Springboard, a Cambridge-based accelerator, took fourth place for providing seed capital, office space and a network of mentors and other entrepreneurs.
HAX, for its part, is putting up seed funding, office space, marketing and prototyping help in return for equity, while Johnson & Johnson will be offering access to executives and business development types in hopes of helping to commercialize the thing.
Betaspring, which is itself a charter member of the TechStars network, provides mentorship, seed funding, office space, and exposure to a startup community of focused entrepreneurs.
Burnett sAmplifythe incubator: "The convergence of tech and entertainment is finally happening in Los Angeles, and I couldn't be more excited to help Amplify bring these willds together," said.
Well-heeled companies often participate in incubator programs to provide seed money, office space and mentoring advice about the ins and outs of business.
Under a program unveiled on Wednesday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the city wants to invest $45 million in government money to retrain investment bankers, traders and others who have lost jobs on Wall Street, as well as provide seed capital and office space for new businesses those laid-off bankers might create.
A course on e-business entrepreneurship, also in its second year at Essec, is especially popular because, together with another course on business planning, it allows students to apply to the school's incubator, which provides start-ups with seed money and office space.
People like that weren't applying to Y Combinator eight years ago". Based in Mountain View, Calif., Y Combinator is one of the early accelerators, providing startups with business coaching, seed funding and office space, in return for a small portion of equity.
Focused on FinTech, IoT, Food and Future Tech, Kickstart provides over $25 '000in seed funding, free office space, mentoring and doesn't take equity.
