Tech Trailblazers Awards: 1 week left for startups to enter

Final countdown for enterprise IT innovators to enter at www.techtrailblazers.com

LONDON, UK – September 5th 2012 – Enterprise IT startups have until September 12th to enter the Tech Trailblazers Awards for a chance to win free products and services worth thousands of dollars from an estimated $1 million prize fund. All eligible entrants are guaranteed to win prizes. Winners will also get exclusive coaching, mentoring and development from venture capitalists (VCs) and leading chief technology officers (CTOs).

Submissions close on Wednesday September 12th at 11:59pm PT. Categories include big data, cloud, emerging markets, infosecurity, mobile, networking, storage, sustainable IT and virtualization. To be eligible, your company must be privately owned, less than five years old and privately funded or at C-series funding or below. Download an entry form today at www.techtrailblazers.com.

 Rose Ross, founder of the Tech Trailblazers Awards, said, “The Tech Trailblazers Awards were created to support promising tech startups as they develop their businesses. Therefore, the prizes are worth much more than just a logo and a press release: The Tech Trailblazers Awards have deliberately set out to become a unique part of the startup ecosystem, helping young, job-creating businesses with growth, publicity and business development.”

The Tech Trailblazers Awards represent the first independent initiative to recognize and reward enterprise technology startups in a global arena. 

 The Tech Trailblazers Awards judging panel includes some of the IT industry’s leading figures from around the world, giving little-known startups the opportunity to have their innovations reviewed by eminent influencers.

 The Tech Trailblazers Awards prize fund is supported by sponsors and industry partners including IT publications, industry events, wire services, and more. Partners to date include Amoo Venture Capital Advisory, the Cloud Security Alliance, Computing, ExecEvent, Launchpad Europe, Lissted, MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, Mynewsdesk, Prezi, RealWire, StartTau, Startup America, Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA),  TiE Silicon Valley, and Wazoku.

 The final deadline is September 12th at 11:59pm PT. Download an entry form now at www.techtrailblazers.com.

For more information, please visit www.techtrailblazers.com or follow the Tech Trailblazers Awards on Twitter @techtrailblaze, #TTawards or on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-trailblazers-awards.

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