1871 Member Company Box Score Games Named “Most
Unique” at 2014 CTIA Startup Lab
Box Score Games wins honorable mention in inaugural
CTIA Startup Lab class at Super Mobility Week
CHICAGO (September 22, 2014)—1871 member company Box
Score Games was named “Most Unique” during this year’s 2014 CTIA Startup Lab, a
program for startups held at Super Mobility Week in Las Vegas. The company,
which creates interactive mobile applications around live sporting events, won
an honorable mention out of the forty finalists selected to attend Super
Mobility Week.
“We are beyond thrilled to win the award for the Most
Unique Business at the CTIA Startup Lab,” said Box Score Games Co-Founder Mike
Lynch. “We were honored to be nominated by 1871 to apply for the competition
and even more proud to be able to represent the Chicago tech community by
coming home with an award. We are excited to see some of our hard
work paying off and can't wait to continue building out the best mobile gaming
platform for all sports fans.”
The CTIA Startup Lab is an industry initiative to
accelerate progress of seed and growth-stages companies. Participating
companies were hand-selected by their local communities and investors based on
their potential to fuel the next wave of growth in mobile. Finalists were
chosen by the CTIA Investor Panel, which is comprised of venture and corporate
capital investors. The selected finalists traveled to Las Vegas last week,
where they showcased their products to a panel of industry experts and
investors.
During the two-day event, Box Score Games showcased its
real-time mobile gaming platform for sports fans to investors, brands, and
mobile leaders from all over the world. Box Score Games competed against some
of the top tech startups from eight different countries. At the conclusion of
Super Mobility Week, the CTIA Startup Lab recognized three overall winners,
three top investor picks and two honorable mentions, including Box Score Games.
“1871 is pleased to congratulate Box Score Games on its win
at the CTIA Startup Lab,” said 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. “The primary goal of
1871 is to help its members succeed, and, with that in mind, we are constantly
working to provide unparalleled access to the best mentors, educational resources,
partners and investors for our members. Successful new companies like Box Score
Games play a key role in fostering jobs and economic growth in the United
States, and 1871 is proud to support these companies.“
Companies that participated in this year’s CTIA Startup Lab
were nominated by CTIA and mobile community leaders from 1871, Apptual, Austin
Technology Incubator, BootstrapLabs, Hackers and Founders, LaunchHub, MoDev,
Mobile Monday, Momentum, Orange Labs, Rocketspace, Telecom Council and University
College London - DECIDE.
About CTIA
CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization
representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the
association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as
providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA
advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association
also coordinates the industry’s voluntary best practices and initiatives, and
sponsors the industry’s leading wireless tradeshow. CTIA was founded in 1984
and is based in Washington, D.C
About
Box Score Games
Box
Score Games reaches sports fans in every bar, stadium, and couch in America.
Box Score Games is dedicated to creating the first ever real-time casual gaming
platform that enhances the sports fans' experience while watching live sporting
events. Fans socially compete against each other in real-time to win prizes
that are redeemable on their phone. Box Score Games is headquartered in
Chicago, IL.
About
1871
1871 is
an entrepreneurial hub for digital startups. Located in The Merchandise Mart,
the 75,000-square-foot facility provides Chicago startups with programming,
access to mentors, educational resources, potential investors and a community
of like-minded entrepreneurs that help them on their path to building
successful businesses. 1871 is the flagship project of the Chicagoland
Entrepreneurial Center.
