A fantastic number of 300 startup companies showed up on this year's AOL's online tech news site TechCrunch. The show's "Startup Alley" was attended by companies from all over the world showcasing the freshest advancements in the general tech industry.
Surprisingly or not, 2 start-ups from the automotive industry came on top with the judges and won the 2 major prizes. Each had a few minutes onstage to convince a panel of judges and the audience that they had the world's "next big thing" in technology.
According to SF Gate, the winner of the $50,000 first prize was YourMechanic, a Mountain View startup that brings car mechanics to customers' homes or offices, bypassing the traditional repair shop or dealer.
Second place went to San Francisco's Lit Motors, which hopes to mass-produce an electric-powered car-motorcycle hybrid.
Considering that both Lit Motors and YourMechanic are pretty innovative start-up companies, it's no wonder that they were able to compete for the TechCrunch Disrupt SF award this year. TechCrunch is a website that reviews start-ups and provides news concerning everything related to innovative technology. It holds a series of events in honor of start-up companies, such as the Disrupt Conference, where companies can compete against each other, presenting some of their inventions and win awards and prizes and get their ideas promoted to a wider audience.
Surprisingly or not, 2 start-ups from the automotive industry came on top with the judges and won the 2 major prizes. Each had a few minutes onstage to convince a panel of judges and the audience that they had the world's "next big thing" in technology.
According to SF Gate, the winner of the $50,000 first prize was YourMechanic, a Mountain View startup that brings car mechanics to customers' homes or offices, bypassing the traditional repair shop or dealer.
Second place went to San Francisco's Lit Motors, which hopes to mass-produce an electric-powered car-motorcycle hybrid.
Considering that both Lit Motors and YourMechanic are pretty innovative start-up companies, it's no wonder that they were able to compete for the TechCrunch Disrupt SF award this year. TechCrunch is a website that reviews start-ups and provides news concerning everything related to innovative technology. It holds a series of events in honor of start-up companies, such as the Disrupt Conference, where companies can compete against each other, presenting some of their inventions and win awards and prizes and get their ideas promoted to a wider audience.
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