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SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/19/12 -- Three Startup America Partnership member companies today unveiled their new services at DEMO Spring 2012, the premiere launch conference in the country. The companies, 4Mads, OmniStrat and Share With 911, won free Showcase Sponsorships and roundtrip airfare from American Airlines after submitting videos on why attending DEMO will be game-changing for their businesses. The Startup America Partnership has also announced 16 new partner deals, including services from FedEx, LinkedIn and Intuit.

"For startups to succeed, they need access to strong relationships -- DEMO is a fantastic place to launch a startup and enhance the network of support for a young company," said Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership. "4Mads, OmniStrat and Share With 911 are among the thousands of startups taking advantage of access to experts, resources, regional connections and large corporations -- like FedEx -- and new startups are joining every day at www.s.co."

The three winning startups include:

•4Mads, which enables users to create engaging rich media ads with simple drag-and-drop technology. •OmniStrat, a powerful online tool that dramatically improves and simplifies the way you manage your business. •Share With 911, which allows authorized broadcasters to create temporal, elastic social networks around emergency incidents, enhancing situational awareness for all those involved and leveraging the power of the crowd.

Young companies interested in becoming Startup America members can join now at www.s.co/join. Once approved, each member has access to a personalized dashboard with which they can manage the resources they choose to take advantage of. The resources fall into five key areas that entrepreneurs find critical to success: Talent, Services, Expertise, Customers and Capital. New partner deals include:

FedEx
All Startup America member companies are eligible for reductions on select FedEx services, including FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, and FedEx Office®

Acquia
Acquia, the Enterprise guide to Drupal, is offering Startup America members the ability to create rich immersive web experiences with a free "Starter" tier subscription on Drupal Gardens for 1 year and/or a free "Developer" tier subscription for 3 months (a $297 value).

AKTA Web Studio
AKTA is an industry leader for product innovation, user experience, and interface design specializing in human centered design across digital platforms including web, mobile, tablet, kiosk, television, and touchscreen. AKTA will be providing Startup America members with mentorship to help with UX/UI and product innovation. AKTA will also provide Rampup and Speedup members with a discounted rate on AKTA services.