Clixtr
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Clixtr Inc. is a startup company
based in San Francisco, California
. The Clixtr iPhone
application was selected as one of the top 50 startups of 2009 by TechCrunch
. Clixtr launched at TechCrunch50
on September 15, 2009. Clixtr received venture capital funding from DFJ in March 2009.
Clixtr is a location-based service
photo sharing platform which allows its users to create geo-tagged events and upload mobile photos to those events in real time. Multiple users are able to upload their photos to one event. Because Clixtr uses the iPhone GPS, Clixtr users create instant, location-aware, group photo albums which nearby users can contribute their own photos to.
In December 2009, the San Francisco based startup was a finalist for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's Emerging Technology Awards held at the Computer History Museum
in Mountain View, California
, where they won in the Social Networking category..
In January 2010, Clixtr made it as a semifinalist for the online portion of the Mobile Apps Showdown competition at the Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas
. Out of the 20 semifinalists, 10 finalists were chosen to be in the live competition for the Mobile Apps Showdown. Clixtr was the winner of the live portion, which was chosen by the audience through an applause-o-meter.
Startup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The Clixtr iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
application was selected as one of the top 50 startups of 2009 by TechCrunch
TechCrunch
TechCrunch is a web publication that offers technology news and analysis, as well as profiling of startup companies, products, and websites. It was founded by Michael Arrington in 2005, and was first published on June 11, 2005....
. Clixtr launched at TechCrunch50
TechCrunch50
TechCrunch50 was a conference held at the Design Center Concourse in San Francisco, California on September 14-15, 2009, hosted by TechCrunch and Jason Calacanis. Its aim was to find the best Web 2.0 start-ups and launch them in front of the industry's most influential venture capitalists,...
on September 15, 2009. Clixtr received venture capital funding from DFJ in March 2009.
Clixtr is a location-based service
Location-based service
A Location-Based Service is an information or entertainment service, accessible with mobile devices through the mobile network and utilizing the ability to make use of the geographical position of the mobile device....
photo sharing platform which allows its users to create geo-tagged events and upload mobile photos to those events in real time. Multiple users are able to upload their photos to one event. Because Clixtr uses the iPhone GPS, Clixtr users create instant, location-aware, group photo albums which nearby users can contribute their own photos to.
In December 2009, the San Francisco based startup was a finalist for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's Emerging Technology Awards held at the Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum is a museum established in 1996 in Mountain View, California, USA. The Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the stories and artifacts of the information age, and exploring the computing revolution and its impact on our lives.-History:The museum's origins...
in Mountain View, California
Mountain View, California
-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...
, where they won in the Social Networking category..
In January 2010, Clixtr made it as a semifinalist for the online portion of the Mobile Apps Showdown competition at the Consumer Electronics Show
Consumer Electronics Show
The International Consumer Electronics Show is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. Out of the 20 semifinalists, 10 finalists were chosen to be in the live competition for the Mobile Apps Showdown. Clixtr was the winner of the live portion, which was chosen by the audience through an applause-o-meter.