Labotec closes an important Round of Funding
Miami, FL (March 15, 2010) Labotec announced today that it has secured a round of funding from major strategic partner Kima Ventures, founded by Jeremie Berrebi (Zlio, Net2One) and Xavier Niel (Free,Iliad). Europe-based fund Kima Ventures joins Kipost and FS Ventures as an investor in Labotec. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate growth in all areas of its business and to support its plans for massive scale in 2010.
Labotec is pioneering a new form of mobile applications publishing based on crowd-sourced ideas. Since its recent inception, Labotec has received hundreds of new project ideas from 27 countries. 3 applications have already launched (iSOS for Android, iMove2Music for iPhone, FakeSMS for iPhone) and 20 are slated for release by the end of the year. Labotec engages with innovators that have always dreamed to see their ideas commercialized and be given the right tools to succeed in the marketplace.
“Mobile applications are becoming a must-have for subscribers and carriers, Labotec has the potential to turn an idea into a great business” said Jeremie Berrebi, partner in Kima Ventures.
“Our goal is to produce a user-oriented portfolio of applications on mobile devices such as iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android or BlackBerry” explains Florian Seroussi, Labotec co-founder.
“Kima Ventures and its founders bring another layer of opportunities we couldn’t approach until now” says Pierre-Olivier Carles, CEO of Kipost.
According to research analyst Research2guidance, the surge in applications will be driven by a fast-growing number of smartphone users, estimated to increase from about 100 million in 2009 to nearly 1 billion by 2013. Yearly application revenues will rise from US$1.94 billion (2009) to US$15.65 billion in only four years, according to most recent research findings.
About Labotec Inc
Labotec’s mission is to select great application ideas for iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android or Blackberry, finance them, and gather the required resources together to go to market with a finished application on any Application Store.
For that purpose, Labotec has established a selection and approval process that is both simple and swift. Labotec Inc HQ is based in Miami, Florida, with an office in Toulouse, France.
About Kima Ventures
Kima Ventures fund launched in 2010 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Our goal is to support and finance innovative companies with seed capital all over the world and to promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.
Kima Ventures partners with the best business angels and venture, funds, and invests primarily in projects that meet a simple need and have a simple business model.
Labotec Inc
20900 NE 30th Ave Suite 603
Miami, Florida, USA
Twitter: @Labotec
info@labotec.com
PR Contacts:
Europe
Stephane Menoret
stephane@labotec.com
+33 6 77 55 01 41
US
Florian Seroussi
florian@labotec.com
+1 417 262 6006
iSOS our 1st Android application now available
iSOS app can be activated in case of an emergency. Just by one click on the icon, iSOS will send emergency voice, texts messages, emails, FB and twitter updates to 5 of your chosen contacts. Plus, it automatically calls 911 (112 UE) and send your GPS-positioning so that people can find you and help you easily & efficiently.
Get isos on Market today
iMove2Music another application by Labotec
iMove2music is a musical application that enables you to enjoy your favorite tracks in a dynamic and original way on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
As long as you move, dance, walk or run, your music follows your every move! When you stop, the song you hear does the same. Once you are back in motion, the music starts to play again. The best way to add rythm to all your activities!
With iMove2music, take full control of your playlist and make your musical experience more dynamic. So… on your mark… 3, 2, 1 … Dance!
Get it now on the app store: iTunes Link to iMove2Music
Fake SMS is out and available on the App Store
Fake SMS is one of the most succeeded app that gives you the opportunity to make some jokes to your friends. Simply create fake text conversations from fake contacts (eg : Barack Obama) or real friends.
You can create as many messages as you want for each conversation and choose the elapsed time between the reception of each one of them. You can also decide if the first message will be sent by you or the fake contact to initiate the conversation!
With this system, you can simulate a strongly credible conversation and trap your friends, family, colleagues … !
Fake SMS will allow you to avoid a party or a meeting by showing a fake text conversation with one of your parent, or let your friends think that you.
Get it here: App Store iTunes Link
Say Hello to iSOS !
Hi there !
You might be wondering where we’ve been for the last couple of weeks. Laying on Miami Beach, drinking some mojitos under the palmtrees?
Naah. Actually, we’ve been working hard on all your submissions. You showed us some really cool stuff! We have stunning iphone applications on their way, and the first one we’re introducing today is iSOS.
iSOS iphone application can be activated in case of an emergency. Just by one click on the icon, iSOS will send emergency voice, texts messages, emails, and twitter updates to 5 of your chosen contacts. Plus, it automatically calls 911 and send your GPS-positioning so that people can find you and help you easily and efficiently.
iSOS is not yet on the AppStore but we just wanted to show you a preview of the App. As some of you may know, we submitted iSOS to the AppsFire Appstar contest, and we’ve been selected to be one of the finalists. The 3 winners will be chosen and announced in Paris at LeWeb conference on stage dec 9th in the morning in front of 1800+ savvy internet users, bloggers, journalists… If everything goes well, the event will be streamed live on the internet.
So from now, anyone can view our demo but also rate it and comment it on the iSOS Appstar page ! Don’t hesitate to let us know what you think !
Oh, one more thing. Blackberry and Android were a bit jealous, so we decided to make iSOS also available on both platforms 
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Thanks for reading, we hope to see you soon with some innovative ideas that will change the world !
The Labotec team
You can follow us on twitter @Labotec, check our Facebook Fan page and submit your ideas here !