In excess of the previous 12 months, the support method for Ny City entrepreneurs and tech startups has grown considerably which includes the addition of: TechStars NYC mentoring and seed funding plan, a fresh Manhattan branch of Accel Partners, and the opening of the startup academy and co-work area for startups and serial entrepreneurs, Standard Assemb.ly.
At the moment, DreamIt Ventures announced its growth for the metropolis, only one hour or so away from its first Philadelphia startup accelerator.
DreamIt Ventures presents approximately $25,000 in seed funding to its portfolio firms, as well as coaching,
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Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg: Founders, FutureNow,
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John Eley: CEO, Pivot; Previous CEO HotSpot FX (acquired by Knight Funds)
Jason Finger: previous CEOFounder, SeamlessWeb (acquired by Aramark)
Jonah Goodhart: Co-Founder, Colonize.com; Board Member of Proper Media (acquired by Yahoo)
Ken Seiff: previous CEO and Founder, Bluefly (NASDAQ: BFLY)
Jonathan Shapiro, CEO, MediaWhiz; Previous Chief Approach Officer, Doubleclick; Previous President, Lillian Vernon
Nat Turner: former CEO, Founder,
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Kaleil Isaza Tuzman: CEO, Founder, KIT Digital (NASDAQ: KITD)
Michael Yavondite: CEO, Hashable; former CEO, Quigo (acquired by AOL) The program will run from mid-May to mid-August this 12 months. Candidates to DreamIt Ventures’ NYC plan will be reviewed on a rolling basis with an early decision deadline of February 28, 2011 along with a final deadline of March 16, 2011, according for the accelerator’s site. DreamIt has “Hacker” and “Strategist” tracks where individuals not however affiliated with a company can apply to potentially join a portfolio startup, on either the technical or business front.
DreamIt Ventures plans to admit ten to fifteen corporations into its NYC plan, five of which will be digital education businesses. That’s the same setup as the Philly plan. In both cities, DreamIt Ventures partners with Startl — an organization funded by the MacArthur, Hewlett and Gates Foundations — to help five,
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DreamIt Ventures alumni firms have included SCVNGR (2008),
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