The Winner! The votes have been tallied. The judges have weighed in. A battlefield of twenty-seven startups was whittled down to a final, elite group of seven. And now the winner has been chosen: Qwiki has taken the top prize at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco. In addition to a $50,000 grand prize, the company has just been handed the Disrupt Cup, taking over possession from Disrupt NYC winner Soluto.
Upon receiving the cup, CEO Doug Imbruce exclaimed, “Let’s change the world!” Taking the runner-up spots are CloudFlare and Pinger, both of which were also very impressive. Qwiki climbed above the rest by offering a new way to consume information: text, audio, video, and images melded together in a seamless interface, generating a dynamic movie of whatever you search for. Our backstage interview with Qwiki: Make sure to check out our full coverage of each of these stellar companies: In addition to the Disrupt Cup, some special awards were also given:
Badgeville. About Badgeville. Cloudflare. About Cloudflare. Datasift. About Datasift. GameCrush. About Gamecrush. Opzi. About Opzi. Pinger. About Pinger. Judges. Not chosen startups. Closing Award Ceremony.