{"id":1587,"date":"2015-02-22T15:52:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T21:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2019-07-27T19:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T01:33:04","slug":"wearable-world-listed-as-a-leading-accelerator-in-silicon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wearable-world-listed-as-a-leading-accelerator-in-silicon-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearable World Listed as a Leading Accelerator in Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes recently mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/wearableworld.co\/\">Wearable World<\/a>, our startup accelerator, in an article of what they consider the best accelerator programs in Silicon Valley:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Based on our research, below are some of the best accelerators we\u2019ve come across for startups coming to the Valley:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersspace.com\/\"><strong>Founders Space<\/strong><\/a> is the only one we found that meets all of the above criteria.\u00a0 They have a highly flexible program that is ideal for foreign entrepreneurs and have formed strategic relationships with governments and accelerators all over the world, including Korea, Austria, China, Singapore, Belgium, Japan, Holland, Brazil, Estonia, etc. \u00a0In addition, Founders Space has a robust online accelerator that\u2019s being used in overseas universities and incubators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/500.co\/\"><strong>500 Startups<\/strong><\/a> has done an excellent job of bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world.\u00a0 With their Geeks on Planes program and Dave McClure\u2019s presence, they\u2019ve put together a top-notch program that caters to most of the needs that startup founders from abroad have.\u00a0 The results look good, and they\u2019re growing fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tandemcap.com\/\"><strong>Tandem<\/strong><\/a> is another strong accelerator for overseas entrepreneurs.\u00a0 What sets them apart is that they focus on mobile only.\u00a0 They also invest a significant amount in each startup.\u00a0 They work with startups from every part of the world and act as their temporary home in the Valley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techstars.com\/\"><strong>Techstars<\/strong><\/a> has been setting up its own branches all across the US and has recently established operations in London.\u00a0 It stands poised to become a global powerhouse for incubating startups, and we expect them to continue to expand to other countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycombinator.com\/\"><strong>Y Combinator<\/strong><\/a> is the gold standard of startup accelerators.\u00a0 It\u2019s not as focused on overseas startups, but its program has A-list mentors, advisors and investors that more than compensate.\u00a0 It has successfully helped startups from all parts of the world get funded and brings a halo effect to its graduates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plugandplaytechcenter.com\/\"><strong>Plug And Play<\/strong><\/a> has aggressively courted overseas startups and attracts companies from every corner of the globe.\u00a0 It has relationships with a number of foreign governments and works to provide education and training for overseas companies.\u00a0 For the scope of its operations, it deserves to be on this list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wearableworldlabs.com\/\"><strong>Wearable World<\/strong><\/a> does a good job at incubating IoT startups.\u00a0 They have expert advisors in the IoT and wearable space and work with startups from all over the world.\u00a0 Their biggest strength is their focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/drewhendricks\/2015\/02\/17\/7-leading-accelerators-for-overseas-startups-coming-to-silicon-valley\/\">Forbes &#8211; 7 Leading Accelerators For Overseas Startups Coming to Silicon Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s exciting to see that Wearable World was named by Forbes as one of the top incubators in Silicon Valley!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes recently mentioned Wearable World, our startup accelerator, in an article of what they consider the best accelerator programs in Silicon Valley: Based on our research, below are some of the best accelerators we\u2019ve come across for startups coming to the Valley: Founders Space is the only one we found<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[499,516,498,518,517,496],"class_list":["post-1587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-accelerator","tag-forbes","tag-incubator","tag-silicon-valley","tag-startup","tag-wearable-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoonhuh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}