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Obsidian Launch
Location: Boonton, NJ
Founded: 2008

Shotput Ventures
Location: Atlanta, GA
Founded: 2009

[email protected]
Location: Menlo Park, CA, and Lexington, MA
Founded: 2007
Xconomy coverage:
“Highland Capital Puts Out the Call for Student Entrepreneurs and Interns,” April 3, 2008
“Highland Program Offers No-Strings Stipends to Student Entrepreneurs,” March 3, 2009
“Paragon Lake Out to Dazzle Jewelry Buyers with Virtual Customization,” May 19, 2009

[email protected]
Location: Boston, MA, and New York, NY
Founded: 2009
“Spark Capital Launches Startup Seed Fund,” March 25, 2009

TechStars
Location: Boulder, CO, and Boston, MA
Founded: 2006

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Xconomy coverage:
“TechStars ‘Entrepreneurship Boot Camp’ Comes to Boston: An Interview with Co-founder David Cohen,” February 17, 2009
“Oneforty Gets Funded,” June 29, 2009

TheFunded Founder Institute
Location: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2009

Y Combinator
Location: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 2005
Xconomy coverage:
“Y Combinator Gears Up for Startup Summer,” March 10, 2008
“As Y Combinator Prepares to Open Summer Camp, Paul Graham Speaks,” May 3, 2008
“Paul Graham and Y Combinator to Leave Cambridge, Stay in Silicon Valley Year Round,” January 22, 2009

Wade Roush is a freelance science and technology journalist and the producer and host of the podcast Soonish. Follow @soonishpodcast

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