Betaspring

**Betaspring**. Providence, RI
 * Name:** Betaspring, @http://www.betaspring.com
 * Date Founded:** ??
 * City:** Providence
 * Address:** One Davol Square, Providence, RI 02903 (map)
 * Twitter:** __ [] __


 * Investment & Equity:** up to $20,000.


 * First Class:** 2009
 * Notable Graduates:**
 * Founded by:** Allan Tear, Owen Johnson, Jack Templin
 * Office space:** ??

2009 - 24 applications / 9 spots = 37,5% accepted 2010 - 65 applications / 9 spots = 13,8% accepted 2011 - ??
 * Acceptance ratio:**

1. About the program 2. Resources 3. News 4. Mentors 5. Advisors 6. Startups graduated 7. Pictures 8. Comments
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 * ** 1. About the program **


 * What we do.** Competitive entrepreneurial teams from around the world come to Providence, RI, for our intensive twelve week program. During these twelve weeks, we help teams transform themselves into functional, fundable companies by providing mentorship, kickoff funding, and immersion in an intense startup community of like-minded entrepreneurs. At the end of the program teams have the opportunity to present their company to investors from the Boston, New York corridor during our Demo Day event.

Betaspring Summer programs run from June through September for 12 weeks. During the first ten weeks, you and the other teams involved will work hard on developing working prototypes from your concepts, or on scaling your business if you have a working model. Each week, teams will meet with advisers that will offer feedback on your team’s concepts, ideas and prototypes, as well as provide valuable insight into how to scale a company, deal with obstacles along the way, and how to manage large scale adoption when it comes. The final 2 weeks of the program will be spent honing your pitches as you present to and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs and investors. What you get.

The main thing we will give you is mentorship: lots and lots of advice, expertise and criticism. We have over 50 experienced entrepreneurs, industry experts, design gurus and academic faculty who are excited to share their knowledge and experiences with you, and ready to help you shape your ideas into prototypes and businesses.

We will also provide you with a small amount of seed capital (up to $20,000) free legal counsel, incorporation filing, and other legal work necessary to complete your business model during the summer. Additionally, you’ll have access to Betaspring HQ, a fully-equipped workspace for you and the other teams to get together to meet, share ideas and work on your companies.

Ultimately, at the end of the summer, you will have the opportunity to demo your prototype to a group of investors for the chance to receive immediate follow-on funding or partnerships for your company should you need it.

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** 2. Resources **

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** 3. News **

01-22-2010 Betaspring gets $366K grant from R.I. [] 06-24-2010 Betaspring applications nearly triple []

