Boost VC Goes 'Full Bitcoin' For Next Startup Mentor Round
Boost VC, the startup accelerator and immersive mentorship program co-founded by Adam Draper, will accept only bitcoin companies for its next round, known as 'Tribe 5'. Boost VC will include 20-30 bitcoin companies for its next three-month entrepreneurship course starting early 2015. The startups enrolled live in shared housing while they work on growing their companies and meet regularly with key Silicon Valley figures and investors. According to a message posted on Medium, Boost VC is looking for startups working in the fields of "payments, exchanges, blockchain technology, sidechains,....
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California-based startup accelerator Boost VC is continuing its "all-in" dive into the bitcoin space with an announcement of a new fund, Boost Bitcoin Fund 2, which promises each company in its upcoming Tribe 5 startup batch an investment of 300 BTC upon completion of the program. The fund, which was backed by Draper Associates, is one of many recent announcements to come from Boost VC. In November, the accelerator closed a $6.6m funding round led by Marc Andreessen and Ben Davenport and announced that its next cohort would feature only companies working with bitcoin and blockchain....
Bitcoin Magazine had an opportunity to interview Mentor Palokaj, founder of BlueVPN. Mentor is currently a university student in the Netherlands, but has taken to internet privacy and the Bitcoin currency. BlueVPN provides individuals with an ability to utilize currently blocked websites, have protection against hackers, and in essence use the VPN servicing to be anonymous online. BlueVPN is now one of several VPN services accepting the Bitcoin currency for payment. Bitcoin Magazine had the opportunity to interview Mentor Pelokaj and learn more about how he got involved with the Bitcoin....
Boost VC, a technology startup accelerator program that accepts startups in groups called "tribes" has announced that it will be going 100% Bitcoin for the foreseeable future. In March, Adam Draper first stated his intention to help 100 Bitcoin companies through Boost VC in the next three years. Now, Boost VC CEO Adam Draper has publicized his decision to refocus Boost VC solely towards the Bitcoin ecosystem, at least for the next few years. Draper hinted that Boost VC may still expand to non-Bitcoin ventures as long as they are similarly bleeding edge. Boost VC has previously helped....
Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio has announced what may be the first funding round of the new year, raising $1.9m in new capital amid a rebranding. The company plans to raise an additional $400,000 in funding over the next 90 days via AngelList, bringing its total funding to $2.3m. The Series A round was led by Huiyin Blockchain Venture, a China-based VC fund launched late last year by multi-billion-dollar investment firm Huiyin Group. Other participants in the round included Boost VC, Digital Currency Group and Draper VC – investors that also took part in the startup's $600k funding....
Bangalore-based startup UnoCoin has raised an impressive $1.5 million in a pre-series A funding round. Bangalore-based startup UnoCoin has raised an impressive $1.5 million in a pre-series A funding round, the largest sum ever comprised for a digital currency company in India’s history. Among the investors were Blume Ventures, Mumbai Angels, Bank to the Future, Bitcoin Capital, FundersClub, and Digital Currency Group and Boost VC, headed by Barry Silbert and Adam Draper respectively. Expressing his enthusiasm, Silbert believes the company will do great things in the future: “Since making....