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Video Interview: Thomas Korte on "This Week in Startup"
AngelPad founder Thomas Korte sat down with Jason Calacanis on “This Week in Startup” discussing everything “early stage startup”: convertibel notes, fundraising, finding a co-founder, founder breakups, founder visas, … and a lot more:
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AngelPad’s Spring 2012 Startups Have Raised $10 Million In 60 Days
It’s apparently been a busy few months for the newest graduates out of AngelPad, the startup accelerator program started two years ago by ex-Googler and tech investor Thomas Korte.
The ten startups in AngelPad’s Spring 2012 class have raised a …
TechCrunch
Forbes Ranks AngelPad #4 in “Top Global Startup Incubator”
Forbes Magazine created the first objective ranking of startup incubators. AngelPad ranked #4 which is a remarkable achievement given that AngelPad is less than 2 years old.
From Forbes:
The rankings are based on a number of factors, focusing …
Techcrunch Interview with AngelPad Founder Thomas Korte at Spring 2012 Demo Day
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15 Minutes with AngelPad Founder Thomas Korte
Watch the first long-form interview about AngelPad with Thomas Korte.
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Daily Deals Aggregator Frugalo Acquired By TwitVid
Frugalo, a daily deals aggregation platform that emerged from AngelPad’s third group of startups last fall, is being acquired by social video site TwitVid.…
AngelPad Looks Back: 37 Companies, 31 Funded, $25 Million Raised
AngelPad, the startup incubator launched by seven ex-Googlers in August 2010, is taking a look back at how far it’s come in the months since and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. So far, AngelPad has helped 37 companies get off the ground, but it wasn’t until this year that things really got going: 29 of those 37 startups emerged from AngelPad’s incubator in 2011 alone.
Out of the 37 companies, 31 have received funding, totaling just over $25 million.
AngelPad on the PBS NewsHour
PBS (KQED San Francisco) showcased AngelPad and technology accelerators’ potential to create jobs in the USA.
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Take a rare look inside of AngelPad
Robert Scoble stopped by the office a couple of days before the demo day (Fall 2011), pulled out his camera and started filming. No one has ever recorded the AngelPad office … so, this is a rare look inside the …
Scobleizer • Video
AngelPad’s Third Demo Day: Fifteen Startups Take Flight
Six months after the second cohort launched, the ex-Googler fueled AngelPad is ready to have at it again.
TechCrunch
Former Googlers’ AngelPad Graduates 15 More Start-Ups
San Francisco-based start-up incubator AngelPad has developed a reputation for its well-pedigreed participants (who are often from Google, as are the AngelPad mentors), and its focus on business-to-business Internet companies, especially e-commerce start-ups (though a few consumer products still make it through).
Today AngelPad launches the 15 start-ups that comprise its third 10-week-long class.
All AngelPad Companies Will Get $100K Investment Offers From 2 VC Firms
Today, another startup incubator, AngelPad — you know, the one run by a bunch of ex-Googlers — is announcing a similar offer. But it’s more traditional from the investment perspective: each AngelPad startup will have the option to accept $100,000 from two prominent venture capital firms at the start of their class.
TechCrunch
AngelPad will drop extra $100k in participating startups
Startup incubator AngelPad will offer applicants an additional $100,000 in funding when they enter the program, bringing the incubator’s total investment in each of its 15 or so startups up to $120,000.
VentureBeat
The Google Start-Up Network: Google Ventures Invests in AngelPad Companies
According to AngelPad founder Thomas Korte, whose start-up incubator has turned out a little more 20 companies, a significant number of AngelPad companies have taken funding from Google Ventures, though many of them remain unannounced.
That relationship is not an accident; Korte and the other AngelPad advisers were all formerly early Google executives.
AngelPad Blasts Off 13 New Companies
The 13 companies ranged widely but mobile was a big part of many of the companies, from app development tools to mobile dating. Lead generation was also a theme, from insurance leads to local merchant leads. AngelPad’s last batch of companies in November was selected from the partners’ network of contacts, so 60% of the companies were started by ex-Googlers.
Forbes