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As competition to get the best startups into incubators gets increasingly challenging, many firms may find themselves looking earlier and earlier into the life of a company in order to get their attention \u2014 and part of the company through an investment.<\/p>\n
That also includes looking internationally, and 500 Startups is looking to tap into that by now getting Israeli startups into a short bootcamp and train them into the firm\u2019s specialization: marketing and growth. 500 Startups is launching a four-week program in Israel that targets pre-seed and seed companies as they get to the stage where they begin marketing their products.<\/p>\n
With a big staff specialized in marketing and growth, 500 Startups is basically betting that its brand as one that will attract companies looking to figure out how to quickly build a large customer base for their products. 500 Startups naturally competes aggressively with firms like Y Combinator to get the best startups into its programs, and targeting them earlier in their lifetime may help serve as a kind of pipeline to find those companies.<\/p>\n
Of course it\u2019s not necessarily for free, with 500 Startups taking 1% of the company for $25,000 earmarked to marketing experiments. The company is launching its first program with 9 business-to-business startups. Here\u2019s a quick rundown of the companies in the first batch:<\/p>\n
Wizer<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 create, analyze, collaborate and personalize the learning experience is as easy as making a worksheet.<\/p>\n Distribyte<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a simplified cloud environment for companies seeking to expand their digital presence.<\/p>\n CybeReady<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 reduces the risks of phishing through automated end-user training.<\/p>\n Ubeya<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Uber for temporary workforce in the events industry. Provides a SAAS platform for businesses from the events industry to manage their workforce. Connects between staffing agencies and event companies for staff on a daily basis.<\/p>\n ONDiGO<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0provides VPs of sales with visibility into their team\u2019s performance, activity, and major KPIs. Sales-ops will see what works and what doesn\u2019t in the company\u2019s pipeline, account management, and customer success.<\/p>\n Udobu<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 helps better monetize live sports events for clubs and media rights holders struggling with inventory and capacity utilization as well as revenue generation issues.<\/p>\n MuvingApp<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Create a visual inventory in less than 10 minutes. It facilitates a transparent, easier moving experience as well as a myriad of related services: packing, insurance and even connect utilities in your new house.<\/p>\n GreenQ<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a smart waste management services were designed to meet the needs of collection vendors, system integrators, and municipalities.<\/p>\n Market Beyond<\/a> \u2014 uncovers our customers\u2019 blind spots in a fragmented e-commerce space by deriving insight from billions of e-shoppers\u2019 decisions across the global e-commerce universe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/israel.png?w=680\")
As competition to get the best startups into incubators gets increasingly challenging, many firms may find themselves looking earlier and earlier into the life of a company in order to get their attention — and part of the company through an investment.
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