Content Syndicate has been named Winner of 2013 TiE50 “Top Startup” Award at TiEcon 2013, the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs.
The company was amongst 50 winners and the only Middle East firm to be honored in the heart of Silicon Valley at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California.
TiEcon 2013 its flagship annual event is the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. This year’s edition of the event attracted more than 3,700 attendees from across the world – including CEOs of established companies, first-time entrepreneurs, media, venture capitalists, corporate executives, speakers & sponsors from across the technology world.
TiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program contested by technology startups worldwide. Since the awards’ inception in May 2009, 94% of the winners and finalists have been funded, attracting over $20bn in investments. More than 110 Tie50 winners have been acquired merged or went public in the past four years alone with successful exits. Participating technology startups benefit from a vast ecosystem of venture capitalists, angels, and entrepreneurs.
“As the only Middle East firm and from Dubai to win the TiE 50 award is a great honour. More so, winning it in Silicon Valley considering its companies and entrepreneurs have inspired us,” said Maddy Reddy, CEO & Founder of Content Syndicate. “Winning this award validates our vision to help create, localize and license and localize content at scale for content marketing and editorial needs. ”
Speaking to a global audience at the awards ceremony at TiEcon 2013, conference Chairman & President of TiE Silicon Valley, Venkatesh Shukla said, “The TiE50 program screened 1142 companies from 24 countries. 50 best-of-breed companies such as Content Syndicate were announced winners.”
The awards ceremony was hosted by TiEcon Chairman & TiESV President Venk Shukla and TiE Global Trustee Vish Mishra (Venture Director at Clearstone) while the guests of honor who gave away the awards were Arvind Sodhani, President of Intel Capital and Kumar Malavalli Founder of Brocade Communications.
The TiE 50 selection process involved meticulous planning, screening and judging by a team of prominent entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives and domain experts. It involved two rounds of reviews with companies competing across six categories – internet, mobile, life sciences, software and energy. Winners were selected based on the leadership team, IP, scalability, potential, track record, business model & overall presentation. The awards ceremony was held on May 18 in Santa Clara.
“Over the past four years, TiE50 has gained global acclaim attracting startups from all over the world. TiE50 as a brand has gained much recognition amongst the VC and angel investor communities – particularly in the Silicon Valley,” said Program Chair Ram K. Reddy.
