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CallSpark!, Inc.

Conference: DEMOfall 09
Market Segment: Consumer Software and Services
Funding Amount: $100,001-$500,000
Funding Round: Angel
Funding Details: We are seeking to raise $5 million (series A) post-DEMO.
Competitors: No direct competitors. Secondary competitors: Google Maps, Free 411, Yellow Pages.
Product Description: CallSpark! is the call experience company igniting all your personal and business conversations with rich information and interactivity. With real-time integrated data from Facebook to Salesforce.com, from Twitter to Whitepages, every call is now richer, more efficient, and more fun.
Market Opportunity: According to the Yankee Group, 41% of consumers will make smartphones their next mobile device. Smartphone volumes will grow to 38% of all handsets by 2013, representing the largest growth opportunity within mobile devices.
DEMO Says: Ironically, as mobile phones become smart Internet devices, the divide between voice and data applications seems to become greater. The CallSpark dialer re-integrates voice and data on smartphones putting calls in better context, while delivering an easier, richer voice call experience. The application is wrapped in a contextual advertising model that is actually useful to consumers, and its platform-like approach suggests a range of capabilities that will allow this smart dialer to become an interesting smart company, as well.