What exactly does Kebima mean? Well, just like 90% of the web 2.0 companies out there, the name does not mean anything in particular (actually, after over 3 months of weekly brainstorming for a killer brand name ala Google/Youtube/Yahoo/eBay, we the founders decided to go super creative outside-the-box by using the first syllable of our first names–Ketan, Billy, and Mark!). By chance or destiny, the word also means “trip” or “journey” in Estonian (at least according to Google’s search), which is exactly what we are set to do–a journey to change the way how people interact, connect with their mobile devices, and social network!
At the core of our concept, Kebima is an experience-sharing platform that leverages the ubiquitous access of mobile devices, harnesses the collective perspectives of users, and establishes an event-based online community. Our mission is to create a crowdsourced open-content platform where individuals can contribute, read, and consolidate the latest snippets related to an event while interacting with each other live.
You can learn more about our vision at kebima.com or through our help page. As we work hard to launch our official alpha later this year, be sure to check back here for what we are working on!
One more thing, we submitted our idea to the 2008 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition and were selected as one of the finalists. The event was covered here during the semi-final round live and we will continue to provide “real time” coverage during the Finals on Thursday May 1, 2008. Competition will be tough against several biotech start ups; we figure that while we “truly” believe we are going to change the world (at least the social networking world), our idea is not (yet) life saving enough compared to some of the finalists. So we are just going to have fun and try to entertain at the same time during the public presentation, hopefully enough to sway the audience for the People’s Choice Award of $5,000. If you are at Berkeley stop by and vote for us!!
