. JLA Ventures, RBC Venture Partners and BlackBerry Partners Fund will all be managed under a merged entity). The merger provides a platform for the growth and global expansion of the BlackBerry Partners Fund brand.
This should be a great opportunity for companies around the world seeking investment. There are a lot of hot companies in mobile right now, and not all of them are in North America. Latin America, Indonesia, India and China are all booming right now with tech companies and it will be interesting to see the innovation that springs up.
More information available in the press release.
Posted on September 27, 2010, at 12:16 PM .
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced around 400 apps that have made the cut in the first round of judging in the third annual BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge. The Regional Selections are competing for a total prize package valued over US$1.5 million, and are spread out across four global regions including North America, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia Pacific.
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Posted on August 31, 2010, at 10:24 AM .
SocialDeck is Google’s latest acquisition and it’s very relevant for the BlackBerry world. SocialDeck is a company located in Waterloo, close to a Google regional office but close to RIM’s headquarters. Back in early 2009, SocialDeck received $250k in funding from the BlackBerry Partners Fund, who are probably very happy about their investment.
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Posted on August 23, 2010, at 10:49 AM .
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced a $15 Million Series B funding in PocketGear, led by Trident Capital. PocketGear bills itself as world’s largest cross platform, open app store and content marketplace, after its acquisition of Handango.
PocketGear, Handango, and Mobihand are all part of a similar business model to sell software outside of the carrier and manufacturer channels and it’s a business that seems increasingly risky given that RIM, Apple and the big players are in the space as well. While PocketGear competes with App World, the investment could benefit the company if they can bring PocketGear’s relationships into App World. PocketGear has access to over 32,000 developer relationships and more than 140,000 paid and free titles.
More information available from the press release.
