Top 10 Mobile Startups of 2011
February 16th, 2011 by Brian Oliver Bennett, LAPTOP Senior Writer 
Even in these challenging economic times, technology entrepreneurs continue to dream big. Maybe it’s the allure of hitting the jackpot like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg or the thrill of dreaming up a hot new mobile hit à la Groupon. Whatever their reasons, business hopefuls continue to boldly found technology companies and aggressively ply their wares to consumers and venture capitalists alike. In fact, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, venture capital firms invested $25.1 billion in 2010 (year ending in September). That’s up 10 percent from the same period in 2009. While that’s a modest gain compared to previous boom years, its a sign that the Great Recession could be thawing.
Given that there are dozens of mobile tech companies hoping to get noticed in 2011, we wanted to recognize those that have the most potential. From space-based 4G cellular networks to shoes that track your location, these are the startups we’re most excited about.
- Introduction
- LightSquared: 4G From Space
- TripTrace: Travel Meets Social
- Badgeville: The Foursquare of the Web
- Qwiki: Research Reinvented
- Innovalley: Smart Clothing is Here
- Dynamics, Inc.: One Card for Every Account
- SeePort: Always-On Video Chat
- Particle Code: Write Once, Run Everywhere
- Word Lens: Instant Translations
- Snapstick: From Phone to TV
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February 17th, 2011 at 5:16 am
People say that groupon is losing its value but i think goup on is flying high! http://grouponbot.com site is getting increasing greater no. of visitors day by day only because of their user friendly deals of all kinds especially for the discount hunters…and you can see people are cloning groupon type of sites …thats a fact but they can never provide services as good as groupon i bet on that!
February 23rd, 2011 at 11:04 am
Boring. Mobile start ups need to be exciting. If this is the best of 2011 than god save the smart phone.
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:47 am
the creators of this app(quest visual) are in the process of making this for android too.
Being always hooked on to my dorid,i just cant wait for this app.
cheers to the creators.