On: DreamIT Ventures Opens Up Applications For Summer 09 Funding Cycle

[daveambrose]

So what is the tally of incubator/Y Combinator like programs out there?

1. Y Combinator 2. TechStars 3. DreamIT 4. ?

[kf → daveambrose]

Launchbox in DC.

One of the founding partners was just appointed head of the FCC.

[siong1987 → daveambrose]

From UIUC, http://www.iventures10.com/ < IV10.

Disclaimer: I am not associated with them.

[anon1776 → siong1987]

Run, don't walk from IllinoisVENTURES. Read up on them at TheFunded.

They're probably even worse than these Dreamit guys, but they are definitely of the same ilk.

[kf → anon1776]

Slightly different ilk, I think, but IllinoisVENTURES will offer the worst valuations out of anyone in this game.

[anon1776 → kf]

Their valuations are terrible and the program's entire purpose is to try to get lucky and latch onto the next YouTube coming out of UIUC.

It's like YC except without any of the benefits and with terrible terms. There is no value added.

[sachinag → anon1776]

The whole Illinois/Chicago group is a bunch of way-too-late wannabes who are looking to take advantage of people. Startupnomics is 200 bucks with real people; DePaul's startup conference is 600 with no value.

The environment here are these people. This is why I go on and on about "Chicago is the next Detroit".

[pmjordan → daveambrose]

Seedcamp (Europe)

[daveambrose → pmjordan]

Did someone make a spreadsheet of available programs on HN earlier? I thought I saw something along those lines back in the day.

[pmjordan → daveambrose]

I think a few of these YC-inspired funds (to put it politely) have died after just one or two rounds. Example: YEurope, their website still mentions the 2007 cycle.

[sjs382 → daveambrose]

AlphaLab in Pittsburgh

[ivey → daveambrose]

Shotput in Atlanta