VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm and Microsoft are collaborating on the third edition of Qualcomm Ventures' QPrize competition that was recently announced, to identify early-stage technology companies in India.  Through this collaboration, Microsoft will provide US$25,000 for the second prize winner of QPrize in India and sign up the shortlisted applicants to its BizSpark programme while the finalists would be considered for BizSpark Plus programme. "We welcome Microsoft's contribution to the QPrize competition. The competition attracts and highlights the brightest business ideas from India's pool of talented entrepreneurs and provides them with early-stage financing and support in their journey to global success. Microsoft’s participation in this endeavour will provide promising start-ups the much-needed support to help accelerate their success while ensuring greater exposure to the venture community," said Karthee Madasamy, Directo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm has announced the third edition of its venture investment competition in India to identify the industry's most promising early stage technology companies. The Qualcomm Ventures QPrize competition was first launched in 2009 to promote innovation in the technology industry and is managed by Qualcomm's venture investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures.   Dr. Avneesh Agrawal, Qualcomm's Senior Vice-President & President of Qualcomm India and South Asia, said, "The QPrize competition reflects Qualcomm's deep-rooted philosophy to foster innovation and advance the use of mobile and other technologies for the benefit of people and businesses in India and around the world. Through QPrize, we are looking to identify breakthrough ideas at early stages and help them grow by providing entrepreneurs with mentorship, investment support and exposure to the global technology ecosystem. We look forward to another round of e...