<s>
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
organisation	O
specialising	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
innovation	O
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
InnoCentive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
organisation	O
specialising	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
innovation	O
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
company	O
,	O
Global	O
Security	O
Challenge	O
(	O
GSC	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
London	O
Business	O
School	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
founders	O
met	O
during	O
their	O
MBAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
umbrella	O
company	O
,	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
Limited	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
US	O
subsidiary	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
InnoCentive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
is	O
based	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
has	O
hosted	O
over	O
20	O
international	O
competitions	O
in	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
security	O
,	O
energy	O
,	O
social	O
innovation	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
over	O
$2.9	O
million	O
in	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
past	O
five	O
years	O
,	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
has	O
awarded	O
many	O
prizes	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
innovative	O
startups	O
and	O
SMEs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winners	O
and	O
finalists	O
have	O
often	O
secured	O
investments	O
and	O
acquisition	O
deals	O
through	O
their	O
participation	O
in	O
OmniCompete	B-General_Concept
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
