500 Startups’ Next Class Leaves the Nest (Plus, a Full List of the Companies)
Dave McClure’s seed fund, start-up accelerator and incubator — 500 Startups — hatched another class of companies into the world on Tuesday.
Some from the seed funding program and others from the accelerator, 27 companies presented to a packed house at 500 Startups’ HQ in downtown Mountain View, Calif.
This class was heavy on consumer services products, focusing on things like shopping and product discovery. A surprisingly large number of food- and restaurant-related services also demoed. And, of course, it wouldn’t be an incubator demo day without at least a few companies building services for tech companies.
McClure emceed the whole session, noting that 500 Startups had invested in 175 companies to date and plans to continue a focus on adding international start-ups to its ranks.
Below is the list of companies and products announced. The list is complete, thanks to a lack of “off the record” conditions such those imposed at Y Combinator Demo Days.
Tout
http://www.toutapp.com
Email response templates and tracking.
VidCaster
http://www.vidcaster.com
Make a video site on your own domain.
Daily Aisle
http://www.dailyaisle.com
Expedia for wedding vendors.
AppGrooves
http://www.appgrooves.com
iOS app discovery platform.
Loku
http://www.loku.com
Big data for local.
Kibin
http://www.kibin.com
“The easiest way to get feedback and editing on your writing.”
OVIA
http://www.oviahr.com
Video interviewing service for recruiting.
BugHerd
http://www.bugherd.com
Visual bug tracker for the Web.
Skipola
http://www.skipola.com
Easy mobile apps for restaurants.
LaunchBit
http://www.launchbit.com
Ad network for email.
Tinfoil Security
http://www.tinfoilsecurity.com
Protecting Web sites from outside hackers.
Culture Kitchen SF
http://www.culturekitchensf.com
“Ethnic cooking classes taught by the grandmas you wish you had.”
Storytree
http://www.storytree.com
Capture and share family stories.
DailyGobble
http://www.dailygobble.com
One-to-one marketing for restaurants through receipt digitization.
Vayable
http://www.vayable.com
Social marketplace for experiences.
Singboard
http://www.singboard.com
YouTube meets karaoke. AllThingsD‘s Liz Gannes wrote about them here.
Chirpme
http://www.chirpme.com
Connecting people through single dates.
From.us
http://www.from.us
Crowdsourced gift selection and purchasing.
Welcu
http://www.welcu.com
Managing unique high-end events.
Console
http://www.console.fm
“Awesome music with no hassle.”
Zerply
http://www.zerply.com
“Professional networking done right.”
WillCall
http://www.getwillcall.com
HotelTonight for live music and theater.
Manpacks
http://www.manpacks.com
Purchasing help for men’s accessories.
Snapette
http://www.snapette.com
Location-based fashion discovery and sharing.
CardinalBlue
http://www.cardinalblue.com
Makers of Pic Collage, a Top 10 photo app.
CoderBuddy
http://www.coderbuddy.com
Next-generation ODesk meets Heroku.
CraftCoffee
http://www.craftcoffee.com
Mobile apps for small business.