Best Places to Launch Your Web2.0 Startups

Are you looking for a place to ……..

  • Get your startup founded and get the snowball rolling;
  • Get yourself a mentor who will see your business from a different perspective;
  • Get significant media attention (VCs, fellow entrepreneurs and press).

TechCrunch50 (once a year)

  1. Number of applicants: 1000+ groups.
  2. Number of accepted groups: 50+.
  3. Founding: ?.

DEMO (3 times a year)

  1. Number of applicants: 1000+ groups.
  2. Number of accepted groups: 70+.
  3. Founding: ?.

Y Combinator (twice a year)

  1. Number of applicants: ?.
  2. Number of accepted groups: 20.
  3. Founding: $5000 + $5000n, where n is the number of participating founders (i.e. 2 founders get $15,000, 3 get $20,000).

SeedCamp (once a year)

  1. Number of applicants: 400+ groups.
  2. Number of accepted groups: 5.
  3. Founding: Up to EURO 50,000.

TechStars (once a year)

  1. Number of applicants: 300+ groups.
  2. Number of accepted groups: 10.
  3. Founding: Up to $15,000.

1 Response to “Best Places to Launch Your Web2.0 Startups”


  1. 1 Simon

    Thanks for the useful information! Nice work!

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