Traveling Geeks meet French Incubators at Paris Development Agency
DAY TWO
Today the Traveling Geeks saw presentations from 11 interesting startups at French incubator, the Paris Development Agency. Among them was Stribe, a company TechZulu originally interviewed at the TechCrunch50 conference earlier this year. Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. There will be more news on this front during LeWeb.
The other promising startups included:
Zoomorama – a zooming application that digs into the details of a site, increasing engagement and conversion rates. The company’s main target is e-commerce sites with rich media. Zoomorama was a finalist at the Microsoft BizSpark event at South by Southwest Interactive 2009.
Scan & Target – a SaaS solution for real-time text mining and analysis of User Generated Content.
Rue89 – an interesting online news outlet offering a cross between Slate.com and Huffington Post. The site offers up a hybrid mix of traditional journalists, industry experts and User Generated Content.
Gostai – a consumer robotics company that just released its software, Urbi, under an Open Source license.
PathMotion – provides relevant career and job search by helping consumers identify their career goals and learn from the experience of others. The company is targeting recruiters with problems screening candidates.
MLState – has created OPA (One Pot Application), a new development architecture for building social networks, games, etc.
Teacheo – an online tutoring platform with a live virtual classroom. Teacheo was a RedHerring 100 finalist in Europe. The company is launching a new service called BlueTeach.com, a toolkit for language learning, gaming, etc. It features synchronized Web browsing and 3D models for student/teacher collaboration.
Stupeflix – a REST API that lets users produce professional videos in real time.
Int13 – a developer of augmented reality games for smartphones
CityZeum – travel guides that mix professional and User Generated Content. CityZeum is available via Web and mobile browser. The site attracted seven million French-speaking travelers in 2009. A US version will be available in approximately five months.
