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Birdeez a “Feather in the Cap” – UCSB’s Technology Management Program

Jeff Simeon — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:57:17 +0000

We’re very excited for the future of the Technology Management Program (TMP) at UCSB. They are now going to be offering Master’s Degrees, and they gave us a shout out in their announcement:

Joined onstage by a live falcon to help prove their product, the team of UC Santa Barbara alumni behind bird-identification app Birdeez took a top award at last fall’s DEMO conference, a prestigious Silicon Valley pitch competition.

So landed another proverbial feather in the cap of UCSB’s Technology Management Program (TMP). The Birdeez group –– at the time still students –– won TMP’s New Venture Competition mere months earlier, earning acclaim and cash to go with their potentially viable business. Future TMP-bred winners of the popular campus start-up contest may walk away with another prize still: a master’s degree.

Read the rest about this innovative program that launched Birdeez on UCSB’s Website, or the Santa Barbara Independent.

UCSB Grads Create Winning App Birdeez – SB Independent

Jeff Simeon — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:34:28 +0000

Emiyl Carlson at the Santa Barbara Independent did a great write up about the team at Birdeez and our origin through UCSB. Our company is EcoLek, but for now we’re focusing bringing disruptive change to the birding market.

Their first project: an intuitive smartphone app that allows you to describe, identify, and catalog any and all bird sightings in your area, appropriately named Birdeez.

Read the rest on Santa Barbara Independent’s “For the Birds”.

Santa Barbara Startup Wins DEMOgod Award – Santa Barbara Independent

Jeff Simeon — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:29:38 +0000

We love getting the coverage in our home town paper! Hope we made you Santa Barbara folks proud.

Birdeez awarded one of 5 prestigious awards for their product launch at DEMO Fall 2012

Read the whole article here on the Santa Barbara Independent.

UCSB Announces Winners of Venture Contest – SB Independent

Jeff Simeon — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:50:04 +0000

We’re still glowing after the win of the Market-Pull category at UCSB’s New Venture Competition! We’re thrilled to appear in this week’s Independent with our fellow winner, aPeel Technology!

Birdeez, a smart phone social networking application, has become popular already with bird watchers who can use the app to identify and report sightings. Birdeez project members are working to secure funding to further their venture.

Well, that’s not quite true. We’re just getting started, but she is right on when it comes to funding. And I like where she is going with our popularity among bird watchers too!

Read about the New Venture Competition and aPeel Technology on the Independent.