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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. 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. Demo’d to death.

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Tyler Bosmeny built Clever into a $500M company–now he’s helping YC founders do the same as General Partner

Y Combinator

At Demo Day, he shocked the room when he announced that he’d already signed on 1,000 schools. I can’t wait for all YC founders to benefit from his mentorship and land those crucial first customers faster. When Tyler applied to YC in 2012, his startup idea was an unusual one. An API for schools?

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¡Hola Batch 11 LatAm! These are the 9 Startups Joining our Latest Batch in Mexico City

500

The Mexico City program focuses on providing mentorship and guidance to foster fast-paced growth for Spanish-speaking, early-stage companies based in Latin America. Throughout the four-month program, founders will put in hard work to prepare for Demo Day in March of 2020. The post ¡Hola Batch 11 LatAm!

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2 reasons why demo days are dead

TechCrunch

Startup accelerators are increasingly putting the brakes on demo days. But demo day isn’t a good use of founders’ or investors’ time. Many VCs who sign deals with the top startups from YC actually do so before demo day. Demo day dilutes investor engagement. Demo days are performative.

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How do startup Accelerators work?

Gust

Most, but not all, will offer networking opportunities (with the exception of programs that focus heavily on one-on-one mentorship) and most, but not all, will offer some form of funding opportunities, either through direct investment or by leveraging their network of investors for targeted introductions or a demo day-style event.

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Announcing the 11 Startups in 500 LatAm’s Batch 10!

500

The Mexico City program focuses on providing a mentorship program for Spanish-speaking early-stage companies based in Latin America. 500 Startups is excited to announce the latest batch from our Seed Accelerator based in Mexico City. The 11 startups began the accelerator activities on April 22nd at 500’s office in Mexico City.

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i2E Celebrates Success of Inaugural Bridge2 Demo Day

Innovation 2 Enterprise

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.