Matter Announces Second Class of Start Ups for Media Accelerator Program

Matter, a start up accelerator, has announced seven start ups to take part in it's second class. Backed by PRX, The Knight Foundation and KQED, Matter calls it a class or a program, but it's more like media start up boot camp. The companies will all work together in a co-working space in San Francisco, attending speaking events, reviews, mentoring sessions and workshops for four months. The program culminates in a demo day in San Francisco and a showcase in New York. Each start up receives a $50,000 investment to get them rolling. The companies participating in the program, which starts this week, focus on cross-publishing, collaboration and crowdsourcing. If you want to know what the future of publishing looks like, it's probably something like this. Here's a full list of the companies from Matter's press release: Connu – Connu helps emerging writers find, connect with and monetize audiences through publishing the best new short stories. Contextly – Contextly enables publications of all sizes to be both informative and viable in the age of drive-by readers by marrying editorial wisdom to the power of algorithms. The Creative Action Network – The Creative Action Network (CAN) is a marketplace for artists, causes and supporters to harness their talents for good by creating, buying and sharing original, crowdsourced creative content and merchandise. Formidable – Formidable Corp. bursts the filter bubble to help connect you to people outside of your social circle. Getcast – Getcast empowers creative professionals to take control of their careers by connecting them through a platform that helps them showcase their work, hone their craft and collaborate on a global scale. Hacklog – Hacklog empowers individual journalists to be more relevant to their audiences, impactful with their stories and in charge of their careers by providing honest analytics. Woop.ie – Woopie (Write Only Once, Publish It Everywhere) empowers writers and publishers to easily reach their audiences on all devices and platforms through a digital content publishing tool focused on responsive design. Image via Gigaom

Fishbowl

Matter Announces Second Class of Start Ups for Media Accelerator Program

Karen Fratti

About

Subscriptions

Events

Publications

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

Karen Fratti