Below is a roundup of Founder Institute Graduate news over the past week:
- I-DISPO Launches Cross-Platform Appointment Booking Service (FrenchWeb): I-DISPO officially launched their cross-platform reservation service on the FrenchWeb, which also featured an interview with their Founder Ismael Nzouetom. I-DISPO, the largest community for sharing and booking appointments online, recently secured both venture funding and a partnership with Bing in France to power all restaurant reservations directly on the search results page. They are a Graduate of the Paris Founder Institute.
- BuboBox - What you Need to Find Bloggers (Entrepreneur Magazine): BuboBox was featured in Chris Brogan's "Linked" column of the July 2011 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine. BuboBox creates a simple widget that allows website owners to collect video customer testimonials, and is a Graduate of the Brussels Founder Institute.
- Paris & Brussels Graduation Featured on French Television [Video in French] (TF1 News): Last Tuesday, the Paris and Brussels Founder Institutes convened to graduate 23 new companies at the BNP Paribas Technology Innovation Center in Paris. The ceremony was featured on TF1's Tech News Television.
- Piggybackr - Starting from Scratch with FI (Women2.0): Andrea Lo, Founder of Piggybackr, wrote a guest blog post on Women 2.0 describing how the Founder Institute was just what she need to launch her company. PiggyBackr, a website that focuses on empowering kids age 8-14, is a Graduate of the San Francisco Founder Institute.
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