Bridgetown, Barbados, Sept. 16, 2015. PriceWhirl.com is the first Barbadian Mobile E- Commerce Platform to become the latest winner of the Alpha Startup Award from WebSummit, the largest Tech startup event in Europe. PriceWhirl’s innovative and cutting edge technology […]competed against 20,000 applicants to win one of the much- coveted awards.

Considered as one of the world’s most prestigious Tech conferences, WebSummit, has been described by influential leaders as “A grand conclave of the Tech industry’s highpriests from all over the world” New York Times, “Davos for the Geeks” Bloomberg, and “Hot Ticket on the Tech conference scene.” Forbes.

The Alpha Award includes an exhibition booth, and an opportunity to pitch PriceWhirl to thousands of the Tech worlds’ leaders and investors who are searching for the next big thing in the Tech industry. This year, over 30,000 people from 100+ countries have preregistered to attend the event in Dublin, Ireland.

PriceWhirl’s award winning Mobile Shopping Companion provides consumers with the ability to save money and time on their weekly grocery shopping bills by comparing the prices of products before, or while shopping, to determine where savings can be made. Our technology allow vendors to develop new retail formats, engage in market expansion, communicate in real-time with consumers, in addition to many other cost saving and revenue generating benefits.

PriceWhirl is about to launch the Beta versions of its Android, IOS, and Web apps for Barbados at the end of October, 2015.

“We are extremely excited about being recognized as one of the most promising startups globally. We intend to represent Barbados and the wider Caribbean as innovators in cutting edge mobile technology. The award speaks to the quality of solutions we are offering and the supporting business model. We will be joining the ranks of past winners such as Vine, Waze, Coursera, Fanduel, and HelloFresh.” said Teddy Leon, CTO of PriceWhirl.com

Across the globe there has been a noticeable shift in consumer behavior. The recession, and the effect its had on incomes is forcing many to become price-savvy shoppers who seek the best value at the most affordable prices . PriceWhirl is a free solution for shoppers everywhere, it helps consumers overcome their economic challenges and creates a unique communication platform for vendors like supermarkets.

Consumers interested in saving money and time on their weekly shopping bill, can subscribe online at www.PriceWhirl.com to receive price updates and launch date notifications, or find page on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pricewhirl.

Supermarkets that are interested in cutting operating cost, and expanding their market share can contact the app developers at Admin@PriceWhirl.com