Posted on September 3, 2010, 2:34 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
BoomStartup, a seed capital and mentor-focused investment program for web and software start-ups has selected 10 startup companies for its investor demo day next week Friday September 10, 2010 in Park City, Utah. According to Anthony Ha of venturebeat, BoomStartup had about 150 applications. And of the 10 chosen [...]
Posted on August 21, 2010, 10:59 am, by Thomas Oppong.
The Founder Institute is a technology startup accelerator and entrepreneur training program currently on pace to launch over 500 companies per year in over 13 cities worldwide. The program identifies high-potential entrepreneurs using predictive social science testing, and then guides them through weekly company-building sessions featuring a network of over 250 CEO [...]
Posted on August 17, 2010, 3:15 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
The Innovate!2010 Seattle Pitch slam is scheduled to take place today August 17th 2010 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle, WA . The Pitch Slam is taking place in conjunction with the pii2010 – privacy identity innovation conference as part [...]
Posted on August 6, 2010, 11:43 am, by Thomas Oppong.
TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program. They run a three month long program in Boston (MA), Boulder (CO), and Seattle (WA) once each year. Hundreds of companies apply and about ten companies are chosen from selected cities. These companies get up to $18,000 in seed funding, three months of [...]
Posted on July 21, 2010, 8:51 am, by Thomas Oppong.
Seedcamp has organised seedcamps for startups in Zagreb, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, Tel Aviv, Copenhagen and Berlin this year. The next city to host its mini seedcamp is London.
Seedcamp is a programme created to jumpstart the entrepreneurial community in Europe by connecting next generation developers and entrepreneurs with over 400 mentors [...]
Posted on July 7, 2010, 3:28 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
Funding Universe helps match angel investors and entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can post their business plan or video, and download free sample plans and find valuable investor information. They also help you analyze your funding situation and offer funding recommendations.
CrowdPitch is 100% free event for entrepreneurs organised by funding universe. [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010, 2:28 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
Startup Weekend is a non-profit organization based out of Seattle, WA. Startup Weekend was founded in 2007, holding its first event in Boulder, Colorado. Over time, the event has expanded to over 100 cities in 25 countries. startup weekend Chicago was held on June 25 through to June 27th.
The program started [...]
Posted on June 14, 2010, 8:27 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
The Boston edition of Jason Calacanis’ Open Angel Forum is taking place on June 18th. Calacanis established the Open Angel Forum (OAF) to provide entrepreneurs and startups with free and open access to angel investors. OAF has held sessions in LA, New York, Silicon Valley and Boulder.
The following startups are [...]
Posted on June 7, 2010, 2:18 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
Startup Weekend Boston took place between 4th and 6th June. The program witnessed 15 teams who presented startup ideas. The following teams took turns to present their ideas, progress made so far and lessons learned over the weekend. Startup weekend presents its attendees with networking, team building and [...]
Posted on June 6, 2010, 11:42 pm, by Thomas Oppong.
MIT Arab Competition is designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the region to start their own company and, ultimately, create a nest of leading firms in the Arab world. This year, a lot of teams applied to participate, and the list was narrowed to Top 30 Business Plans.
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