News and Startup Events from CrunchBase

News for August 5th, 2014 Unleashing The Business Graph When CrunchBase 2.0 was released in April, we not only launched an entirely new design and technology stack, we also declared our ambition to build the business world's answer to Mark Zuckerberg's "social graph" — The Business Graph. From architecting around a graph database to embracing a card-based user interface, we designed CrunchBase 2.0 to expose the web of connections between businesses and the employees and executives who manage them. Continue reading...   The Jury Is Out On Legal Startups Venture capitalists may have rested their case for investing in legal startups, according to data from CrunchBase. Investments in law-related startups declined sharply this year, after peaking last year with over $150 million committed in 57 venture rounds. Continue reading...   500 Startups Post-Demo Day Wrap Up With 500 Startups turning out their 9th clutch of startups to investors this week, we spoke to Sean Percival about some lessons the accelerator has learned over the years. Unlike past demo days, investors were keen to get access to the new crop of companies on the spot. Continue reading...   VCs In The Market For Real Estate Companies Even as the blockbuster $3.5 billion tie-up between Trulia and Zillow shows a preference for consolidation among the real estate market's larger players, venture investment in new startups working in the industry is soaring. After the real estate bubble popped in 2008 (when housing prices plummeted 14%), the pace of investment into startup real estate companies among venture capital firms actually started to rise. Continue reading...   CrunchBase Monthly Investor Leaderboard In the month of July, investors committed over $7B in venture funding rounds globally. While July tends to be a slow month for investing, Flipkart's $1B Series G was the largest of a string of international deals announced this month that kept the heat turned up. Huaxia, Secoo, Fangdd, FXTrip and Rong360, all of China, each raised over $60M each. Continue reading...   CrunchBase Monthly Export We've just released the most recent version of the CrunchBase monthly export for July. This month, our community of contributors helped us surpass two more huge milestones as the dataset reached 600k profiles and 75k funding rounds. Continue reading...   Are You In CrunchBase? CrunchBase is about more than founders and investors - it's the definitive resource for the startup industry with 600k profiles for companies, investors, people and products. Every day people use CrunchBase to learn more about startups and the teams that power them. Add your profile today.   Share With:   Startup Calendar for August 5, 2014 TechBreakfast August 05, 2014 — Multiple locations TechBreakfast is a monthly breakfast where entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, business people, and interested people see showcases on cool new technology in a demo format and interact with each other. Each TechBreakfast begins at 8:00am and goes until 10AM. Check out this month's events in Boston, Austin, NYC, DC, Raleigh / Durham, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and more! CoFoundersLab August 05, 2014 — Multiple locations CoFoundersLab hosts events aimed at helping entrepreneurs find co-founders, advisers & interns and to build strong, core founding teams. Get started networking now by creating a free profile on CoFoundersLab and attend this month's events in Buenos Aires, Raleigh, New York City, Boston, Toronto, Washington, DC, Phoenix, Portland,San Francisco, Santa Monica, Boulder, Dallas, and more! Startup Grind August 05, 2014 — Multiple locations Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. They host monthly events in more than 100 cities and 40 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Events this month hosted in: Baltimore on August 5th, Amman on August 6th, Manila on August 8th, Washington DC, New York City, Beijing, & Miami on August 12th, Philadelphia on August 13th, Denver on August 14th, Sydney, Tehran, & Silicon Valley on August 19th, Melbourne, Portland, Copenhagen, & Salt Lake City on August 20th, San Francisco & Vancouver on August 21st, Seattle, Singapore, & Seoul on August 26th, London on August 27th, and Monterrey, Barcelona, & Kuala Lumpur on August 28th. gSchool Open House August 11, 2014 — San Francisco, CA Galvanize is welcoming all prospective students, instructors, mentors, guest speakers and potential employers to attend their gSchool SF Open House! Past students, current hiring partners, and the instruction team will be there to answer any questions and present on what gSchool is all about. Food and drinks will be provided. Startup Socials Summer Mixer August 14, 2014 — San Francisco, CA Join Startup Socials on August 14th to connect with 500+ founders, CEOs, developers, designers, marketers, and professionals from around the world, work with expert Social Architects to achieve your goals based on your unique needs (VIP pass required), and meet a network of members (angel investors, mentors, partners) to accelerate your growth. Register now with CrunchBase discount code to save 30% off the already discounted Late Bird Rate. Intel Developer Forum September 09, 2014 — San Francisco, CA Join Intel this September to celebrate the most innovative minds in tech at the Intel Developer Forum. Catch insights and demos, and get hands-on with the newest tech in IoT, mobile, and wearables. Participate in short maker code challenges to win prizes, including Intel hardware and more. Register now for a complimentary day pass to Day 3 of IDF14 with promo code: TCRDIS.   Accelerator News for August 5, 2014 Startupbootcamp Amsterdam Amsterdam — Applications close August 08, 2014 Startupbootcamp is the leading accelerator of Europe and is organizing a new vertical program focused on internet and mobile (E&M) commerce. Over the 3-month accelerator program, up to 10 selected startups will collaborate with 150+ mentors, partners and investors to build world class products, with the ultimate goal of becoming industry-leading sustainable companies. Apply now before August 8th! Houston Health Ventures Houston, TX — Applications close August 13, 2014 Houston Health Ventures (HHV) is a seed-stage healthcare investment fund focused on Health IT, Devices, and Diagnostics. HHV's NextHIT program will provide its first class of companies with 8 weeks of tailored curriculum, access to need-specific mentors, offices and amenities at University of Houston's brand new Innovation Center. Each team will also receive a $30,000 investment from HHV and $24,000 worth of services from Rackspace, Inc. Admissions are rolling, apply now before August 13th! SKTA Innopartners Accelerator Hackathon Sunnyvale, CA — Applications close August 15, 2014 SKTA Innopartners Accelerator is hosting a hardware hackathon focused on two distinct themes; Datacenter Infrastructure and Internet of Things. Pitch to SK Telecom, SK Hynix, SKTA Innopartners, VCs, and Advisors to win an SSD Drive and gift card and an opportunity to get introduced to investors. Sign up to participate in the hackathon before August 15th! IDEAx New Orleans, LA — Applications close August 25, 2014 IDEAx is a 12-week accelerator program for up to 10 New Orleans founders focused on creating scalable and fundable businesses. Central to the program is a curated network of business experts available to participating founders. Rolling interviews will begin on 8/11, with a final application deadline of 8/25. Apply now before August 25th! R/GA Accelerator New York City — Applications close August 25, 2014 Techstars and R/GA have partnered for their second accelerator program to address the booming "Internet of Things" marketplace for products and services that tap into interconnected devices, real-time data, and analytics. Ten teams will each receive up to $120,000 in seed funding. Qualified companies from around the world building technology that leverages or supports connected devices should apply by August 25! Next Step Challenge Esbjerg, Denmark — Applications close September 30, 2014 The Next Step Challenge is Europe's most ambitious accelerator program and startup competition with a first prize of €250,000. The Challenge helps promising tech startups within digital health, smart energy, smart home, and communication to open up a whole new world of opportunities. Over an intensive six months period, participants join a professional business development program worth more than €100,000. Apply now to join Next Step Challenge in December!   Did we miss anything? The CrunchBase Newsletter gives people around the world a place to share local events, startup competitions, and new accelerator classes. If your event or accelerator would like to be included, let us know! Tell Us About Your Event or Accelerator   If you would no longer like to receive email from CrunchBase, you can unsubscribe with one click here.   The Business Graph  ·  410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2014 AOL Inc. 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