TechStars, a startup incubator that gives mentorship in addition to a comparatively modest level of seed funding, has begun accepting applications for your third year of its method. Interested enterprises can utilize here amongst January 19 and March 21, 2009,
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TechStars had an extremely highly effective 2008, all through which a variety of its businesses were acquired: in August, lifestreaming startup SocialThing was acquired by AOL, followed a month later on by Automattic’s acquisition of enhanced commenting system Intense Debate. A few of its suppliers have also been productive at raising money since the economic downturn, including artisan-food market Foodzie,
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Other startup incubators include DreamIt Ventures and the well-known Y Combinator system,
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