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…

Fledge: A startup incubator for socially-conscious startups takes flight with new cash

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Fledge, which is taking a TechStars-like approach to incubating startups that make the world a better place, has landed $307,000 in financing that it will use to bankroll its next group of companies. Fledge is kicking off its second class on February 18th, accepting seven new companies into the incubator at the HUB Seattle in Pioneer… Read More…

Meet Fledge: The first incubator for ‘conscious’ companies

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Michael “Luni” Libes has spent the past 20 years building software companies, creating new upstarts such as Ground Truth, Medio Systems, 2Way and Nimble Corp. But Libes is now switching gears with the formation of Fledge, a new Seattle incubator which he says modeled on TechStars but is specifically designed for non-tech companies. “There is… Read More…