Oklahoma City based startup accelerator, VentureSpur, launched a Dallas location for their 12-week 2013 program; following their successful debut with 4 startups last year. The seven participants in VentureSpur’s 2013 program recently completed 12 weeks of intensive mentoring and preparation; culminating in two Pitch Day events, one in Oklahoma City and one here in Dallas.
VentureSpur’s 2013 Dallas Pitch Day takes place at Inwood Theatre Dallas, from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM and is open to investors, angels, venture capitalists, private equity investors and other parties interested in learning more about these exciting new companies.
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The Startups
VentureSpur’s Dallas class of 2013 includes seven innovative companies in technology sectors including video e-commerce, education, entrepreneurship and social networking, among others. It will be very exciting to watch these startups present their concepts to a large audience at the Inwood Theater.
Meet the companies in VentureSpur’s Fund II, presenting at Pitch Day on Oct 30:
Haul
Offering “buy it now” links for haulers, video hauling tools, and aggregated best of breed shopping channels driven by the best haulers on the web.
Littlefish
Mining interest demographics and individual interest profiles of the customers, prospects and donors of their clients, based on those contacts’ publicly available social media data.
OrderMyGear
Developing a next-generation distribution platform for managing the ordering of sports equipment for sports teams, clubs, school programs and vendors.
SPARXLife
Helping people discover their sense of purpose in life and then matching them with opportunities (colleges, online classes, books, and eventually jobs) that help them live it.
SIVI
Seeking to be the global standard for qualifying entrepreneurs, SIVI teaches the fundamentals of entrepreneurialism, while providing analytics to measure success and rewarding participants with opportunities for mentorship and making business connections.
TogaBOX
Organizing promotional emails to reduce clutter and make it easier to share deals with friends and take advantage of special offers.
Zalongo
Providing a safe, private place to share photos, videos and other online content with just your family.
The VentureSpur Accelerator Program
VentureSpur originated in Oklahoma City, with a mission to,
“Develop the entrepreneurial and investor community in the central US region and to make the nation aware of the many promising startup ventures being founded and grown in our region”.
After acclerating 4 startups in their debut program last year (2012), VentureSpur expanded their operations to Dallas, TX; hosting offices at The DEC and attracting some of the area’s best entrepreneurial talent as mentors. VentureSpur’s mentor roster currently includes notable startup success stories like Sean Charnock of Softlayer, Brad Hunstable of Ustream, Chris Fagan of KeyRing and The DEC’s own Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Michael Sitarzewski of Epic Playground.
Modeled after successful accelerator programs such as Y Combinator, Techstars and Dallas’ own Tech Wildcatters, VentureSpur provides seed funding, training in critical entrepreneurial skills, assigned mentors and champions for each startup as well as a variety of important professional services like accounting, web hosting, seo, incorporation, investment documentation and other startup costs. VentureSpur develops the companies in their program through a rigorous 12 week process in preparation for 2 Pitch Day events (in OKC and Dallas) where participants present before an audience of potential investors.
Get Involved With VentureSpur, The DEC & The Dallas Startup Community
Reserved space at VentureSpur’s Dallas Pitch Day (this Wednesday October 30) is filling up quickly; so if you don’t make it to the event, stay tuned to this blog after Wednesday for a recap of Pitch Day. Learn more about the VentureSpur accelerator program and come by The DEC for community, collaboration or for one of our many events.
Nathan Binford, the author of this post, has spent the last 16 years working closely with startups and small businesses; as a writer, developer and marketer. Nathan contributes to a variety of blogs, including this one. His views are his own, but resources for this post were provided by The DEC and Speakeasy (a partner of the Dallas Morning News).
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