TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Our 11 favorite companies from YC’s S22 Demo Day: Part 1. ” It’s too early to tell when Airhart will reach product-market fit, but its proposal to “make flying to Tahoe as easy as driving to the grocery store” did sound like a strong audience fit for YC’s Demo Day. hospital systems.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Business Incubators and Accelerators : Incubators offer entrepreneurs and startups workspaces that are typically below market rates. As part of the registration process, some states offer programs and training specifically focusing on those just starting a business.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This morning, Y Combinator (YC) hosted a demo day for its 2022 Summer Cohort — the 35th demo day in the incubator’s history. It’s that time of year again. Featuring founders from 30 countries and startups across sectors including developer tools, fintech and healthcare, the day saw no shortage of compelling pitches.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

At the end of the program in December 2016, a demo day was organized in which 20 promising startups received funding of $33,000 from the government, with the top four getting an additional $6,000 to $100,000. The top 10 teams got monetary awards worth $10,000 to $120,000 on the demo day of KSGC 2021. Manufacturing in Asia is huge.

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Haystack

OCTOBER 2, 2019

And one of the sources of that flow are the new accelerators (I’m lumping incubators, accelerators, etc. all together) combined with the culture of “demo days,” in-person gatherings where angels and professional investors collide with entrepreneurs. 4/ Are Demo Days The Right Model? 5/ Who Is On The Hook?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

The sold-out expo area is the virtual home to hundreds of innovative startups ready to demo their tech and talent. A quick tangent: If you’re not already familiar with CELA or what it does, the NYC-based company matches early-stage startups to world-class accelerators and incubators that align with a startup’s vertical and business goals.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. The success of YCombinator and Techstars has spawned countless new incubators. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators.

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Venture Hacks

APRIL 17, 2019

These valuations moved to $4-6M pre-money after 2010, with some demo days in the $8-10M range. Incentives influence the advice you get from VCs, lawyers, incubators, and everybody else. You can see dealflow from your friends, your incubator, demo days, and AngelList. This likely cut returns by 2/3 or more.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. With the success of Idealab in the 90’s every city was building out incubators. Demo’d to death. We’ve all been demo-day’d to death.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

“It’s so easy to throw together a vertical AI demo,” Winfield told TechCrunch. Now that seemingly every VC has turned their attention to the category he told TechCrunch he’s glad he’s been in it for so long and therefore will not make some of the mistakes newer entrants will.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

I’ve covered Wyvern in the past, including when the startup participated in incubator Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)’s academic conference-like demo day back in 2019.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Astra Incubator is “the first Italian incubation program designed to connect aspiring innovators and build multidisciplinary teams.” The program contains events focused on specific topics and concludes with a final demo day with investors. The prize amount is $1,000. 3) Accelerators. 4) Student-focused founder communities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

The idea for this so-called robotic pill came out of a research project around eight years ago from InCube Labs —a life sciences lab operated by Rani Therapeutics Chairman and CEO Mir Imran, who has degrees in electrical and biomedical engineering from Rutgers University.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

So it’s no surprise that accelerators and incubators are pumping out new startups that are ready to tackle the problems of 2020. One such accelerator is the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator , which is graduating 11 new startups out of the program today with its Summer 2020 Demo Day.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Womxn Ignite is organized as a live-in incubator. The community of women, many of whom plan to return to school, aren’t focused on classic accelerator tropes like Demo Days or first checks simply because of the stage of life they are in. To do so, teams go through a variety of mentor sessions. A team photo.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Supabase , a YC-incubated startup that offers developers an open-source alternative to Google’s Firebase and similar platforms, today announced that it has raised a $6 million funding round led by Coatue, with participation from YC, Mozilla and a group of about 20 angel investors.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 15, 2011

So if you're going to come to NYC and you want to make an impact, you better bring your A-game, and that's exactly what Techstars did yesterday at Demo Day. They have definitively set the bar for all other incubation/acceloration programs in the city--which I'm glad about. I've never seen a better production in the Big Apple, ever.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

