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Katie Fehrenbacher Mar 28, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

With barriers gone for energy data, young entrepreneurs are jumping in

Innovation is alive and well around energy data, thanks to a series of initiatives and programs. Meet Ohmconnect, a bootstrapped startup that couldn't have existed a couple years ago.…

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Cleantech, Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher Dec 13, 2013 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

The shakeup of Kleiner Perkins exposes the short comings of venture capital

Kleiner tried to get you jetpacks. It was called cleantech, and it cleaned their clock.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy
Katie Fehrenbacher May 24, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The designer behind Google+ leaves Facebook for startup Intercom

Rockstar designer Paul Adams has ditched Facebook for startup Intercom. Before Facebook, Adam's design work was integral with Google+ and circles. He's not the first designer to leave Facebook after a 2 year stint.…

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Technology
Eliza Kern May 14, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

500 Startups announces latest batch of accelerator companies

500 Startups announced the 28 companies that will make up its summer incubator batch. The companies will launch in July at demo days in Mountain View, San Francisco, and New York.…

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Technology
Eliza Kern May 10, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Three reasons why building a viral app for kids is harder than it looks

How do you build an educational app or game for kids that's both compelling and compliant with privacy regulations? It's not an easy task, but some devleopers at the 500 Startups Mamabear conference had ideas.…

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Technology
Eliza Kern Mar 28, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

500 Startups announces Parker Thompson as partner, has plans for SF office

500 Startups has named a new partner and has opened an office in New York, and has plans to add a San Francisco office in the future.…

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Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher Mar 14, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The tech industry doubles down on design in 2013

Internet giants, investors and web and mobile startups are placing even more emphasis on design and user experience in 2013.…

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Technology
Eliza Kern Jan 31, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

500 Startups announces spring accelerator application opening

Dave McClure's 500 Startups accelerator program will begin accepting applications for the spring class on Thursday, for the first time opening the entire application process to applicants via AngelList. The application process will stay open until March 1.…

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Technology
Eliza Kern Oct 31, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

500 Startups debuts fifth batch of accelerator companies

500 Startups releases Wednesday the 32 companies making up its fifth accelerator batch. Selected in October, the group will debut at a demo day in February. Notably, the 32 startups have a large number of international and female founders in the mix.…

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Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher Aug 21, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The under the radar hot spot for VC’s in Latin America: Mexico

Mexican venture firm Alta Ventures Mexico has closed a $70 million fund to invest in startups across Mexico and Latin America. Is Mexico the new Brazil for venture capital investing in Latin America?…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy, Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher Aug 7, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

500 Startups doubles down on Mexico via local accelerator

500 Startups gets its first international accelerator. Dave McClure's investment group joins with a Mexican accelerator called Mexican VC. Mexico has a growing population of new Internet and mobile hungry consumers, and the country has less of an investing bubble compared to Brazil.…

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Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher Jun 5, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Khosla Ventures appears to be raising second seed fund

Venture capital firm Khosla Ventures looks to be raising a second seed fund, according to a filing. The filing doesn't disclose a fund size, but the fund follows behind the first Khosla Ventures Seed fund, which raised $300 million and closed in 2010.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy, Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher May 23, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The VC boys club is now an advantage . . . for competitors

The venture capital old boys club is just that: old school. And like many things that aren't working for the traditional VC's, a failure to evolve is just a competitive disadvantage.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy, Technology
Bobbie Johnson May 16, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

So who got hosed when Facebook bought Lightbox?

The team behind London-based photo app developer Lightbox are joining Facebook. But it's a long way from Instagram's billion-dollar deal: in fact, while the company's employees are rejoicing, users and investors appear to have been left out in the cold.…

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Europe, Mobile, Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher May 14, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

A preacher, 500 startups, and a dream to change it all

What Billy Beane is to baseball, Dave McClure wants to be technology startups. And like Beane, he is willing to go anywhere in the world to find a slight edge to beat his richer, bigger and fancier rivals on Sand Hill Road.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy, Technology
Ryan Kim Jan 26, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

955 Dreams gets $3.25M to re-imagine mobile publishing

955 Dreams has gotten plenty of praise for its stunning iOS apps, which create next generation albums and magazines in app form. Now, the company is getting the love from investors, who are pouring in $3.25 million in a seed round for the small start-up.…

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Technology
Ryan Lawler Jan 25, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The best and brightest from 500 Startups’ third demo day

In Mountain View, 32 companies from the third class of the 500 Startups Accelerator program showed off what they've been working on to investors and press. I sat through all the demos so you didn't have to, and to tell you who the top startups are.…

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Technology
Katie Fehrenbacher Dec 11, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Poop Rewards: Cell phone minutes for sanitation

Poop Rewards is a startup that is looking to create an incentive program using cell phone talk minutes and other prizes to convince Indians that don't have easy access to toilets to use designated public toilets in their area. And it also has an awesome name.…

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Cleantech, Mobile, Science & Energy, Technology
Ryan Lawler Oct 20, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Veokami: A new way to watch concert videos online

Veokami hopes to make it easier to watch videos of concerts and other events with a new platform that finds, curates and pieces together videos from YouTube. By doing so, viewers can watch on-demand videos of concerts from many different camera angles and perspectives.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Bobbie Johnson Sep 8, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Can Seedcamp join the Ivy League of startup schools?

London-based Seedcamp is already a significant force in early stage investment: but now it's come out all guns blazing with a series of partnerships across Europe and America that it hopes can secure its reputation as one of the world's leading incubators.…

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Europe, Technology
Ryan Lawler Aug 16, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Storytree wants to bring your family memories online

There's a growing number of social networks providing plenty of ways for users to share the minutiae of their everyday lives. Storytree, on the other hands, wants to provide a platform for users to share rich memories with their family and friends.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Simon Gibson Jun 14, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Tout helps to template, schedule and optimize your email

Tired of sending the same old emails, over and over? Tout is a web app that allows you to create email templates, schedule and send templated emails, manage contacts and track the success of the sent emails to optimize your communications.…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
Ryan Lawler Jun 9, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Another 20 startups join the 500 Startups Accelerator

Dave McClure's 500 Startups has nearly doubled the number of participating companies in the second round of its Accelerator program, which runs from May through September. It's also pretty diverse, with 20 percent of companies having female founders and 30 percent having international founders.…

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Technology
Ryan Lawler May 3, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Brainient’s Create Station: Instagram Meets YouTube

Brainient released a neat little application called Create Station that allows you to take any YouTube video and customize it with filters and text. The app is a proof of concept for Brainient's BrainStudio platform, which makes it easy to add interactivity to any web video.…

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Media, Video

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