** 4. Mentors (updated 19-08-2011)**


 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/8/KippEfesComp.jpg link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/kipp-bradford"]] || [|Kipp Bradford, Technology Consultant and Entrepreneur] || Kipp Bradford is a technology consultant and entrepreneur with a passion for making things. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded three start-ups,... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/124/cesare.png link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/bill-cesare-phd"]] || [|Bill Cesare, Ph.D, Angel Investor] || With over 25 years experience as a serial entrepreneur, Bill has been a principal in multiple start-up companies in New England ranging from... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/109/josh_clark_1863x1863.jpeg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/josh-clark"]] || [|Josh Clark, Global Moxie] || Josh Clark is a designer, developer, and author specializing in iPhone user experience. He's author of the O'Reilly books "Tapworthy: Designing... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/11/-1.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/matt-cottam"]] || [|Matt Cottam, Co-Founder, CEO Tellart] || Matt is the co-founder of Tellart, a product and service design firm specializing in the development... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/13/icon.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/angus-davis"]] || [|Angus Davis, CEO, Swipely] || Angus co-founded Tellme Networks, a $100M subsidiary business unit of Microsoft, and Microsoft’s largest ever acquisition of a private company.... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/108/Jason_Headshot.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/jason-donahue"]] || [|Jason Donahue, Co-Founder and VP Brand Management, Zeo Inc.] || Jason is responsible for new product development & marketing at Zeo, a venture-backed consumer health & wellness technology start-up.... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/88/bdcripeterdorsey13x572dpi.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/peter-dorsey-0"]] || [|Peter Dorsey, President, Business Development Co. of RI] || Over twenty years experience structuring and provided debt capital to small businesses, first in a bank lending environment and more recently... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/15/jim.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/james-grace"]] || [|James Grace, President & CEO, InsureMyTrip.com] || In 1995, Jim pioneered selling travel insurance on the Internet, eventually conceiving and launching his “brainchild,” InsureMyTrip.com, the first... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/16/cgraham.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/chris-graham"]] || [|Chris Graham, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP] || Chris is Co-Partner-in-Charge of the Firm’s Providence, Rhode Island office and serves as co-chair to the firm’s Business Law Department. He... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/137/grandinetti.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/mike-grandinetti"]] || [|Mike Grandinetti, Managing Director, Southboro Capital] || Mike Grandinetti is a serial entrepreneur / CXO across five successful software start-ups, including 2 NASDAQ IPOs and 5... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/17/JDH_Headshot.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/jason-d-harry-phd"]] || [|Jason D. Harry, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Lucidux] || Lucidux is an early-stage medical device company developing advanced imaging technologies for minimally invasive surgery. Previously, he was... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/19/lee_hower.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/lee-hower"]] || [|Lee Hower, Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur] || Lee is a former entrepreneur turned VC. He is a Principal at Point Judith Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Providence,... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/20/thor_in_a_suit__face.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/thor-johnson"]] || [|Thor Johnson, CMO & CEO, Team Thor Marketing] || Thor is an recognized expert on high-performance B2B marketing and demand generation. As CMO, he piloted Eloqua Corporation’s rapid growth to... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/21/CHK_Color.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/charlie-kroll"]] || [|Charlie Kroll, CEO at Andera, Inc.] || Charlie Kroll founded Andera in 2000 with the vision of helping clients leverage Web-based technology as a tool for sales and growth. Today, that... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/22/rajiv7.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/rajiv-kumar"]] || [|Rajiv Kumar, Founder, Chief Clinical Officer, Shape Up The Nation] || Rajiv Kumar is the Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Shape Up The Nation. Through this new corporate wellness company, Kumar has been able to... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/23/Steve_headshot.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/stephen-lane"]] || [|Stephen Lane, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ximedica] || Stephen is a founding partner and CEO of Providence Rhode Island based Ximedica. Under his leadership, Ximedica has grown into a full-service... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/96/jim.png width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/jim-lavoie"]] || [|Jim Lavoie, Ceo, Rite-Solutions] || In 2000, Lavoie and his partner Joe Marino launched Rite-Solutions in search of new and... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/140/maccini_photo.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/bob-maccini"]] || [|Bob Maccini, Managing Partner, Angel Street Capital] || Angel Street Capital provides funding to... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/141/astevephoto.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/steve-mcclelland"]] || [|Steve McClelland, Senior Principal Architect, Yahoo] || I run product strategy for Citizen Sports (... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/25/234941125_9de601d89c.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/richard-moross"]] || [|Richard Moross, CEO & Founder, moo.com] || Richard has worked in a range of creative businesses, from start-ups to global organisations, before founding MOO in May 2004. MOO aims to disrupt... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/100/-1.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/sean-moss-pultz"]] || [|Sean Moss-Pultz, Founder and CEO of Openmoko, Inc] || A San Diego native, but a resident of Asia, Sean has over seven years of experience developing, manufacturing, and selling high-volume consumer... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/99/brianmurphy101_small.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/brian-murphy"]] || [|Brian Murphy, VP Operations, moo.com] || Brian is VP of Operations for London-based online printer moo.com. With a career best characterized as 'bringing order to chaos', he's helped... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/26/pamelaohara.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/pam-o%E2%80%99hara"]] || [|Pam O’Hara, Co-Founder and President, BatchBlue Software] || Pamela is the Co-Founder and President of BatchBlue Software, makers of the small business CRM (customer relationship management) tool BatchBook... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/27/5694_109814943129_823048129_2105837_2494235_n.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/clay-rockefeller"]] || [|Clay Rockefeller, Co-Founder, Steel Yard] || Clay Rockefeller co-founded the Steel Yard, a non-profit organization created to serve a catalyst in the creative, economic revitalization of... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/139/MikeRowan.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/mike-rowan"]] || [|Mike Rowan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, RatePoint] || Mike co-founded RatePoint with other former GeoTrust co-founders to provide small businesses a platform to assess and gain customer insight about... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/28/benRubin.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/ben-rubin"]] || [|Ben Rubin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Zeo Inc.] || Ben is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Zeo, a technology startup that has created the world’s first personal sleep coach. Zeo is... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/29/soren_face.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/soren-ryherd"]] || [|Soren Ryherd, President, Co-Founder, Working Planet] || Soren started as a research scientist, was a NASA graduate research fellow, and worked for multiple Internet startups before co-founding Working... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/30/chrisface.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/christopher-savage"]] || [|Christopher Savage, Co-Founder and CEO, Wistia] || Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Wistia, a video sharing tool for businesses. Prior to founding Wistia, Chris worked in the independent film... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/98/ff_sparky_small.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/thorne-sparkman"]] || [|Thorne Sparkman, Managing Director, Slater Technology Fund] || Thorne Sparkman invests in seed stage ventures in software and internet technologies, and energy and environmental technologies. Prior to... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/32/donStanford.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/don-stanford"]] || [|Don Stanford, Chief Technology Officer, GTECH] || Don has worked for 30 years in the secure transaction processing industry and am a founding employee of GTECH Corporation. He is also an adjunct... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/97/annette.png width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/annette-tonti"]] || [|Annette Tonti, CEO, Mofuse] || Annette Tonti is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of business and entrepreneurial experience. Currently she is CEO of MoFuse, Inc a fast... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/34/jvogel_photo.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/jeff-vogel"]] || [|Jeff Vogel, Managing Director, Velocity Equity Partners] || Jeffrey Vogel has over 18 years experience in operating and financing high tech software companies. Most recently, Jeff has been advising both... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/35/video_ts_title_1_ch_0_frame_5676.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/brad-weinberg"]] || [|Brad Weinberg, Chief Innovation Officer, Shape Up the Nation] || As the Chief Innovation Officer of Shape Up The Nation, Brad works with the team at The Nation to ensure that Shape Up is engaging as many people... ||
 * [[image:http://www.betaspring.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mentor_listing/mentors/101/sw_sept_09_pic.jpg width="192" height="122" link="http://www.betaspring.com/mentors/shelley-wilson"]] || [|Shelley Wilson, Director, Product Marketing and Business Management, Constant Contact] || Shelley Wilson is a seasoned marketing executive with experience in technology companies on both coasts. Since 2009 she has been with Constant... ||

** 5. Advisors (updated 19-08-2011)**

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** 7. Pictures **

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** 8. Comments **

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