Sun's space was for it's customer assistance unit and Cornell just had a demo space patched into a supercomputer back on campus. I'm sure their Summer Camp demo day will be the first time a lot of VCs have set foot in the thriving outer borough. Unfortunately, there wasn't much actual tech being built in 55 Broad.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For the early stage community, the amendments include a very useful provision that excludes “Demo Days” from being considered general solicitations provided certain conditions are met. The amendments retain the same “menu” of exemptions but make incremental improvements.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

The accelerator will culminate with a Demo Day during BuiltWorlds’ 2022 America’s Summit in September 2022, where program participants will present their products to “investors and innovators in the construction industry.” “So a big portion of the Formwork Labs program is going to provide these entrepreneurs with access.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. We have strong relationships with most of the continent’s leading incubators, accelerators and venture-building studios.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Despite this surge in initiatives, the available technical support and idea incubation opportunities remain limited. Wërngël-Bi supported a diverse range of projects, from eco-construction to ecological toilets, with the top three projects qualifying for funding opportunities following a Demo Day where participants showcased their progress.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This year, as funding for female founders drops to 2017 levels , Feinzaig realized why accelerators, hers included, might not work for women as well as they work for men: demo day.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Countless tech giants and startups have thrown their tech at the automated call handling problem, from Google (and Google’s Area 120 incubator ), Microsoft and Amazon to Got It AI , Replicant and Tenyx. Now, a newer startup called PolyAI claims to be doing it more effectively — and points to its uptake as proof. .”

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

However, the technical support and idea incubation available remain small. . The top 3 projects were qualified for funding opportunities after a Demo Day, where they had the chance to showcase the progress made during the programme. Meet the Wërngël-Bi entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Virtual booth space: Display your pitch deck, host a video display and demo your products. Here’s what your package includes ( Note: They’re available only to pre-Series A, early-stage startups). Lead generation: Track booth visitors for easy post-show follow-up. Event passes: The package price includes four passes to TC Sessions: Mobility.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Startup incubators and accelerators are everywhere today, but were relatively unknown when Ycombinator started 10 years ago. Ycombinator, the incubator of billion dollar unicorns, is a unicorn itself.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story said that demo day was today. So without any further ado, here are the 12 companies launching out of ERA tomorrow.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Were you incubating companies together? Somewhat relatedly, Y Combinator just wrapped up its latest Demo Day. To get more details about the program — and also to hear Miura-Ko’s current perspective on the seed-stage startup scene right now — we talked with her earlier this week. Our chat has been edited for length.

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OurCrowd

JULY 7, 2022

July 13th online: Labs/02 Startup Demo Day. On July 13th, we will pull back the curtain on seven early-stage startups backed by Labs/02, OurCrowd’s early-stage fund and incubator. Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Dataloop, AI development data engine Will Biden trip bring Israel-Saudi breakthrough? Learn More.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

What if all startup incubators and accelerators took the step towards integrating design principles that foster circularity? The program culminated in a circular Demo Day where startups had a chance to showcase their progress and pitch in front of potential partners and investors.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. Some specific accelerators: 17 Incubators For Impact Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 6, 2016

Median seed rounds are then dominated by the +/- $150k initial investments of incubators and accelerators with large new portfolios like YCombinator and 500Startups whose demo days are fast approaching. We can segment the data by round size: rounds less than $2.5M, $15M, $50M, and greater 50+.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Its startup ecosystem is active and well designed, attracting the attention of investors, accelerators, and incubators worldwide. Thriving Startup Infrastructure: Korea is a country that has 18 unicorn startups.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. Some specific accelerators: 17 Incubators For Impact Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). Second, more broadly, look for investors in the industries in which you have expertise. You can identify institutional investors through one of multiple online databases: All Investors. Private Equity. Venture Capital. S&P Global Market Intelligence . Pratt’s Guide . Thomson One.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. ” And then there are incubators and accelerators. They want you to attend demo days. I’ll go as long as it’s not on a demo day. It’s exhausting.

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