For anyone looking to deploy an app across multiple mobile platforms and a gazillion different handsets, one massive problem awaits them: QA. uTest solves this problem with an army of testers across the world. Crowdsourced QA… Problem solved. (Click here to see Doron’s presentation.)
And that’s not all! Doron was able to connect with multiple partners, prospects and top media outlets, including Mashable’s Ben Parr (@benparr), editor in chief at IntoMobile.com Will Park (@willpark), ReadWriteWeb’s Dana Oshiro (@suzyperplexus), as well as participated in a couple great video interviews with bnetTV’s Michelle Sklar (@bnettv) and GoMo News’ Cian O’Sullivan (@gomonews) which are posted below!
Take a peek at the video interviews below to learn more:
Late last week, our fearless leader was out in the Valley presenting at the Under The Radar Mobility 2009 event. We first presented at UTR in April as an emerging company. This time, we were asked back to present as a Graduate Circle company, which is reserved for those past presenters who are making a big splash in the market — quite an honor indeed.
The theme of this event was all things mobile. The event was heavily attended by mobile OEMs, wireless carriers and all types of mobile app makers, including innovators such as Boku, Mplayit, ShoZu and Yowza!! (those are their exclamation points, not mine). More details (and fantastic photos) after the jump.
From global carriers and handset manufacturers to media companies, branding partners, press and VCs — anyone who’s anyone leveraging new mobile tech and interested in catching a glimpse of the 2010 mobile marketplace should attend.
Featuring the most cutting-edge mobile startups from around the globe, Under the Radar will no doubt be another hit.
In the past 3 years, presenters at Under the Radar have gone on to raise over $1.36 Billion! Other knock-your-socks-off stats from the show:
49% have gone on to raise funding or be acquired
14% have been acquired by companies such as Google, eBay, Microsoft, Yahoo and Cisco
$14 Million average has been raised by presenting companies.
We capped off our week with another exciting piece of news — uTest has been named a finalist in the 2009 MITX Technology Awards.
In their own words, “The MITX Technology awards recognize emergent and innovative technologies developed in the New England area, as well as the individuals and companies responsible for driving these advancements”.
We submitted our written application last month and uTest was stacked up against scores of other New England-area companies. Last week, we were notified that we’d made the cut and were invited to present to an impressive group of judges at Microsoft’s offices in Cambridge, MA on Thursday night. And on Friday afternoon, the news came in that we’d been selected as a finalist.
This is our first year participating in the MITX awards and we’re excited to be recognized among this exclusive list of finalists. Apparently, the word’s getting out on crowdsourcing and uTest, because we’ve been on a bit of a roll when it comes to awards and speaking at high-profile events.
Check out our recent announcements about presenting at Under the Radar, Star East and Information Week’s Startup 50 award. We wouldn’t be able to tell this powerful story of crowdsourced QA without our testing community. As always, we thank you. More to come!
As we mentioned previously in this space, uTest was recently chosen to present at the Under the Radar event in the heart of The Valley. With only 24 start-ups being handpicked from among hundreds to present at UTR, just being selected is an honor. Their track record for finding future stars before they pop is beyond impressive.
So last Friday afternoon, in front of a crowd of 200+ start-up execs, VCs and members of the media, Doron took the stage to tell the uTest story — and to do it in six minutes or less. At an event that was focused almost entirely on cloud computing (infrastructure, management, apps, etc.), we knew our vision of crowdsourced software testing would be the exception and we wondered how it would be received amidst all the cloud talk.
And while I’m unabashedly biased, my initial reaction was that our story was popular within the room. Apparently I was right because, later that day, we learned that uTest had won the judges’ choice award in the “Applications” category. A high honor indeed, as our judges were such notables as John Foley from InformationWeek, Matthew Glotzbach from Google and Robin Vasan from Mayfield Fund.
The entire experience was positive — some great meetings with prospective customers and partners, good meetings with members of the media, and another feather in our cap as we rewrite the rules of what’s possible in the world of software testing.
Check out the six minute presentation for yourself and drop us a comment with your thoughts.
What do Flickr, LinkedIn, Pandora and uTest all have in common? Before they hit it big, they were invited to share their ideas at Dealmaker Media’s Under The Radar conference – the premier event for up-and-coming startups.
As part of the “Applications Track” segment, Doron Reuveni, our fearless leader, will be discussing the future of crowdsourced software testing (uTest of course) this Friday in Mountain View, California. Out of hundreds of applicants, uTest will be one of twenty-four companies presenting their ideas for a select audience of entrepreneurs, investors and technology journalists.
Now in its eleventh year, Under The Radar has catapulted many of its past attendees (well, not literally) to much greater successes. In fact, over the past three years, companies selected to present at the conference have gone on to raise more than $1.36 billion in funding, or an average of $14 million per company.
And so although we view our community as the future of software testing, we’re more than happy to be under the radar (for now anyway).
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