In the rapidly expanding world of incubators and accelerators, TechStars stands out as the Yale of law schools or Harvard of business schools. More than 1,200 companies will apply for the 12-15 spots available in the New York 2012 spring class. This past Saturday, about 70 companies were invited to participate in TechStars for a Day (TS4AD),…
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Today 14 new startups are being announced as part of DreamIt Ventures Demo Days Philadelphia. This invitation-only event showcases the year’s graduating ventures first with a presentation from each individual start-up, followed by an open gallery where attendees can interact with the companies directly. For DreamIt Ventures, one of the top 15 ranked accelerators in the U.S.,…
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A new technology studio launched today in Los Angeles called Science, Inc, with a mission to create and acquire – and then scale – successful digital businesses by bringing together the best ideas, talent, resources and financing through a centralized platform. The studio is founded by Michael Jones, former CEO of Myspace. Science focuses on 3 things: Developing new…
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Ten more startups launched today as part of the TechStars Seattle startup accelerator program in front of a full house at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle. The day concluded a long voyage for the startups that participated in the 3 month program, which included mentoring, seed capital and probably a pivot or two. In its…
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Today the Silicon Valley based accelerator 500 Startups lead by Dave McClure and Paul Singh has unveiled its latest set of startups which includes 34 companies from across the United States, which is the largest batch size to date. The latest class of startups offers some diversity as eight of them have women founders, fifteen…
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Yesterday in Pittsburgh, Innovation Works’ AlphaLab startup accelerator program launched another 6 companies at its demo day. Twice a year, up to 6 promising companies are selected to participate in the 20 week program. The current group of companies has been at it since June and have worked with mentors, advisors, and the Innovation Works…
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Today in Cincinnati, The Brandery, a startup accelerator that offers a handful of startups a 12-week program that includes $20K in financing as well as access to their partners, mentors and other resources, launched its most recent class of startups. The Brandery was one of the top startup accelerators in our rankings this past May…
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Startup incubator TechStars announced today that is has raised $24M from Foundry Group, IA Ventures, Avalon Ventures, DFJ Mercury, SoftBank Capital, SVB Financial Group, RRE Ventures, Right Side Capital Management, TechStars Alumni and several individuals. This new funding will be used to offer every new TechStars company an additional $100,000 in funding in the form…
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Expanding from Philadelphia for its first summer in New York, DreamIt Ventures, the tech accelerator program that ranked ninth in our U.S. accelerator report, has graduated another class of startups. At its New York demo festivities today, DreamIt Ventures launched 14 new companies. Of those 14 companies, 5 of them were selected in partnership with…
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Riding the trend wave of seed accelerators, San Francisco-based accelerator Rock Health has named 8 of the 11 startups in its inaugural 2011 class. Rock Health focuses on startups that create health-related mobile and web applications. By bringing together the brightest minds in technology and health, they provide crucial funding, mentorship opportunities, and operational support…
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Last month we shared a list of the top ranked startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. Through most accelerators and incubators, startup teams receive mentoring, guidance and a small amount of funding in return for a small stake in the company. With all the startup accelerator programs popping up across the globe,…
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In it’s second year, the Chicago startup accelerator Excelerate Labs has just announced its new class. The program runs from June to September and offers $15K to $20K in funding and mentorship throughout the summer months. Last year, Excelerate Labs launched ten startups as we previously covered on demo day. In the six months since…
Read MoreBaltimore has officially extended you an invitation to become part of its “innovation community”. Startup City, a just-launched business accelerator program, is recruiting 10 early-stage ventures for a 12 week program that includes mentorship, $15,000 of seed funding, office space, legal advice and workshops this summer in Baltimore. Why Baltimore, and why now? The term “innovation community”…
Read MoreWhat happens when you mix 29 startups, 6 sponsors, a few hot models with a slew of photographers and camera phones, a mobile app smackdown, a delivering happiness bus, two connected venues and a few thousand people? One hell of a night with a lot of photos online to prove it. Here’s a brief overview…
Read MoreDave McClure’s 500 Startups, an early-stage seed fund, has launched a startup accelerator program for select startups. And I do mean select. There is no application process. You get into the program via referral. The accelerator’s group of 12 startups will be in residence at 500 Startups’ Mountain View, Calif. HQ for 3 to 6…
Read MoreToday in Durham, NC, seven new startups presented at the LaunchBox Digital 2010 Demo Day which is the culmination of 12 weeks of mentoring. This is LaunchBox Digital’s third year incubating new businesses and their first year in Durham, North Carolina. LaunchBox Digital was based in Washington, D.C. for the previous two years, where 17 companies were…
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