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The first 15 finalists of the TNW Mobile Startup Rally have been selected; in total 20 startups will launch or announce news on stage at The Next Web Conference USA in front of a worldwide audience, press and investors. Over a hundred applicants from all over the world participated in a series of video pitches and interviews in order to make it to the final 15 who will present on stage at TNW USA. Another 5 wildcards will be given out to the most promising startups demo-ing in the business area. <\/p>\n
Biggest tech and media<\/strong><\/p>\n “The biggest technology and media trends are all touching mobile. That\u2019s why this year’s competition is focussing on the most mobile minded startups. Funding, publicity and a critical user mass are what most mobile startups need most to become successful. The TNW Startup Rally aims to be an international platform to achieve this” says Patrick de Laive, co-founder of The Next Web.<\/p>\n Sponsor @Adyen<\/strong><\/p>\n The competition is proudly sponsored by Adyen<\/a>. Starting in 2006 by a small team of payment experts, Adyen has now spawned a company that employs more than 150 people in seven countries on four continents. Being a very successful startup themselves, they are delighted to share their lessons and discuss today\u2019s mobile payment strategies that will successfully propel participating startups towards their monetization goals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The finalists! :<\/p>\n 24.me<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> Admitted.ly<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> Candobaby<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> Heystack<\/strong><\/a> Instabug<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> Jackpocket<\/strong><\/a> Jampp<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> Neomatix<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> next<\/em>Society<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> Pandadoc<\/strong><\/a> RareWire<\/strong><\/a> Tales & Tours<\/strong><\/a> Taxi Startup<\/a><\/strong>
\nFrom: Ganey Tikva, Israel<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “The Next Generation Personal Assistant”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: New York, United States<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Ultimate online college advisory tool for high school students, their parents, and guidance counselors”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: New York, United States<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “The first App to offer an easy system to document all a child’s milestones, and turn them into exquisite, professionally printed photo baby books, straight from an iPhone!”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: Hertzelia, Israel<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “The right way to meet the right people”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: Giza, Egypt<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Instant bug reporting tool for mobile apps”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: New York, USA<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “A fortune in your pants.”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Jampp solves the App Promotion puzzle.”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: Tel Aviv, Israel<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Electro-Optic solutions for drivers and vehicle fleets”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: New York, United States<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Your ultimate networking tool.”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: San Francisco, United States<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Send, Receive, Annotate, and Sign Digital Documents”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: Kansas City, MO, United States<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “The only 100% cloud-based native mobile app development platform.”<\/p>\n
\nFrom: Amsterdam, The Netherlands<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “Your personal tourguide in your pocket”<\/em><\/p>\n
\nFrom: Talinn, Estonia<\/em>
\nQuick pitch: “The evolution of the taxi industry”<\/p>\n