Celebrated StartupCamp Returns to ITEXPO East in Miami

December 21, 2010

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DialPad, GrandCentral Founder Craig Walker to Keynote High-Energy Event Exposing Early Stage Innovation in Communications

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TMC and EMBRASE Business Consulting announced that StartupCamp, collocated with ITEXPO East, February 3, 2011 in the Miami Beach Convention Center—will return to Miami and feature a keynote address from DialPad, GrandCentral Founder Craig Walker.

StartupCamp is a forum for early-stage entrepreneurs to pitch their communications offerings to a discriminating audience of potential investors, media, bloggers and industry influencers, who gather for an evening of rich networking.

Craig Walker founded DialPad prior to it being sold to Yahoo! and GrandCentral before turning it over to Google, who then used it as a basis to launch Google Voice.

“We are very excited about Mr. Walker’s Keynote at StartupCamp. It is a great opportunity for attendees and exhibitors alike to gain invaluable knowledge and insight into what it takes for startups to be successful, from inception to reality,” notes Rich Tehrani, CEO and group editor-in-chief of TMC.

StartupCamp co-founder Larry Lisser adds, “Craig will bring valuable insights to an event already well-known for equipping startups, industry leaders and investors with views and strategies they can use to succeed in the communications sector.

The fast-paced, “ready, set, pitch” format enables five pre-selected early-stage companies to validate their pitches in real time, and network with potential investors and partners. Companies developing products or services that enable or are enabled by communications technologies such as voice, SMS and video will be considered for a ‘pitch slot’.

Startups seeking exposure and opportunity are invited to apply online, no later than January 12, 2011. Selected companies will receive, at no cost:

Speaking Slot at StartupCamp
A video shoot produced and distributed by TMC
Participation in pre- and post show marketing and promotional campaigns
Space in the StartupCamp Pavilion on the ITEXPO exhibition floor

At StartupCamp in Los Angeles this past October, Cloud Telecomputers was selected as the overall winner. Cloud Telecomputers Chairman Jim Willenborg noted that “StartupCamp was an amazing opportunity for us to pitch our story. The response to our Android based IP telephony solution was overwhelmingly positive, with dozens of potential channel partners and customers resulting from our participation.”

StartupCamp is collocated with ITEXPO. Other events taking place at ITEXPO in Miami include: 4GWE; Smart Grid Summit; M2M Evolution, Cloud Communications Summit; Social CRM Expo; SIP Tutorial; VIPeering; Business Video Expo; ChannelVision Expo (CVx) and Digium|Asterisk World.

Companies interested in sponsoring StartupCamp or showcasing their technology innovations to the audience, should contact the ITEXPO Sales Team at 203-852-6800 for more details.

Registration for ITEXPO is now open, your ITEXPO Registration allows you access into StartupCamp. Media inquiries should be directed to Todd Keefe at For Immediate Release PR.

About EMBRASE:

EMBRASE is a boutique consulting firm that provides positioning, corporate development and go-to-market services to companies in communications sector. With its extensive expertise and knowledge in emerging communication and telephony markets, Embrase has assisted a cross-section of communications solution and service providers in closing funding, entering new markets and growing revenues.

About TMC:

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN and InfoTECH Spotlight magazines. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world’s leading B2B communications event. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4GWE; Smart Grid Summit; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Summit; Social CRM Expo; SIP Tutorial; VIPeering; Business Video Expo; ChannelVision Expo (CVx); Digium|Asterisk World; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more! Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.