Starter Studio Tech Accelerator Welcomes Fourth Class of Starters

ORLANDO, Fla. - July 11, 2015 - PRLog -- Starter Studio has selected ten start-up companies from a field of 72 applicants for its fourth accelerator class. Class begins August 3, 2105, at the Canvs coworking space in downtown Orlando. This immersive experience is comprised of an education program based on proven “lean startup” methods and a network of seasoned business and technology leaders that will mentor the startup teams.

“We are thrilled at the quantity of applicants, more than doubling from the last class, but also at the quality and seriousness of intent of these applicants,” said Donna Mackenzie, Starter Studio’s Executive Director. “It reflects not only the growing reputation of our program, but also the vibrancy of Central Florida’s tech startup community.”

Companies selected are:

AKQYS LLC: Designed for legal uses, including personal property security control solutions for monitoring, AKQYS is the first wireless visual surveillance security system for luggage.

B-rollStock: Offers a B-roll stock footage library and expert community.

Diy.Fund: Provides do-it-yourself tools to enable anyone to invest professionally.

HotSwitch: Connects viewers with their favorite TV characters and engages a global community of fans in real-time. Production companies post second-screen, story-driven content to drive engagement, while tracking viewership and social sentiment through a backend dashboard.

HULA: Provides intelligent software helping research scientists leverage their efforts and build smarter experiments accelerating the pace of discovery.

KINO: Accelerates athletic development through sports technology. Customers can connect with KINO by joining the on-line community, downloading the KINO Training App and purchasing the KINO Performance Tracker.

Kwéva: Is a web and mobile platform for “space sharing,” connecting people who have extra space and would like to make extra money with people who are in need of space to store their belongings.

SavvySuit: Is a case management system which helps law firms optimize the business of law.

Veehic: Provides a marketplace for both automobiles and motorcycles, allowing buyers and sellers to sell and purchase vehicles.

Zupp: A smartphone app that provides instant access to the nightlife and events happening in your city.

Starter Studio companies are provided with free working space at Canvs (http://canvs.org/), a collaborative coworking space that is home to 80 companies. The class culminates in November with a Demo Day where the teams present their products to an audience of hundreds technology and investment leaders from the region.

About Starter Studio

Starter Studio (http://starterstudio.com/) launched its first class in November 2013. In just twenty months, five of the program’s 19 portfolio companies have raised seed capital and, overall, more than $2.6M in follow-on capital, generating more than $2.5 million in revenues. As a result of Starter Studio’s rapid success, it was selected by the Small Business Administration in August 2014 for a National Accelerator award.