The Founder Institute has graduated over 400 companies in over 20 cities worldwide. Below is a roundup of Founder Institute Graduate news over the past week:
- Rentcycle Featured on Entrepreneur Magazine (Entrepreneur): Rentcycle was featured on Entrepreneur Magazine's list of 10 Hot Startup Sectors for 2012. Read the article here. Rentcycle is an online rental marketplace where consumers can search, compare and rent anything online, and where rental businesses can promote their products, take online reservations, and generate revenue around the clock. The company and its Founder Tim Hyer, are Graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
- FI Grad @Zirtual Featured on AppSumo as the Deal of the Day (AppSumo): Zirtual, an invitation-only personal concierge service, was featured on AppSumo as the Deal of Day offering 30% off 6 months of premium service. The company and its Founder, Maren Kate, are Graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
- Feastie is a Finalist for the Mirassou Bright Ideas Grant Program (Feastie): Feastie, an innovative recipe search engine that searches food blogs and high-quality websites to help you find the most delicious and well-tested recipes, is a finalist for the Mirassou Bright Ideas Grant Program. Vote for Feastie here. The Company and its Founder, Valerie Coffman, are Graduates of the Washington DC Founder Institute.
- CakeHealth Featured on SF Magazine (SF Magazine): CakeHealth, a mint.com for health insurance, was featured on SF Magazine in an article about the next wave of female entreprenuers. CakeHealth and its Founder, Rebecca Woodcock, are Graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
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