Sonru.com

Wexford, 10 March 2010. Sonru.com was announced as the winner of the Innovate!2010 Dublin Pitch Slam, hosted by Microsoft BizSpark and Enterprise Ireland on March 8^th. Read the press release...

‘Pitch Slam’ events are produced by Guidewire Group, the world's leading analyst firm focused exclusively on startups and emerging markets;  the goal of the Innovate!2010 global competition is to identify and promote the world’s top 100 technology startups – the Innovate!100.

Fergal O’Byrne, CEO of Sonru, commenting on the win said “We are delighted to have won the Dublin Pitch Slam thus guaranteeing Sonru a place on the highly coveted Innovate 100 top 100 Start-Ups in the world. We are proud to represent Ireland in this regard. It is also a tremendous validation of both our business model and our products. We look forward to capitalising on this win and furthering our global ambitions.”

The judging panel comprised Cliff Reeves, Microsoft Corp, Karl Aherne, O2 Ireland, Brian Caulfield, Caliban Ventures, Shay Garvey, Delta Partners, Caelan King, RevaHealth,  Martin Kelly, IBM Venture Capital Group and Diane Roberts, HBAN.

The Pitch Slam in Dublin is one of over 20 regional events in the Innovate!2010 competition that will span across Europe and the United States. At each Pitch Slam, startups are evaluated by a panel of expert judges using Guidewire Group’s G/Score™, a market-leading assessment methodology that has been proven as a reliable predictor of startup viability and promise.   By winning top honors at the Dublin Pitch Slam, Sonru guaranteed itself a spot on the Innovate!100list for 2010.

This is the second accolade for Sonru in the past week having won the Bank of Ireland Bright Ideas Challenge Grand Final held in the House of Lords, College Green, Dublin on March 3^rd.  Edward Hendrick, Founder of Sonru added ‘We are thrilled as winning these awards will enable us to grow faster, evolve our products at a greater pace and consolidate the gains we have made.” Read our press release relating to the Bright Ideas Challenge.

About Sonru(www.sonru.com)

Sonru is an automated online video tool. It has applications within the Recruitment, Education, Training and CRM sectors. Sonru provide secure, shareable video interviews. The tool can be used anywhere that remote video can bring efficiencies to a business process.

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Further information and availability of Sonru management for interview, please contact:
Joy Redmond; joy@sonru.com or 086 8561682