Baltimore 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…
Read MoreSeed funding programs have been popping up everywhere the last few years and we have worked with many of them from TechStars, LaunchBox Digital and DreamIt Ventures among others as we help amplify the local startups in those various communities. We are excited to connect with the latest seed funding program in our hometown of…
Read MoreA few of the startups that will be showcased at the TECH cocktail SXSW: Blackout Sunday event are still in stealth-mode. Go Try It On is one of them. But while this startup is still in the closet, it offers an interesting promise; it will help unsure fashionistas feel a bit more secure before they venture out of their own closets….
Read MoreAmulet Devices is on a real mission – to make technology simple to use. While many technology companies make that claim, Amulet Devices seeks to take it to a new level by creating devices that are completely voice controlled: “We believe that voice is the panacea for control of many types of end-user devices.” The…
Read MoreOne man’s trash is another man’s treasure – or in this case, one company’s waste could be useful materials for another organization. Houston-based RecycleMatch aims to help match those would-be symbiotic partners by creating an online marketplace where individuals or companies can list their unused materials, byproducts, or other resources for others to find. Listing…
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Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More