Iconosys Continues to Accept Submissions for Pitch That App!!!™ Night and Chance to Win an App Development Deal

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconosys, Inc., a leader in mobile safety communication and life-style applications, is preparing to launch the first of an exciting monthly event series titled Pitch That App!!!™ Night. Iconosys has already received nearly 200 submissions from eager participants who will pitch their app ideas to partners, app investors and the local developer community. Submissions will be accepted at www.pitchthatapp.com until midnight on Wednesday, August 17. Similar to the reality television show "Shark Tank," Pitch That App!!! Night will give entrepreneurs and other app innovators a platform for finding partners to assist in the financing, development and creative process involved in building that "killer app." 

Entrants will also have the chance to win a prize-pack from mobile banking solutions provider and Daily Deal aggregator Monster Offers, which will award a $500 pre-paid ZalaPay card to the person who showcases the best idea that integrates mobile payments and mobile banking solutions. During the event, people can submit their mobile banking ideas to Monster Offers to enter to win the coveted ZalaPay card. The Monster Offers ZalaPay mobile banking solutions include a pre-paid debit card that enables users to send or receive money virtually instantly and make online and mobile purchases with one-click. More information can be found at: http://www.monsteroffers.com/index.cfm?action=zalaPay. 

"The response to Pitch That App!!! Night has been tremendous, and we think perfectly reflects the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of Orange County and its surrounding communities," said Wayne Irving II, CEO and co-founder of Iconosys. "Between the hundreds of submissions we've received and the top brands who have agreed to sponsor our inaugural event, it's apparent that there are great ideas out there from people and sponsors who simply need additional or even, initial, resources to make their apps a reality.  On August 17, and on a monthly basis for the foreseeable future, we plan to open up the application technology world to the masses and, we hope, change the way things are done in the app business world."   

In addition to Monster Offers, sponsors of Iconosys' "Pitch That App!!! Night" include: AdShark, Dave & Busters, The Biz BFFs, On-Point Energy, Popchips, Zala, Honest Tea, OC Metro Magazine, OC Family, LinkedOC, The Hills Hotel, and Abstract Energy Drink.

5-10 apps will be chosen as winners and will potentially be offered an app development deal with Iconosys, an Iconosys partner, and/or an Iconosys financing partner, who under the deal terms would pay part or all of the cost of developing the app. Each presenter will have three minutes to set-up and five minutes to present to a panel and crowd of venture capitalists, angel investors, fellow entrepreneurs and other business leaders.

Iconosys has built nearly 600 Smartphone apps since its inception in 2009, including many successful titles that have been covered in the national media, such as Trick or Tracker™ (as seen on "Saturday Night Live" in October 2010, and then again on NBC in January 2011 .) At the August 17th Pitch That App!!! Night, Iconosys CEO and co-founder, Wayne Irving II, along with successful entrepreneurs and founders of some of the nation's most successful companies, will be on hand to provide commentary on the app ideas and answer questions about the mobile industry.

Interested contestants can visit www.PitchThatApp.com to fill out the questionnaire, submit ideas and learn about the event's terms and conditions. Entrants are encouraged to include graphics or sketches with their submissions. Entrants are automatically invited to the Aug. 17 event (along with one guest.)  Those who would like to attend the event without making a pitch can simply fill out an attendee form to be added to the RSVP list. Seating is limited, and subject to special priority.  

"In the last year, we have positioned Iconosys as a mobile app powerhouse, combining speed to market, a sense of what the market demands and expects, along with an expertise in rolling out polished products that users love," added Irving. "As a result, I am often approached by friends, Facebook contacts, not to mention complete strangers, asking for five minutes of my time so that they can pitch their app ideas. With this event, we can give everyone access to the resources they need, and we fully expect to find wonderfully talented and creative people and companies that we can add to the Iconosys family."  

Facts About the Iconosys "Pitch That App!!!" Contest

• Entrepreneurs, housewives, high school kids, clubs, finance professionals, landscapers and anyone else with an idea can come to participate with others in a setting where ideas can be shared and evaluated.
• Winners will be chosen from the submissions that arrive up to the day before the event. 
• A "Wild Card" will be selected on the evening of the event through the raffle process. All those that come will receive a raffle ticket, and at the end of the scheduled presentations, 5-10 winners will be chosen to get up and make presentations to the crowd.
• Categories for submissions are Financial, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Social Networking, and three Games categories: Action, Puzzles, and Strategy.
• Winners will receive offers for financing covering all or part of the costs associated in developing and publishing the concept as a finished app on the Android or iPhone, or both.
• Presenters should be prepared to offer sketches, front end flowcharts, database flowcharts, requirements, and descriptive interaction of how their app may integrate with other resources, including Facebook, a website, or other non-app devices or destinations.
• Submission is free until Midnight August 17th.  (SO GET YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN NOW!).
• The event will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, August 17th, at Dave and Busters, Main Room, 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA 92618.

Merchants that would like to participate in this or future Pitch That App!!! Nights should contact Suzanne at (949) 335-5350 or [email protected].  Attendees and presenters, please visit www.pitchthatapp.com to register and reserve your space now.  

About Iconosys, Inc. 

Iconosys, a member of the National Organization for Youth Safety and the maker of the widely used and well publicized DriveReply™, SMSW!sh™, Trick or Tracker™, and Tell My Geo™ Smartphone apps, is developing technologies and technology driven products for its clients with a goal toward designing apps that enrich, enhance, ultimately make safer, our day to day lives.

Iconosys apps have been seen in most of the major publications worldwide including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Mario Armstrong on CNN, New York Post, and locally often in Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, ABC-LA, CBS, NBC, KCAL-9, OC Metro Magazine, OC Metro Minute. See a cross section of some of Iconosys' catalog of Smart device apps, from your Smartphone browser: http://apps.iconosys.com, and from your computer browser: http://iconosys.com/product.php.

SOURCE Iconosys, Inc.