Dave McClure

Zozi Gets Cozy With Celebrities to Separate Itself From the Groupon Clones

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 24 at 9:00 am PT

After slogging it out for two years in the daily deals business and facing competition from Groupon and hundreds of clones, Zozi believes it has started to find its niche.

Want to Lunch Like Larry or Snack Like Sergey? Kitchit Launches the NetJets for Personal Chefs. (Video)

Drake Martinet in Commerce on September 30, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

A new start-up called Kitchit is launching a service that allows even the ketchup class to book a high-end chef for private in-home dining. (I wonder if they’ll let you order PB&J.)

Battling Angel Investors Agree to Kiss, Make Up and Fund Communications Start-Ups Together

Liz Gannes in Social on September 21, 2011 at 5:16 pm PT

The two investors most publicly associated with last year’s “AngelGate” scandal over power struggles between seed-stage investors have set aside their differences to invest in the second round of the Twilio Fund.

500 Startups’ Next Class Leaves the Nest (Plus, a Full List of the Companies)

Drake Martinet in News on August 16, 2011 at 4:24 pm PT

Dave McClure’s start-up accelerator has now invested in more than 175 companies, and on Tuesday launched another 27 into the world. We’ve got photos and the full list.

Meet 500 Startups: The New Class

Liz Gannes in Social on June 9, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Start-up accelerator 500 Startups today unveiled the 21 companies it is fostering this summer. Founding partner Dave McClure and newly promoted partner Christine Tsai gave us a peek at the list. They are particularly proud that 20 percent of the founders in the class are women and 30 percent are from outside the U.S.

500 Startups Sends 22 of Them Into the World

Liz Gannes in Social on April 6, 2011 at 5:30 pm PT

500 Startups–Dave McClure’s seed fund, accelerator program, communal office and yes, he dares call it an “incubator”–today held its first open house to show off 22 young companies.

CapLinked Wants To Make Deal Opportunities Go Social

Tomio Geron, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 23, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Picture this: LinkedIn-meets-Salesforce, for potential start-up financing opportunities. That’s the vision for CapLinked Inc., a new start-up that wants to be the go-to place for setting up and closing deals, as well as managing portfolio companies after the close.

500 Startups Unveils Start-Up Accelerator Program

Liz Gannes in Social on February 10, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

500 Startups, the angel fund led by the voluble marketer Dave McClure, is taking the wraps off its start-up accelerator program, which is already hosting 11 participants in Mountain View, Calif., and is focused on helping them with design and distribution.

I/O Ventures Returns to Train Second Class of Start-Ups

Liz Gannes in Social on January 20, 2011 at 10:14 am PT

With a swarm of start-up accelerators in the mold of Y Combinator all hitting the tech scene last year, it’s inevitable that some will fall by the wayside. But I/O Ventures, based in San Francisco’s Mission District, will be back for another season, co-founder Paul Bragiel tells NetworkEffect.

955 Dreams Jazzes Up iPad With Interactive Music History App

Liz Gannes in Social on January 12, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The tablet interface can’t help but make your brain think of the future of books dancing across the screen. A little startup called 955 Dreams is bringing some of that imagination into reality today with the release of its History of Jazz iPad app.