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LaunchHouse Accelerator Fuels Ten Cleveland Tech Startups

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Invites venture capitalists and angel investors to attend Showcase Day

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO – Nov. 20, 2012 – The LaunchHouse Accelerator program, also known as LHX, is set to present ten exciting technology based companies to the investment community at the LHX Showcase Day on Wednesday, November 28, from 4-9pm.

The ten teams preparing to graduate from LHX were exposed to a range of topics including concept validation, revenue modeling and customer acquisition. The integration of customer development, first-class mentors and speakers from around the country helped to take these companies to the next level.

The startups have worked day and caffeine-fuelled nights to prepare for Showcase Day and beyond.  They were selected out of applicants from around the world for the program, which started September 2012.

The companies provide a range of cutting-edge, broad-based technologies including smart phone apps, online marketplaces and adaptable platforms. The ten companies that will be showcased are:

Tagora
iOTOS
Gtail
Quick2Launch
FitVia
Nest
Sliced Apples
HooftyMatch
Duel
Winners Circle Gaming  

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LaunchHouse’s Accelerator Program Targets Small Tech Businesses

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In the past few days, I’ve had an opportunity to talk with David Greenberg, from LaunchHouse, about one of their accelerator programs giving ten teams of tech start-ups $25,000 in seed money.

Now, unless you live near Cleveland, Ohio where LaunchHouse is based, you probably don’t know much about them.

David explains, “LaunchHouse is an Ohio-based seed capital investment fund, like Y-Combinator or Tech Stars, currently offering $25,000.00 investments to 10 technology based entrepreneurial-teams from around the world.”

“What does an accelerator program in Cleveland, OH have to offer an aspiring entrepreneur?  Cleveland is not a Silicon Valley, New York City, or Boston; however, LaunchHouse has played to its geographic strengths and embraced its city’s identity to foster a creative and successful environment for entrepreneurs in Cleveland.”

Below is the official press release on the program. There is a link at the end of this post to the press release on LaunchHouse’s site, and you can find much more information there, or start on their homepage at: www.LaunchHouse.com.

 

LaunchHouse Accelerator Program Takes Off

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