DreamIt Ventures, a NY, Philidelphia and Israel-based startup accelerator program akin to Y Combinator and TechStars, is about to have its second demo day in NY.
Today, 15 young startups will be presenting in a matter of hours and are all vying for attention from a room packed full of investors, industry analysts and media, just as we saw at TechStars NY’s demo day back in June.
As for the companies, all are very consumer-focused, but range in subject matter from fashion and beauty to kids services and gaming. There’s plenty to get through, so let’s jump to it:
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TNW got an inside look at how DreamIt Ventures’ first New York City accelerator began, which you can learn more about that here. During that time, we learned how DreamIt differs from other New York City accelerators like TechStars, ERA and Gramercy Labs Collective:
“To some extent, the market is big enough to bear all of us,” says Kerry Rupp, a Managing Partner at DreamIt. “We differentiate ourselves in the approach we take to mentorships: we source mentorship after we have the companies to create specific team dynamics. We also ask for an intensive time commitment of 3 to 5 hours a week. We want our mentors to dig in and get under the hood, to challenge the companies to get out of their comfort zone.” DreamIt Mentors come in two forms: One half are seasoned entrepreneurs, while the other half are CEOs of early stage startups– the “young gun advisors”– if you will.
For more on DreamIt Ventures, take a peek at all of its portfolio companies and this list of 5 promising startups from its class in Philly.
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