Google Play’s Indie Games Accelerator Looks To Help Independent Developers Grow

Budding Android developers from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam can apply to take part in Google Play’s Indie Games Accelerator Program, a program designed to help independent developers grow their business, gain valuable development skills, and learn about leading and managing their teams. Using workshops, mentorships with skilled mobile developers, and […]

Paris’ Usine IO pivots its maker business to focus on coaching and Station F accelerator

Riding a maker movement wave, Paris-based Usine IO opened in 2014 to help entrepreneurs pursue their hardware startup dreams. Since then, the company has often been touted as one of the French Tech ecosystem’s crown jewels by those eager to demonstrate the growing momentum and creativity of France’s entrepreneurial scene. But after thre…Read More

IBM and Comcast back a blockchain accelerator

BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Fintech Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. IBM and Comcast Ventures, the telco giant’s VC arm, have announced that they will provide support services and funding, respectively, for MState, a new accelerator and investment fund for startups developing blockchain solutions for large enterprises. MState […]

Techstars launches Minnesota accelerator for agriculture and food startups

International startup accelerator Techstars announced today that it is launching a new ag tech accelerator in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Called the Farm-to-Fork Accelerator, the program will be managed by Brett Brohl, previously an entrepreneur in resident at Techstar’s Retail Accelerator, also based in Minnesota. Cargill and Ecolab, some of the largest players in the ag tech […]

Google’s 6-month Launchpad Accelerator opens to startups in 20 more markets

Google has announced that it’s more than doubling the number of markets where its Launchpad Accelerator program is open to startups. The internet giant first unveiled its Launchpad Accelerator for a handful of countries across Latin America and Asia back in 2015, and it has since expanded to 17 markets around the world, including Europe and Africa […]

Techstars selects 2 Chattanooga startups for its Atlanta accelerator program

Two Chattanooga startup companies were picked to take part in Techstars Atlanta, an acclaimed “accelerator” program for budding businesses that marks its second year in Atlanta. The Chattanooga startups chosen were Collider Tech, which is developing a high-speed, 3-D printer for industrial use, and Rapid RMS, which makes cloud-based, point-of-sale software so gas stations, liquor […]

Are flying cars about to become a real thing? Starburst Accelerator thinks they are

Enlarge / This is Lillium Aviation’s proposed VTOL vehicle. (credit: Lillium) Could the time finally be right for the flying car to leave the drawing boards of futurists and take to our skies as a new form of transportation? According to Francois Chopard, Founder and CEO of investment firm Starburst Accelerator, the answer is yes. […]

Stugan brings in 15 teams for its 2017 game accelerator class

It’s into the woods again with Stugan, a Swedish game accelerator that’s in its third year. Stugan announced its 2017 participants earlier today, which includes 15 teams of developers who will head to a cabin in the Swedish countryside. Unlike other accelerator programs, Stugan is nonprofit and doesn’t take equity from the studios that participate. The seven-week […]

Canadian game accelerator Execution Labs to shut after investing all of its capital

Canadian game accelerator and investor Execution Labs is shutting down. Jason Della Rocca, cofounder of the Montreal-based company, announced on Facebook that the company has deployed all of its capital and that it will not be making new investments. “Well, that’s been an intense and inspiring four and a half years!,” Della Rocca wrote. “Execution […]