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Here comes Kick, an ‘inclusive incubator’ where tuition must be paid via crowdfunding

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You might say that there’s a bit of incubator overload these days. After all, this marks our third post of the day on the topic of startup incubators — following news from the Nike+ Accelerator in Portland and the announcement of the new cohort at 9Mile Labs in Seattle. Now, here comes another incubator, though this one… Read More…

Meet the 9 startups joining the new 9Mile Labs accelerator

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9Mile Labs, the new accelerator that focuses on hatching new B2B startups, today announced its first cohort of startups that will begin the program on April 8th. Like other accelerators, 9Mile Labs invests $20,000, taking a four to eight percent stake in the companies. More than 100 companies applied for the inaugural class, including some… Read More…

Startup incubator Upstart Labs adds new partners, looks to fill series A funding crunch

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It sometimes feels like there’s a bit of incubator mania going on. In the past two weeks alone, we’ve written about two relatively new startup incubators in the Seattle area. Fledge specializes in getting socially-conscious companies off the ground, while 9Mile Labs is looking to make its mark by focusing on enterprise software startups. Now, here comes another… Read More…

New accelerator 9Mile looks to help jumpstart B2B startups

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There’s no shortage of incubators and accelerators sprouting up around the Seattle area, and yet the creators of 9Mile Labs feel as if there’s still plenty of room to operate. Their hook? The firm is focusing on enterprise software companies, rather than the sexier consumer mobile apps and Internet startups that emerge from other accelerators. That… Read More…

$100 a year for Office: Microsoft unveils subscription rates

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Microsoft has been gradually releasing information regarding Windows 8, and all of the applications therein, since the start of 2012. One of the details we’ve been missing is the  pricing for Office 365, the suite that houses popular applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (among others). Today, the Redmond-based company officially unveiled the new pricing scheme for… Read More…

Meet the lucky two percent: A peek at the startups that just entered TechStars Seattle

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TechStars Seattle just accepted their second batch of entrepreneurs — 10 new hatchlings who are furiously writing code (probably right now as we speak) in all-out effort to create the next big thing. Historically, the high-tech incubator has kept the names of the companies secret until Demo Day when entrepreneurial teams emerge from their dark… Read More…