Since launching in 2009, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,500 new technology companies across 200 cities, 100 countries, and six continents.
These companies have gone on to do great things, and create over 30,000 new jobs.
Over the past week, Whale Path was featured on Silicon Valley Business Journal, Zirtual was featured on BloombergTV, Litesprite became an Echoing Green Finalist, and more.
Below is a roundup of recent Founder Institute Graduates in the news:
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Whale Path featured on Silicon Valley Business Journal: 5 intriguing pitches (and 1 dog) from 500 Startups Demo Day (Silicon Valley Business Journal): Whale Path, a Silicon Valley Gradudate, is a business research platform for professionals.
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Zirtual Founder and CEO Maren Kate Donovan featured on Bloomberg TV: Virtual Personal Assistants for Business Realities (Bloomberg): Zirtual, a Silicon Valley Graduate, provides dedicated, virtual executive assistants to busy professionals and entrepreneurs.
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Litesprite announced as an Echoing Green Finalist: Status Go: Meet the 85 Finalists for the 2014 Fellowships (Echoing Green): LiteSprite, a Seattle Graudate, designs mobile games that help people fight depression.
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Feetz featured on L’Usine Digitale: Feetz fabrique les chaussures du futur, sur-mesure et imprimées en 3D (L’Usine Digitale): Feetz, a San Diego Graduate, provides custom-made 3-D printed shoes.
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Realty Mogul Crowdfunds major Vons-Anchored Shopping Center (PR Newswire): Realty Mogul, a Los Angeles Graduate, connects accredited investors looking to invest money in real estate with private real estate companies.
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UPS invests in Itembase: Itembase announces strategic investment from UPS (Evigo): Itembase, a Berlin Graduate, is a personal inventory service that helps consumers track, manage, and sell the products they own.
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Nexercise featured on Parade: 3 Apps That Reward You For Working Out (Parade): Nexercise, a Washington, D.C. Graduate, is a mobile platform that uses friendly competition and real rewards to motivate busy people to lose weight and stay fit.
