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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1 opinion for Startup Wins 100K from Amazon
Chris
Dec 13, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Shannon,
Thanks for the coverage! If there’s a question I can address, let me know.
Sincerely,
Chris (of the MileMeter video)
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