EveryJoe » business_contest http://www.everyjoe.com Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Startup Wins 100K from Amazon http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/startup-wins-100k-from-amazon/ http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/startup-wins-100k-from-amazon/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:35:46 +0000 ShannonCherry http://www.startupspark.com/startup-wins-100k-from-amazon/ Post from: EveryJoe

Startup Wins 100K from Amazon

]]> Amazon Web Services just awarded  $100,000 in cash and services to a Silicon Valley firm, Ooyala, as part of its Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge.

The challenge was a business contest for companies using Amazon’s web services to build their products. Ooyala is a developer of a platform for delivering video content for publishers.

The prize is divided into $50,000 in cash, plus $50,000 in Amazon Web Service credits and an offer of investment from Amazon.com.

The Start-Up Challenge began on September 12th with a call for entries. Over 900 applications were reviewed and seven finalists were chosen.

Other finalist included:

  • Brainscape
  • Commerce360
  • Justin.tv
  • MileMeter
  • UserTesting.com
  • WeoGeo

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