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Profitero wins IBM Startup SmartCamp London, England

Congratulations to Profitero who was crowned the winner of the IBM Gobal Entrepreneur London, England SmartCamp competition, and Visible Light Communications the winner of the IBM SmartCamp People’s Vote Award. It was great event with an excellent Group of 5 Finalist. Below you can see the London Keynote from Larry Augustin, SugarCRM CEO, the final Start-up competitor presentations, and the award ceremony.

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Profitero Wins IBM Smartcamp London

Profitero is a next-generation pricing intelligence service for retailers and manufacturers. We help our clients increase sales and maximise profits by leveraging high-quality online competitive data at scale.

Their philosophy

1. The consumer sets the ground rules

We used our analysis of consumer behaviour and our wealth of retail experience to identify the most important factors influencing online sales. We currently deliver intelligence on pricing and stock availability and we are set to expand our offering across shipping costs, delivery times, new and de-listed products and much more.

2. Actionable competitor monitoring

Abstract retailer data is useless without understanding the competitive landscape. We are committed to making competitive analysis fast and easy with relevant and timely information. The retail market is constantly changing – with Profitero you can have visibility into competitive information on thousands of products and dozens of competitors.

3. We maximise your sales

Collecting historical pricing data across thousands of eCommerce websites enables you to make rapid well informed decisions on pricing across your business. Our goal is to provide an automated solution that maximises your sales by effectively managing your online offerings.

VLC - Wins IBM Smartcamp London Peoples Vote Award

VLC Ltd is a spin-out company from the University of Edinburgh. This began as a proof of concept project at the University that achieved over 100Mbit/s data transfer rates from a standard LED light bulb. The company has been formed by 3 members of this team and will produce early stage VLC products for niche applications in areas such as smart lighting.

The first product will be a smart lighting development kit enabling the LED lighting industry to develop their own VLC applications. Also in development is a smartphone application capable of receiving data directly from light fixtures.