We’re proud to announce that Funky Bots, an ALCATEL Innovation Accelerator laureate, has hit several home runs since September. Rosa Mei, founder of Funky Bots, sums up these intense 6 months: “In fact, nothing was as expected (or according to plan), and everything turned out so smashingly well. This is great especially considering that before … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mobile
App Annie: the expert in mobile analytics sets up shop in Paris
In late October, App Annie opened two European offices, including one in Paris. This adventure began five years ago in Beijing, with a French developer. With over 500,000 users and presence in 9 countries, App Annie is a global leader in analytics for mobile applications. For the uninitiated, audience analysis is a key marketing tool for the … Continue reading
PRIME announces Season 2 of the ALCATEL ONETOUCH Innovation Accelerator in North America
PRIME announces the second call for applications of the ALCATEL ONETOUCH Innovation Accelerator in North America Originally launched in Europe in early 2014, the program was later expanded to the USA at the beginning of 2015 with five selected startups for business acceleration. Based on the success of the 3 previous seasons, the ALCATEL ONETOUCH … Continue reading
Weekly News #47 – 3 FinTech Companies on the Rise
Every week, PRIME and French Tech Hub publish the Weekly TechWatch, a short blog post collecting the key news we came across during the past week. EdTech Personalized Learning Looks Like This How to Transform Your Classroom With Augmented Reality Healthcare/Medtech Can Selling Insurance to Patients Transform Health Care? Wanted: “Nutrition Facts” for health app … Continue reading
Support Buddy Watch’s Kickstarter Campaign – the mobile safety app of the future
During our search for participants to the ALCATEL Onetouch Accelerator Program, we came across many innovative startups. Our Friends at Buddy Watch are building the one app that connects you with your loved ones when it matters most in Paris, San Fransisco, and beyond! It’s an amazing safety app for people who travel alone that actually detects … Continue reading
ALCATEL ONETOUCH Announces The Winners of Its Innovation Accelerator Challenge
ALCATEL ONETOUCH today announced the winners of its North American Innovation Accelerator Challenge. This globally reaching innovation mentorship program was launched in early 2015 in partnership with PRIME and is based in San Francisco where it connects ALCATEL ONETOUCH executives and experts – whose expertise range from product, design, manufacturing and distribution – to developers … Continue reading
[Interview] Gemalto : Developing global partnerships for mobile expansion that connect everything, everywhere
Last week, we had the opportunity to interview Sebastien Violette, Marketing Manager for Mobile Social Media and Messaging Apps at Gemalto. We focused the interview on how Gemalto worked with Facebook to bring social media to emerging markets. Can you say a few words on Gemalto and its activities today? Gemalto started back in 2006 and … Continue reading
The next opportunities for Enterprise Mobility
Enterprise mobility is a growing and unavoidable trend. Fueled by the consumerization of IT, enterprise mobility answers several issues are facing: a longer time to commute, a desire to improve their work/life balance, a need for more flexibility in their schedule. Implementing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies and fostering enterprise mobility seems like a … Continue reading
Mobile Tech Conferences in the U.S. in 2015
If you are a Player in the Mobile industry or if you just want to know more about this topic, here are some events being held in the U.S. that you should not miss: January 2015 AT&T Conference, January 4 in Las Vegas, NV CES, January 5-9 in Las Vegas, NV Debrief on CES 2015, … Continue reading
The future of Mobile Payment
As Benedict Evans from Andreessen Horowitz stated: “Mobile is eating the world”. Because of the increasing penetration of smartphones and the ubiquity of internet connection, it seems like we can almost do anything with our phone. mCommerce is especially booming, it now represents 30% of all eCommerce traffic in the U.S. In fact, all mobile-based … Continue reading