 | |
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Location-based service |
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | , |
| Country of origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Area served | International |
| Founder(s) | Filip Eldic Emil Davityan |
| URL | bluedot |
| Launched | 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
Bluedot Innovation is a R&D-focused technology company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is a high precision location service company.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/1Views:1 909
-
Cisco Services Innovation
Transcription
Point SDK
Bluedot Innovation developed[when?] and operates the Bluedot Point SDK, a software development kit that lets Android and iOS applications manage the GPS chip-set and provide location awareness to smartphones.
History
Bluedot Innovation was founded in Adelaide, South Australia by Filip Eldic and Emil Davityan in December 2012. The company was accepted into and participated in the ANZ Innoyz START Accelerator Program in early 2013[clarification needed].[1] Upon completion of the ANZ Innovyz Start Program, the company raised funding, and expanded its board to include the founding CFO of PayPal, David Jaques.[2] In November 2013, Bluedot Innovation received a grant from the Australian Government Agency Commercialisation Australia.[3] To date[year needed], The company has raised $3.5 million in funding, and Jeffery Katz invested into this.[4][dead link][citation needed] It is in a licensing arrangement with CARDFREE to integrate Bluedot's locations services technology into American retail food chains.[5][6] Bluedot has been featured in two 2015 case studies by KPMG[7] and Google partner OniGroup[8] focusing on changing the way enterprises connect with customers through IP and technology.
References
- ^ "Why three's the magic number to get into ANZ Innovyz START accelerator", BRW, www.brw.com.au, archived from the original on July 7, 2014, retrieved November 25, 2014
- ^ "Founding CFO of PayPal, David Jaques, joins Bluedot Innovation", Startup Daily, www.startupdaily.com.au, retrieved November 25, 2014
- ^ "Production and licensing of Bluedot Geolocation Software Development Kit", Commercialisation Australia, www.business.gov.au, retrieved November 25, 2014
- ^ "Focus on Bluedot Potential pays off", Fran Foo, www.theaustralian.com.au, retrieved January 19, 2015
- ^ "CARDFREE Signs Exclusive Deal with Bluedot Innovation for Its High Precision Location Services to Enable Offers, Orders and Payments Seamlessly via Mobile Platform", Business Wire, businesswire.com, 5 March 2015, retrieved April 15, 2015
- ^ "Bluedot, Cardfree bring location-based services to US restaurants", Adam Bender, computerworld.com.au, retrieved April 15, 2015
- ^ "Why are big businesses looking to start-ups for innovation" (PDF), KPMG, kpmg.com, retrieved April 15, 2015
- ^ "Bluedot Innovation – Delivering 20x the precision of traditional mobile location services with the Google Maps API for Work" (PDF), OniGroup, onigroup.com.au, retrieved April 15, 2015
This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 03:42