Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator kicks off its next class of 10 startups

The ten companies were chosen from more than 1,200 applicants -- the most competitive class ERA has had so far.

Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter — and angels are ‘filling the hole’

"That's the hope for the future, that Silicon Valley continues to attract many of the best and brightest of the entrepreneurs around the world."

TechStars NYC’s spring 2013 class targets religion, pet lovers, and parents

TechStars NYC just announced its latest class of startups, and it seems to be the most diverse collection of companies we've seen for the popular accelerator.

Make Love Not Porn founder wants to make the Y Combinator for porn

Have an adult-themed startup idea? Cindy Gallop, the outspoken founder of Make Love Not Porn, wants your number.

It’s raining ed-tech accelerators

Ed-tech entrepreneurs will be spoiled for choice when it comes to picking an accelerator or incubator program. A deluge of new accelerators have launched in recent weeks, including Kaplan and Pearson's "corporate" offerings.

Mind the Bridge funds Mediterranean startups’ journey to US

Italian investor forms a seed fund to support international startups as they set up headquarters in Silicon Valley.

Accelerator SparkLabKC joins Google Fiber to put Kansas City on the map for startups

Kansas City most recently attracted attention from the startup community because of superfast Google Fiber, but the just-announced startup accelerator SparkLabKC could help solidify KC as a genuine startup hub.

Surprise! The British Prime Minister will now hear your elevator pitch

World leaders gathered in Manhattan today for the United Nations General Assembly. As part of his trip, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, made a surprise visit to another kind of General Assembly, this one with an ".ly" in its domain name.

Q&A: How Hub Ventures plans to change the world

There’s something unusual about Hub Ventures.

Certainly there are dozens of Bay Area tech accelerators, but few would exclusively fund startups that make the world a better place. Even fewer would handpick entrepreneurs with no concrete notion of how to …

Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

Microsoft's newest incubator, the Bing Fund, will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes. It will also provide mentorship, office space, and more.

TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 Demo Day: From interactive movies, to the death of bookkeeping

It’s graduation day for startup accelerator TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 cohort — though from the vibe at Webster Hall, it feels more like we’re at a rock concert.

The Spring class kicked off in March with 13 companies chosen from …

Microsoft launches its second Azure accelerator, this one in India

Microsoft has launched its second accelerator for cloud-related startups, the company announced today. This one is located in emerging tech startup hotbed Bangalore, India.

Ten startups will be selected and will start Sept. 3, 2012. For four months, they will …

ER Accelerator’s second round of startups graduate in NYC

Today’s a big day for ten of New York City’s most interesting startups. Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator is having its demo day today, and for the ten companies in its second cohort, it means they’ll have to show just how much …

New incubator for designer-developer teams launches with help from Betaworks

Brooklyn Beta, a conference in New York focused on the intersection of design and development, is launching a new incubator today to connect those two classes of software creators.

The program, called Brooklyn Beta SummerCamp, has some big names behind …

Microsoft launches first accelerator ever, but will give free Azure access instead of cash

Microsoft has launched its first-ever startup accelerator at its Israel R&D Center, with an expressed purpose of helping young cloud-focused companies.

The Windows Azure Accelerator, which was first reported by TechCrunch, will provide space and mentoring like a normal accelerator, …

How many co-working spaces does the world need?

As my co-founders and I investigated the idea of creating Founders Den, we frequently heard the questions: “What is the difference between an incubator, accelerator, and co-working space?” and “Is there a need for another one?”

The incubator concept was …