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Over the past week, LiteSprite was featured in Casual Connect Magazine; Spikes Security was covered by Bloomberg Businessweek; Pethub was featured on Geek Wire; and more.
Below is a roundup of recent Founder Institute Graduate in the news.
- LiteSprite featured in Casual Connect magazine: Health Care Games (Casual Connect): LiteSprite, a Seattle Graudate, designs mobile games that help people fight depression.
- Spikes Security featured on Bloomberg Businessweek: Want Safety While Using the Internet? Stash the Browser Somewhere Else (BloombergBusinessweek): Spikes Security, a Silicon Valley Grad, provides isolation-based browser security.
- Pethub featured on GeekWire: Pethub acquires GetPetsHome, offers free digital pet ID tags (GeekWire): Pethub, a Seattle Grad, offers free pet recovery services.
- Zirtual featured on VegasTech: Find out why everyone is buzzing over Zirtual (VegasTech): Zirtual, a Bay Ara Grad, offers virtual executive assistants to busy professionals and entrepreneurs.
- iGenApps earns Third Place at ReleaseIt South by Southwest Interactive's New Product Launch Competition: iGenApps, a San Jaun Grad, allows users to create their own personalized apps by using their mobile devices and without any programming or coding.
- Biddus featured TICbeat: Biddus, cuando el precio lo pone el comprador (TICbeat): Biddus, a Madrid Graduate, is a marketplace that allows buyers to say what they want to buy and how much they are willing to pay for it.