Business Description:Picporta is a next generation image storage, indexing and search technology engine. Essentially it being an expert system which not only relies on precise image recognition algorithms but also uses reasoning to reinforce the findings based on its prior knowledge and user feedback.
Fabulous application can be built over our machine vision engine such as next generation gaming interfaces, interactive interfaces, augmented reality theme parks, intelligent surveillance systems and medical imaging applications.
Industry:IT/ Internet/ Software
Founded in:2006
Source of idea:Built hobby into a business
Significant Competitors:Riya,Polar Rose
Company Details :
Company Name:Picporta
HeadQuarters:Ahmedabad
Stage of the company:Have first customer
No of Employees (2006):0-5
No of Employees (2007):0-5
Office Locations(2006):0-1
Office Locations(2007):0-1
No of companies promoted:Yes (2)
Profits (2006):preprofit
Profits (2007):preprofit
>Partnerships:
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Personal savings
Institutitional Capital:No
Revneue Model:1) Providing Image searching with more data to paid users.
2) Licensing the technology to dating /marriage portals.
3) Licensing the technology to stock photography sites to find out misuse of their copyrighted art.
4) Picture selling (with automatic suggestions on the same type of pictures from other users).
5) Online picture printing.
6) Exclusive data storage solution with video content analysis.
7) Services for professional Photographers.
8) Mobile based point-click search.
Awards & honors:Finalists for Proto - July 2008
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Pulkit Gaur
Age:27
HomeTown:Jodhpur
Education:Bachelors
No of companies promoted:Yes (2)
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:Technical Manager at Meditab Software
Ex-Job Description:Managing
Favorite Book/Movie:No favourite book / Fav. Movie is Aviator
