Incubate Miami recently graduated five startups and is accepting and reviewing applications for its Summer and Fall classes of its Technology Startup Accelerator Program. Incubate Miami, founded in 2009 by Marc Billings of Digiport, offers office space in its incubator in downtown Miami and structured programs and mentorship to help tech entrepreneurs grow their businesses in South Florida.
For three months, the selected tech startups intensely work on their businesses in the structured environment, and have access to about 60 mentors in all industries, said Nestor Villalobos, the managing director at Incubate Miami. The three-month program ends with a Demo Day, a coming out party of sorts for the startups, where they will present their companies to angel investors, venture capitalists and the South Florida tech community at large. And Incubate Miami continues to work with the entrepreneurs for years to come, Nestor said.
But I am burying the lead here. Starting this summer for the first time, Incubate Miami is also funding the startups that participate, $20,000 in seed funding in exchange for a small equity stake in the company. This allows the entrepreneurs to be able to quit their day jobs and really focus on launching or growing their startups, said Nestor, an entrepreneur himself.
Five startups will be selected for the summer, and 10 for the Fall. Registration for the Fall is open until June 30. For more information on Incubate Miami, go here. To apply, go here.
The five startups that recently graduated are:
Bookigee, which aims to transform the book publishing industry -- with innovative, highly-targeted products on one side that feed deep analytics on the other side -- to help authors, readers and the rest of the industry understand and connect in today’s quickly-evolving publishing landscape.
Call Signs, which lets you easily share your phone number and social contacts with your friends or customers.
Leggo.fm, which uses user-generated analytics to disseminate music to appropriate audiences connecting royalty-free independent artists to appropriate mainstream outlets.
Mivesta, which believes in using technology to create a social cooking collaboration experience. Mivesta connects to create, learn and share with our interactive platform.
Zoom Future, which allows leaders, workers, and everyday people to track and measure ‘key metrics’ of their life to increase overall success in their business and personal lives.
Incubate Miami is always looking for more mentors. If you are interested contact Nestor at nestor@incubatemiami.com