LeWeb’11
PARIS – The 8th edition of LeWeb will be held December 7th, 8th and 9th at Les Docks de Paris – Porte d’Aubervilliers. Produced by Géraldine and Loïc Le Meur, Europe’s largest event dedicated to the web industry is expecting more than 3000 attendees from 60 countries, including entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, bloggers and aficionados.
This year, the Startup Competition will recognize 3 young companies that have developed a mobile app or product for the Social/Local/Mobile marketplace (SoLoMo), which is the theme of the 2011 edition.
The judges will focus on uncovering the most innovative ideas that take advantage of the social engagement and location awareness of tablets and mobile devices.
Loïc Le Meur explains: “Each year, the Startup Competition gives talented young companies the chance to be in the spotlight in front of a panel of investors, professionals and journalists. It’s a real leg-up in a hyper-competitive world where everything is always going faster than ever.”
Companies have until October 15th to return the application, which can be completed online at:
http://leweb.guidewiregroup.net/Account/LeWebRegister
The 16 finalists, whose names will be revealed November 1st, will be invited to come defend their application December 7th and 8th at LeWeb. The 3 winners will receive their prizes on stage December 9th.
This year, the Startup Competition is being held in conjunction with the GuideWire Group.
To be eligible to take part in the LeWeb Startup Competition, companies must:
– have raised less than €1M ($1.4M)
– target either consumers or business users
– launch their product or company at LeWeb’11
Last year, the Startup Competition recognized Super Marmite (Originality), Waze (Technology) and Smallrivers (Virality).
For more information, please visit www.leweb.net.
About LeWeb:
LeWeb is Europe’s number one event for the web industry.
In 2010, nearly 3000 participants from 60 countries and 350 journalists attended LeWeb’10. Many prestigious speakers have taken part in previous editions, including Carlos Ghosn, Shimon Peres, Philippe Starck, Paulo Coelho and Rania de Jordanie.
LeWeb’11 will be held at Les Docks de Paris – Porte d’Aubervilliers – 50 Av. du Président Wilson, Saint Denis La Plaine.
