NewME Accelerator Named BreakOut Startup of the Year
Earlier this month Black Enterprise in their 2011 Year in Review Through Technology named NewME Accelerator BreakOut Startup of the year. BREAKOUT STARTUP OF THE YEAR: The NewMe Accelerator. The first minority-led tech accelerator launched in June 2011 with the first class of 11-startups and helped shine national light on the fact that there are [...]
Read MoreBeCouply Founders Share Their Entrepreneurship Story and What’s Next
In a recent interview with Katie Morell, on American Express Open Forum BeCouply founders share their entrepreneurship story and the idea behind BeCouply. Here’s an excerpt. Q: Could you tell me a little about your backgrounds? Uzamere: I grew up in New Castle, Pa., and went to MIT for computer science. I was very involved [...]
Read MoreEntrepreneurs, NewME Accelerator 2012 Application Deadline Is One Week Away
Entrepreneurs/startup founders looking to join NewME Accelerator 2012 cycle one the application deadline is just one week away. That’s right next Friday, December 16. It seems like it was just yesterday when the NewME Accelerator cycle one ended and October 27 when Angela announced the open call for 2012 applications. Cycle 2 will take place [...]
Read MoreMobile Gaming App Playd iPhone and Android Apps Now Available
Are you into gaming or mobile or social gaming or earning rewards or all of the above? If so you’re in luck as playd iPhone and Android apps are now available for you to download on both the iPhone app store and Android Market place. Playd allows you to you rate, share, and discuss the [...]
Read MoreNewME Community Launches in Your Area
It’s been an amazing several months working on the NewME Accelerator but while we are focused on diversifying the tech industry by targeting the epicenter, Silicon Valley, the team here continued to think about, well… everyone else. Getting into the NewME Accelerator is great but it’s no easy task. We only accept 16 Founders per year! That [...]
Read MoreBefore You Blog About Trying to Occupy Techcrunch…
Hi-ho! One of the NewME Summer 2011 founders here! I’ve watched the tenor of the conversation around CNN’s Black in America 4 go from the startups and how they’re trying to break down barriers to only the barriers. I’ve talked to people on Twitter who think highlighting the issue as it stands right now is [...]
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