Can you imagine having an opportunity to drive your company forward in the heart of New York City with over 200 expert mentors dedicated to your success? This is the experience that the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) provides for their companies. Along with seed capital, professional leadership and an amazing co-working location, ERA’s four-month program gives startup companies the hands-on help and nurturing needed for success.
Here’s a list of the new companies selected as ERA’s 2015 Summer Cohort!
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator 2015 Cohort (10 Teams)
*Dezignable, an online marketplace connecting home design enthusiasts with professionals, allowing users to affordably furnish and remodel their dream home.
*Fourmine, an online jewelry store that eliminates the risk of purchasing engagement rings online by offering a “try before you buy” program.
*Fund That Flip, an online lending platform allowing investors to finance real estate development projects. “We lower the cost of capital for developers and allow investors to maximize diversification and access the asset class with $5,000 minimum investments.”
*Grsp, a mobile purchase decision tool allowing users to upload photos of any product and receive instant product reviews, price comparisons and more.
*Kitsplit, a marketplace for locals to rent equipment from photographers and filmmakers, providing extra income on idle equipment.
*Lately, a cloud-based marketing management platform organizing collaborative marketing by tracking campaign plans.
*LIVEalpha provides international and underbanked U.S. citizens to build and access credit through an online lending platform even before receiving a SSN or FICO score.
*Macromeasures is an audience intelligence platform that transforms public social data into information on demographics and psychographics to help marketers better understand their consumers.
*Musefind connects brands to social media influencers using marketing platform to engage a larger audience segment at a lower price.
*Sweetist, cleverly referred to as a “bakery in your pocket”, provides online dessert ordering and delivery services, bringing sweets from the most popular bakeries to your location.
Upon acceptance, each company receives an initial $40,000 investment along with seminars featuring top entrepreneurs, technologists and industry experts. In addition to exposure to NYC’s leading seed investors and venture capitalists, ERA companies gain access to free legal, accounting hosting and more from ERA’s 25+ sponsors and partners.
If you’re part of a startup company and in search of funding, ERA will begin accepting applications for their Winter 2016 program soon. Companies who apply by November 12, 2015 and are accepted will participate in the four-month program beginning on January 4, 2016 and ending on April 22, 2016. For more information, visit http://eranyc.com/apply/.
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